TCAT & Community Colleges Team-Up For Food Drive Challenge

Tennessee’s community colleges and TCATs have launched their 26th annual Food Drive Challenge, collecting food and cash donations for campus food pantries and local food bank programs serving their communities.

Through December 6th, students, faculty and staff are collecting and donating food and cash.  Anyone may donate food items and cash at collection events announced by nearby colleges or by contacting the student support offices at your nearest community college or Tennessee College of Applied Technology. Cash contributions may also be made online anytime at https://www.tbr.edu/advancement/college-system-tennessee-food-pantry-campaign, with proceeds distributed to the colleges.

The Food Drive Challenge was conceived in 1999 by the Student Government Presidents Council and student leaders from across the state, as a project to help fellow students and others in their communities in need.

Students have kept the food drive going for 26 years, competing with each other in tiers based on enrollment size to see which college can collect the most.