Teaching Fellows at Elon have teamed with their counterparts at UNC Greensboro and N.C. A&T to collect canned goods as part of a contest against other North Carolina Teaching Fellows programs.
Students, faculty and staff can drop off items at a table near the west entrance to the Moseley Center any day during the lunch hour through Nov. 23. Donated items benefit Loaves & Fishes Christian Food Ministry in Burlington.
Loaves & Fishes will weigh the donations and, combined with donations made from UNC Greensboro and N.C. A&T to local food banks, the results will be compared to seven other teams. Eighty-nine students in Elon’s Teaching Fellows program are taking part.
The winning team gets “bragging rights” until next year’s event.
The friendly competition between North Carolina schools that host Teaching Fellows programs is a way to give back to the community, organizers say.
Teams are as follows:
ECU / Campbell
Meredith / N.C. State University
UNC / N.C. Central University
Greensboro / Elon / A & T
Wilmington / Pembroke
Charlotte / Queens
WCU / Asheville
Appalachian / Lenoir Rhyne
For more information on the contest, contact Jennifer Fish, administrative assistant for the Teaching Fellows program at Elon, at jfish5@elon.edu or 278-5888.