For more information:
Rob Price, Director of Marketing (Media calls)
602.243.8030
Food Program Information:
Buddy Cheeks: 602.243.8069
For the fourth year, South Mountain Community College employees and students will help their neighbors by packing and selling $30 boxes of food as volunteers for the St. Mary’s/Westside Food Bank Alliance.
The first of five Food Value Club sales throughout the 2007-2008 school year will be Friday, Nov. 2.
Subsequent dates throughout the year will be: Dec. 7, Feb. 1, March 7, and April 4.
Distribution on all dates will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the east parking lot of the Performing Arts Center at SMCC, 7050 S. 24th St., Phoenix, just north of Baseline Rd.
“Community members have expressed great appreciation for the food sales and we want to continue to be of service,” said Buddy Cheeks, Student Life Director at SMCC. “Our college employees and students enjoy volunteering in this program and want to continue as well.”
The Food Value Club program is designed to provide low-cost, high-quality food. Cheeks stressed that it is not a government program, a handout or a charity, and that anyone is welcome to purchase the food. St. Mary’s Food Bank purchases the food at a reduced price and passes the savings along to consumers.
“This is not a government subsidized program, and there is no paperwork,” according to Cheeks. All purchases must be in cash.
For $30, the program offers a box of frozen meat items, a variety of fruits and vegetables, and additional food items. Boxes may be heavy, and guests are advised to bring a cart.
For additional information about the food program, call 602.243.8065.