Students Donate to Local Food Pantry During Homecoming

Students from the Homecoming Committee present a check to representatives from the Pantry for Adair County. All totaled, more than $23,000 was raised for the organization during Homecoming festivities this year.
 
As part of Truman Homecoming activities, students raised more than $23,000 in support of the Pantry for Adair County.
 
The PAC assists in providing supplemental food for food insecure residents of Adair County. PAC distributes fresh produce as available, meats and other grocery products, using the Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri as a primary resource, along with local donations from groceries and individuals.
 
At halftime of the Bulldog football game, Oct. 26, representatives from the Homecoming Committee awarded a check for $23,067.32.
 
For years, students and organizations have used Homecoming as an opportunity to support philanthropic causes. Previous local organizations supported during Homecoming include the Special Olympics of Northeast Missouri, the Kirksville FLATS project, the Adair County Humane Society, the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri, the Kirksville Child Development Center and the I Think I Can Foundation.
 
Truman will celebrate Homecoming next year the weekend of Oct. 18.