Food Drivapalooza benefits food bank

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Drew Paluf, associate vice president for finance and controller; Rich Bellis, associate vice president for finance, treasury services; Trent Grocock, vice president of finance; Linda Kroll, associate vice president for finance, budget & planning, procurement and shared services and Muffet McGraw, former women's basketball coach, receive donations.

The Finance Division recently hosted a food drive to benefit the Food Bank of Northern Indiana. The Food Drivapalooza replaced the annual Hotdogapalooza, giving the ND community an opportunity to drive up to the Stepan Center to drop off nonperishable food. McDonald’s ice cream vouchers were distributed as a thank you at the July 24 event. More than 2,440 pounds of food, or the equivalent of 1,906 meals, was donated, filling the food bank truck. Approximately 170 faculty and staff made donations. 

“Coach Muffett McGraw was so thrilled that we were holding the event that she showed up at the start and pitched in to help our Finance Leadership team collect the food from trunks,” says Leigh Handrigan, advisor to the vice president of finance.