Teaching Fellows at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ 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 ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’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 / ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ / 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 ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, at jfish5@elon.edu or 278-5888.