UW-Madison's Visitor and Information Programs will host a food drive this December in an effort to help area families in need.
According to a statement, VIP will join Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin to serve the 110,000 people in Southern Wisconsin who are currently at risk of hunger.
The release said last year's food drive produced 872 pounds of food, which provided 698 meals for Wisconsin families.
""Our goal for this year is to top that total,"" Jake Tackett, a UW-Madison student and VIP employee said. ""We organize the food drive as an opportunity for all members of the campus to come together and help families in need. An event like a food drive really shows that the campus and community care for each other and that we can all make a difference.""
Students can donate food from now until Dec. 7 at the Red Gym or the Welcome Center at 21 N. Park Street.
