1 IN 8 AMERICANS ARE FOOD INSECURE. THIS EQUATES TO ABOUT 42 MILLION PEOPLE.
Terps Against Hunger
TABLE OF CONTENTS
OUR DISTRIBUTORS 2
SPOTLIGHT MEMBER 2
HOW TO HELP 2
MEET THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 3
OUR MEALS 4
WHO WE ARE
Terps Against Hunger is a student run
organization at the University of Maryland
that both organizes and participates in food-
packing events for student groups and the
surrounding College Park community. The
first packing event was held in 2013 with four
student members. Since then, Terps Against
Hunger was adopted as the universitys
homecoming and Greek Week community
service project, and is home to over sixty
happy members. Terps Against Hunger
strives to educate students about worldwide
hunger, enlist them to help solve it, and
empower them to make a local impact.
CONTACT TERPS AGAINST HUNGER
College Park, MD 20742
@terpsagainsthunger
@terpsendhunger
@terpsagainsthunger
@terpsagainsthunger
FALL 2017 EDITION
HOMECOMING BRINGS GOOD TO THE COMMUNITY
Rice scattered the floor as hands grabbed for canned veggies. Music blasted
over chattering voices. Some left with new friends, others with new intentions.
Last years Terps Against Hunger homecoming event was a success to say the least,
resulting in over 275,000 non-perishable meals for DC-metro area families in
need. The meal is a basic rice casserole that provides all of the necessary dietary
components of a full meal. The Department of Sorority and Fraternity Life, D1
sports teams, Maryland Hillel, Terp Thon, CIVICUS Living and Learning Program
and more sent volunteers to participate in the day long extravaganza, joined by
University of Maryland staff and faculty, and even Terp parents too.
Last October, freshman student Kennedy Rush participated in the event with
Kappa Alpha Theta, the sorority she had recently joined. She spoke of the balance
between having fun and giving back. Homecoming is a time for excitement
around campus, yes, but it was important to take a step back and help others too.
It was empowering and inspiring to see a whole community of young people
come together under one common cause, Rush said.
Kennedy participated with a friend, another freshman, Hannah Eldringhoff,
who also spoke highly of the event. You really feel like youre making a difference
in your own immediate community, knowing that the food you are bagging is
going to someone in the DC area, Hannah said. She felt the event hit close to
home, and was happy to have actively made a difference.
Terps Against Hunger will host their fourth annual homecoming event this
Sunday, October 22 2017 at Ritchie Coliseum. The community wide event is
projected to bring together over 3,000 volunteers from the Greek community,
athletic teams, university staff and faculty, and other dedicated student groups and
their parents, to package approximately 300,000 meals. They will then be delivered
to local shelters and food banks for children and families in need in the DC-metro
area. The event will begin at 8:40 a.m. and run until 9 p.m. Those interested
must sign up for an hour and twenty-minute shift, and may do so at: http://tah.
ivolunteer.com/umd_hc_2017.
Photo by Haley Zeliff 1
OUR DISTRIBUTORS
In the 2017-2018 academic year, over 750,000 meals
will be distributed. We partner with some of the largest
organizations in the Washington metro area all with a
similar goal: to serve others in need. These distibutors
offer food to those in need, as well as clothing, medical
care, hunger education, social and legal services. Terps
Against Hunger could not help others without the help of
our distibutors.
All photos by Terps Against Hunger
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SPOTLIGHT MEMBER
Chetveer Singh is the Vice President of Terps Against
Hunger for the 2017-2018 academic year. He is a junior
studying Supply Chain Management and Marketing at
the Robert H. Smith School of Business. He has a passion
for helping people in need, and has been involved in Kids
Against Hunger for more than ten years. He aspires to
recieve his MBA from UMCP after graduating and then go
on to start his own business.
Chetveer helped lead our Family Weekend event this
past weekend, when Terp families helped pack 91,800
meals in just a few hours to be distributed throughout the
Washington DC metro area.
Photo by Terps Against Hunger
HOW TO HELP
Terps Against Hunger can always use a hand. Whether
a monetary donation, a corporate sponsor or simply a
volunteer, Terps Against Hunger needs you! Each meal
costs $0.25 to make and ship to distribution partners.
Each event needs eager volunteers as well as materials
and ingredients to run smoothly. Feel free to reach out
to us if you are interested in giving a monetary or item
donation, or donation of your time to help pack these
meals! Terps Against Hunger has hosted 13,058 volunteers
and looks forward to increasing that number with each
event. There is a contact form for interested volunteers on
terpsagainsthunger.com.
MEET THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

Co-President
Rishabh Chatterjee is one of the Co-Presidents this year of Terps Against Hunger. He is
a senior studying Supply Chain Management and Economics, also in the Smith School of
Business. He cares about alleviating poverty worldwide and reducing income inequality,
hoping to pursue these interests after graduation.

Co-President
Leah Prince is one of the Co-Presidents of Terps Against Hunger. She is a Food Security
and Sustainability major here at the Universiry of Maryland. She joined this organization
because it brings community members together through service as well as food to
families in need. After graduation, Leah hopes to pursue her Masters in Public Health
with a specialization in food security issues.

VP of Community Engagement
Yinka Laniyonu is the Vice President of Community Engagement, and a senior
Economics major. He joined Terps Against Hunger because he has witnessed first-hand
how powerful social change can be if the proper resources and directions are mobilized.
After graduation, he hopes to work for the federal government and then go to graduate
school for Applied Economics.

Treasurer
Daniel Katz is the Treasurer of Terps Against Hunger. He is a senior Finance and
International Business student at the Smith School, and is involved in more than one
organization to help combat food insecurity. Daniel helped head Challah for Hunger and
founded Greek Life Serves.

Hunger Education & Social Media Chair

Christayana Wood is the Hunger Education and Social Media Chair. She is a senior
Criminology and Criminal Justice major with a Professional Writing minor. She joined
Terps Against Hunger because she is community service driven and wanted to have a
positive impact not only within the University of Maryland community, but the greater
College Park area. Christyana loves being a part of Terps Against Hunger because fellow
students push her to stay motivated.

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OUR MEALS
Each food-packing event Terps Against Hunger organizes and
facilitates for students and the surrounding University of Maryland
community begins with real time statistics about worldwide hunger
and a short orientation to learn how to correctly pack the meals
once the assembly line begins. Each Terps Against Hunger meal
is scientifically designed to care for a malnourished individual,
children in particular. It is soft enough to be digested by those
severely malnourished and includes the proper carbs, proteins,
and nutrients needed to improve health. Each package contains
six servings and has a shelf life of three years, leaving ample time
for Terps Against Hunger to distribute the meals to those in need.
The non-perishable rice casserole is made of four main ingredients.

Rice serves as the building block of the meal. It is a universal grain

and culturally accepted worldwide.

Soy provides protein necessary to keep the body functioning

properly. It supports healthy muscles, bones and fosters the
absorption of nutrients.

21 essential vitamins and minerals are packed with amino acids

necessary for both physical and mental development.

Vegetable flavoring serves as the final touch and gives the bland
ingredients a better taste.