UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 3
September 19, 1996
Make a Difference Day in October

     National Make a Difference Day is an occasion for the whole
University community to join with millions of volunteers across
the country to help others, according to Nancy Geist Giacomini,
student life.
     "Our goal is to have the largest canned food drive in the
history of the University to benefit the Food Bank of Delaware.
The event will kick off on Monday, Oct. 21, culminating on Make A
Difference Day, Saturday, Oct. 26. Since the last day of the
drive is Parents Day, we are inviting parents as well as
students, staff and faculty to participate by donating cans of
food," Giacomini said.
     Student organizations, including the Resident Student
Association, Greek Affairs and the Delaware Undergraduate Student
Congress, are being contacted for help in the project.
     Offices and departments are encouraged to donate canned
foods. There will be convenient drop-off sites across campus to
collect donations, including at Delaware Stadium before the game
with James Madison University, Giacomini said.
     Make a Difference Day, initiated by USA Weekend and by
Points of Light Foundation, is a national call to action for
volunteers. Participants are encouraged to send descriptions of
their projects to USA Weekend, and 10 honorees will be selected
for $2,000 donations to their chosen charities.