Roane State is once again the top Tier 1 community college in the College System of Tennessee’s 26th Annual Food Drive Challenge.
Students, faculty, and staff members collected 6,108 items heading into the holidays, which helped stock shelves at campus food pantries and supported local food programs. Roane State also reported the most donations in its respective category in 2023.
The effort spanned the entirety of the state, bringing Tennessee’s community and technical colleges together for a single goal – to help students, friends, and neighbors in need. Food and monetary donations were accepted, with cash counted as two food items for every dollar. The equivalent of 110,851 food items were collected from all 23 participants.
The Food Drive Challenge was conceived in 1999 by the Student Government Presidents Council. Campus communities have kept the campaign going annually since then with a friendly competition to see which college can collect the most within each enrollment-based tier.
Including the 2024 collections which wrapped up in early December, more than 1.8 million items of food and funds have been donated over the 26 years of the Challenge.
All Roane State Food Pantry items are free and available to students from any campus.
