SIUE Student is Grateful for School’s Pantry Outreach during Thanksgiving
Shirley Moore lives in Cougar Village at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with her husband and four children. The SIUE senior, majoring in social work, said she was grateful to learn about the University’s outreach efforts to food insecure students during the Thanksgiving holiday.
“Sometimes things get a little tight as it relates to finances for us,” Moore said. “Receiving the Thanksgiving basket reminded me of the Luke 6:38 scripture which states: ‘Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.’” (New International Version)
“This gesture is a reminder to me that even when I have given the last that I have,” continued Moore, “Good will always come back to me in some form or another.”
The SIUE Sociology Club hosted a Cougar Thanksgiving Food Drive, led by senior Jalela Mitchell. The Sociology Club then sponsored the “basket giveaway,” which were handed out to help food insecure students.
Monday, Nov. 20 is the last day that students can receive Thanksgiving food donations before the holiday.
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SIUE Senior Shirley Moore receives a Thanksgiving “basket” of groceries from Connie Frey Spurlock, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies and faculty partner with the Cougar Thanksgiving Food Drive.
