Without the Helping Hands Food Drive, the homeless might go a day without food, or a struggling mother’s kids might have empty bellies for the night. When you donate, you ease the struggle that individuals have to go through. Donating to Helping Hands is definitely a great thing you can do!
In 2024, the goal was 260,000 pounds, it was exceeded and set a new school record! A total of 265,216 pounds of food was collected during the 24-hour marathon event. Semi truckloads were needed to move all the pallets of food that were collected and delivered to CHOPIN (Christians Helping Other People in Need) Hall food pantry.
Special thanks go to Garner Trucking Inc. for generously donating food and supplying two semi-trucks to accommodate all food transportation to CHOPIN Hall; Campbell's Soup Company, which made a substantial donation; and Walmart, which also donated a large amount along with providing community donation locations for food drop-offs.
2024 Facts
- 3,635 lbs of peanut butter were collected (the most requested item).
- McComb Middle School won The Golden Can Award donating 75.83 lbs. per person.
- Student Affairs won the faculty & staff challenge donating 833 lbs. per person.
- To date: 1,850,769 total pounds have been collected and donated by the University of Findlay and Sodexo.
| Year | Total Pounds Collected | Facts |
2024
| 265,216 lbs.
| New record! Finishing first among college campuses nationwide for pounds of food collected.
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2023
| 247,897 lbs.
| New record! Finishing first among college campuses nationwide for pounds of food collected.
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2022
| 238,732 lbs.
| New record! Finishing first among college campuses nationwide for pounds of food collected. |
2021
| 214,599 lbs.
| New record! Finishing first among college campuses nationwide for pounds of food collected. |
| 2020 | 165,735 lbs.
| New record! Finishing first among college campuses nationwide for pounds of food collected.
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| 2019 | 115,867 lbs.
| New record! Finishing first among college campuses nationwide for pounds of food collected.
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| 2018 | 111,436 lbs.
| New record! Finishing first among college campuses nationwide for pounds of food collected.
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| 2017 | 97,465 lbs.
| New record! Finishing first among college campuses nationwide for pounds of food collected. |
| 2016 | 74,446 lbs. | New record! Finishing first among college campuses nationwide for pounds of food collected. |
| 2015 | 64,392 lbs. | New record! Finishing first among college campuses nationwide for pounds of food collected. |
| 2014 | 49,957 lbs. | Second highest total in the history of the event. Finishing first among college campuses nationwide for pounds of food collected. |
| 2013 | 55,022 lbs. | New record! Finishing first among college campuses nationwide for pounds of food collected. |
| 2012 | 47,287 lbs. | New record! Finishing first among college campuses nationwide for pounds of food collected. |
| 2011 | 37,271 lbs. | New record! Finishing first among college campuses nationwide for pounds of food collected. |
| 2010 | 26,324 lbs. | New record! Finishing first among college campuses nationwide for pounds of food collected. |
| 2009 | 17,825 lbs. | New record! Finishing first among college campuses nationwide for pounds of food collected. |
| 2008 | 12,641 lbs. | New record! Finishing third among college campuses nationwide for pounds of food collected. |
| 2007 | 6,544 lbs. | New record! Finishing second among college campuses nationwide for pounds of food collected |
| 2006 | 994 lbs. | This is the first year the food drive was introduced to all college campuses across the United States. |