Food Drive

One of the service projects that the Alpha Brothers do on a weekly basis is food drive. This takes place each Friday afternoon at 2:00p.m., and generally takes approximately an hour to complete. The brothers take the same van that is used for the Late Night Local and collect food left over from all the dining commons on campus, load it into the van, and transport it over to the local soup kitchen in Bangor. This keeps the food from being wasted, as the commons would simply throw it out, and provides food for those in the Bangor community that could not afford to eat otherwise. While it doesn't take much time out of the brothers' day, it is something that has a great impact on needy families in the community and is why the brothers continue to perform this act of service.

My Beat Topic

My beat is service performed by groups on the University of Maine at Orono campus, specifically, Alpha Delta: UMaine's only service fraternity. Collaborating in many projects with the Alpha Delta brothers are the members of their sister sorority, Gamma Sigma Sigma, of which I am a sister. So as to remain unbiased and objective, I will keep my focus mainly on projects completed by the Alpha Delta brothers. Service to the community is something that is very important to me; I have for a long time performed community service, and enjoy the feeling of fulfillment that comes from giving something back to the community. It is for this reason that I admire and follow the actions of the brothers of Alpha Delta and will be chronicling some of the projects that they are working on this semester.