[Vision2020] Something More Than Football

[Carl Westberg]

Wow.  Go Vandals!  Carl Westberg Jr.

> From: thansen at moscow.com
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com; vandal at uidaho.edu
> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 05:53:54 -0800
> Subject: [Vision2020] Something More Than Football
> 
> Although many may consider the recent food drive to possess less
> significance than the football season, its results reflect a deeper, more
> serious concern: apathy.
> 
> " . . . a combination of faculty, students and staff of the University of
> Idaho raised 10,066 pounds of non-perishable foods to be donated to regional
> food banks. Students from Boise State University contributed approximately
> 1,600 pounds."
> 
> Adjustments will be made to the University of Idaho's football program in
> attempt to achieve a better result next season.  
> 
> But, what can be done when evidence reflects that students and citizens
> located at our state capital simply do not care?
> 
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> 
> >From yesterday's (December 4, 2007) UI Argonaut -
> 
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> 
> UI 'trounces' BSU in ASUI food drive      
> Written by Christina Lords - Argonaut     
> Tuesday, 04 December 2007  
> Senate philanthropy yields more than 10,000 pounds of food; BSU gets 1,600  
> 
> Community food banks across the nation are struggling to maintain supplies
> and some are being forced to use food that is usually reserved for disaster
> relief efforts, according to Friday's New York Times. But ASUI's Senate
> philanthropy project is trying to make a dent in the shortages on a regional
> level. 
> 
> Community food banks across the nation are struggling to maintain supplies
> and some are being forced to use food that is usually reserved for disaster
> relief efforts, according to Friday's New York Times. But ASUI's Senate
> philanthropy project is trying to make a dent in the shortages on a regional
> level. 
> 
> The last 1,000 pounds of food from the ASUI/ASBSU food drive competition was
> picked up from the ASUI office Wednesday, after a combination of faculty,
> students and staff of the University of Idaho raised 10,066 pounds of
> non-perishable foods to be donated to regional food banks. Students from
> Boise State University contributed approximately 1,600 pounds. The winner of
> the competition was announced at the UI/BSU game in Boise on Nov. 17. 
> 
> "When the guy came to pick it all up, it was more food than could fit into
> his truck," said Senate Pro Tempore Garrett Holbrook. "Nobody thought we had
> a chance, especially (competing) against Boise and a big metropolitan area
> with a huge population. How could Moscow, Idaho have a chance? And we
> trounced them; we really put it to 'em."
> 
> Holbrook said the competition would not have been as successful without the
> support of student organizations. The hope was to create a competition
> between student groups so more people would be motivated to donate, he said.
> 
> 
> The student groups that collected the most food were rewarded with a cash
> prize. The Student Alumni Relations Board won with 3,500 pounds of food and
> was awarded $300. The Air Force ROTC won $200 for second place, and the
> Residence Hall Association came in third for $100. Student groups had to
> collect at least 100 pounds of food to qualify for the prizes.
> "(ASUI is) very in touch with our student body," Holbrook said. "We knew
> about events student organizations were already having. I think this really
> shows we know what's going on. In a matter of three days, 8,000 pounds came
> in from student organizations. We know we couldn't have done this without
> those organizations." 
> 
> The ASBSU senators promised to beat UI's 10,000 plus pounds next year,
> Holbrook said.
> "They said they are going to come up here and take our trophy away," he
> said. "They were very upset they lost so poorly."
> Holbrook promised the trophy would look much different the next time the
> Broncos see it  next year.
> "(ASUI) President (Jon) Gaffney and I have been concocting a plan to make it
> much more Vandalized," he said. "We're hoping to get more students involved
> by giving it to the Art Department to try to come up with some new design
> ideas." 
> 
> This is a way to show students that they are capable to make a difference in
> their community, he said. It is also a way for the Senate to take on a
> volunteer project, he said.
> "What we do is more than the bills we pass and the money we spend," Holbrook
> said. "This shows us how to help within our community and within the state
> of Idaho." 
> 
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> 
> Seeya round town, Moscow.
> 
> Take care, Vandals.
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> "If not us, who?
> If not now, when?"
> 
> - Unknown
> 
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