Northern Undergraduate Student Society launches FUNdrive to support UNBC students in need

The Northern Undergraduate Student Society is teaming up with Value Village to raise funds for the NUGSS food bank.

NUGSS will be holding a FUNdrive at the society’s UNBC office Monday through Friday until May 25th, with hopes of raising at least $500.

They will be collecting clothing, shoes and accessories, household textiles, and small household goods such as kitchen appliances, home decorative items, knick-knacks, toys, games and small electronics.

Typically, the society keeps a main food bank in its office and four satellite locations at the PG UNBC campus, however, the pandemic has changed the way they operate.

NUGSS also works with UNBC’s Regional Campuses in Quesnel, Terrace/Prince Rupert and Fort St. John to support food security efforts at those locations.

The society is expecting all the food bank locations to be increasingly busy this year as students are expected to return to in-class learning.

All items can be dropped off at the NUGGS office (room 6-730) on Monday through Friday between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm, while donations made outside of those hours can be left at the Reciprocity Shelf on the third floor of the NUSC building.