The Seven Society announced yesterday that it plans to grant the Campus Kitchens Project the majority of last semester’s $14,777.77 gift, giving the remainder to Student Council’s University Garden Project.
During a home football game Nov. 22 against Clemson University, a skydiver landed on the field to announce a gift to the University. The Seven Society asked the University community for proposals about how the gift should be spent.
The Society announced yesterday in a press release that it will allot $11,000.77 to Campus Kitchens and $3,777 to the University Garden Project, which is part of Student Council’s University Unity Project and was created by Council’s Environmental and Sustainability Committee. Student leaders of both organizations expressed their gratitude for the secret society’s gift.
“I’m really excited and really thankful,” said Caroline Nettlesco-founder of the newly formed Virginia chapter of the CKP project. “It’s great because we really needed this money to be able to get our program off the ground, because CKP does cost a lot of money to start up.”
CKP’s goal is to collect salvageable food, primarily from dining halls, package it and serve it to the hungry, she said. Though the organization focuses on salvageable food, Nettles noted that the food collected does not always fit nutritional needs.
“We have to work money into our budget to be able to go out and purchase additional food items and be creative with that money in order to be able to give nutritional meals,” she said.
Nettles added that Campus Kitchens needs funds to pay for startup costs and to run special fundraisers for events like Thanksgiving.
Jordan Kough, New Site Development manager for the national CKP organization, said he was “glad to see the support of the community.”
Student Council President John Nelson, meanwhile, said he also is grateful for the secret society’s gift.
“It’s great that they viewed the community gardens as an important project and as a benefit to the University community,” Nelson said. “It’s something that should be sustainable in the future and I hope that many students take the opportunity to participate in and look at the garden.”
The University Garden Project aims to create “an educational opportunity for students to grow fruits and vegetables sustainably,” Nelson said. The garden is located at the corner of Alderman and McCormick roads.
The Sevens requested a detailed plan and budget from any group that thought it could use the money well. The press release stated that about 30 proposals were submitted by various University students, staff, faculty, contracted independent organizations and academic departments for a wide range of projects.
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