The University of Findlay - Sodexho Attempts to Set World Record with Findlay’s Help

Sodexho, The University of Findlay’s on-campus food service provider and the leading food and facilities management services company in North America, is participating in the national Cans Across America event and will be attempting to set a Guinness World Record for the most canned goods collected in a 24-hour period.

To help Sodexho meet its goal, UF’s Sodexho dining services and Habitat for Humanity are sponsoring a can drive on campus. From now until Wednesday, Oct. 18, cans may be taken to Henderson Dining Hall. Canned goods will be accepted until 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18. Community members are encouraged to make donations, as well as UF faculty, staff and students.

From 5–7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18, the community and UF students, faculty and staff are encouraged to visit Henderson Dining Hall on the UF campus to see the towers of canned goods collected. Beginning at 5 p.m., Sodexho staff will follow strict guidelines set forth by the Guinness World Records organization to count and record the total number and weight of food collected. After all food has been accounted for, it will be distributed to local food pantries.

The current record is 156,889.34 pounds of canned food collected. UF’s goal is to donate 1,000 cans of food to Sodexho’s national effort.

For additional information, please contact Crystal Jones, coordinator of Campus Compact Center for Service and Learning, at 419-434-6671 or cjones@findlay.edu.