Monday, April 22, 2013

Join our Leadership Team!! Applications due 4/26

Wanna join our leadership team? 

Read the application instructions here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17scpoBJQpt9aiHLMQdVkdMkAhHPTvjtqDrwfXI7s2uo/edit

And download an application here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Va_xPywTZdmxSIYdXNjuPkvpUIB0sP9fxYc8j61iqYA/edit

Applications are due April 26th to UMD@foodrecoverynetwork.org, and anyone is welcome and encouraged to apply!

Monday, February 25, 2013

FRN's Network-Wide Event: Game Night!

Join Food Recovery Network for a great night of games and food!

We'll have board games, card games, and more, along with delicious food--all combining in a fun night with FRN! Feel free to bring your own games as well.

Date: Monday, March 4th
Time: 7:30-9
Place: Prince George's Room in Stamp

See you there!

Sunday, November 25, 2012

FRN in Be The Solution BPC on 11/29!


Hey Food Recovery Network supporters!

FRN is one of five finalists in the Be the Solution Business Plan Competition, and we want your support.

Come to Francis Scott Key Hall on Thursday November 29, from 4-6 PM! FRN will be among the teams competing for $4,000 in cash prizes. 

Where You Come In: Audience members have the opportunity to vote for their favorite teams, so come help us out and invite your friends to come too! 


There will be a reception after the competition. 

See you there!


Monday, November 12, 2012

More Students, Less Waste!

Hey FRN Supporters!


First of all, thanks so much for everything you do! Because of you, FRN has recovered over 80,000 pounds of food on 8 campuses, providing 60,000 meals to those in need in our communities!

And we are looking to get even bigger! FRN is looking to catalyze a movement of food recovery activists, bringing food recovery everywhere we go.

From November 10th-18th, in conjunction with National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, FRN is launching More Students, Less Waste, a national campaign to bring food recovery to every college campus in America!
To help our campaign, we have a lot of new exciting things to share, and we wanted to give you first dibs at seeing what we have been up to.
  • Take a look at our new website, www.foodrecoverynetwork.org! We’ve got a new logo, lots of information about food waste, and most importantly, a range of tools to help students start food recovery programs.
  • We have already helped students at four colleges (RISD, Providence College, UT-Austin, and Claremont McKenna/Scripps/Harvey Mudd) start food recovery programs! Read about them here
  • We recently won $15,000 in the Ashoka Youth Venture Banking on Youth Competition! 

What You Can Do

But if we are going to reach our goal of starting 10 food recovery programs this semester, we are going to need you help! In the next week, we want to reach 10,000 students on colleges across the country,
Here are 3 things you can do to help catalyze our movement:
  1. Spread the Movement: We need more people to know about this issue! Every day from November 10-18, we will be Tweeting @FoodRecovery and posting cool facts about food recovery on our Facebook page. If you like something we post, share it on your own Facebook wall!
  2. Like us on Facebook: If you haven’t already, show us you are a part of FRN and LIKE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE!
  3. Help us Start Chapters: Talk to your friends and people in your network at other schools about starting a program on their campus.

Thanks for everything you do,

Food Recovery Network at UMD




Friday, November 9, 2012

Thanksgiving Dinner at Alamo Restaurant


Hey FRN Supporters!

On Thursday, November 22 (Thanksgiving), the Alamo Restaurant and Christian Life Center will be serving a free Thanksgiving dinner! Christian Life Center is one of the locations to which we donate food, so come by to show support!

The dinner will be served from 12-3 PM. The Alamo Restaurant is located at 5508 Kenilworth Avenue, Riverdale Park, MD.

For more information, contact Rev. Ben Slye at 301-277-5969

If you would like to help support the dinner, food and monetary donations are welcomed.

Friday, November 2, 2012

UMD Hunger Week Events

Hey all,

FRN is on the UMD Hunger & Homelessness Coalition, and Hunger Week is starting soon! If you can, come to one (or more) of the events with FRN and help combat hunger and food waste, all while having a good time!


  • On Saturday 11/3 at 3 PM, we will be recovering from the Maryland football game. Meet at Gate E!
  • Monday 11/5 through Friday 11/9, we will be recovering from 251 North (as we usually do), at 8:45!
UMD Hunger Week is a great series of events, meant to raise awareness about poverty and those in need. Definitely help out!

FB Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/297468867032287/?fref=ts

Thursday, October 18, 2012

FRN Halloween Kickoff!

Yo, Food Recovery Network fans! We've been doing a ton of stuff this semester, and we want to update you about it!

Who: Everyone! The leadership team, members of our network, and anyone who wants to get involved in any way.
When: Friday October 26, from 4:30-6:30
Where: Nanticoke Room in Stamp
What: We'll be giving updates about FRN thus far this semester, both nationally and at UMD. You'll have a chance to learn, ask questions, and see how you can get involved.

Also: It's Halloween themed, so come in costume (and maybe win a prize)! We'll have treats and we'll be playing some sweet tunes (probably not just "Thriller" on repeat).


RSVP on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/164459070344706/

See you there!