{"id":6341,"date":"2017-12-05T16:44:48","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T22:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=6341"},"modified":"2017-12-05T16:44:48","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T22:44:48","slug":"nicholls-food-drive-collects-more-than-14000-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2017\/12\/05\/nicholls-food-drive-collects-more-than-14000-items\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicholls food drive collects more than 14,000 items"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">THIBODAUX, La. &#8212; Nicholls CAN collected more than 14,000 non-perishable food items during the university\u2019s annual food drive.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Held Oct. 30 through Nov. 13, Nicholls collected 14,386 food items. That food will be donated to food banks in Houma, Thibodaux, Raceland, Galliano and Dulac to be distributed during the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIt is important to support the fight against hunger because we as a community can impact that number and ensure that our less fortunate friends, family and neighbors can meet their basic needs,\u201d said Michael Williams, associate professor of art and organizer of Nicholls Can. \u201cActing towards this common good is an investment towards building a civil society with a healthy and well-adjusted population.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">More than 41 million people in the United States don\u2019t have regular access to food and the rates of food insecurity are higher in Louisiana than the national average. According to FeedingAmerica.org, an estimated one in four children doesn&#8217;t have access to food.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Since 2013, Nicholls Can has collected and donated more than 85,500 items.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong>: Dec. 5, 2017<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>CONTACT<\/strong>: Jacob Batte, Media Relations and Publications Coordinator, 985.448.4141 or jacob.batte@www.nicholls.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIBODAUX, La. &#8212; Nicholls CAN collected more than 14,000 non-perishable food items during the university\u2019s annual food drive. Held Oct. 30 through Nov. 13, Nicholls collected 14,386 food items. 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