On Nov. 7, The University of Findlay’s dining service, Sodexho, will participate in an attempt to break the Guinness® World Record for the largest food drive by a non-charitable organization in a 24-hour period.

UF’s Habitat for Humanity and dining services will offer the following prizes to on-campus participants:

• Student organizations – Each organization that makes a donation of at least 200 pounds of canned goods will receive either a pizza party or an ice cream social. The organization that donates the most pounds of canned goods will receive a bowling party.

• Residence hall floors – Students of the residence hall floor who donate the most pounds of canned goods will receive their choice of a submarine sandwich bar, taco bar or nacho bar party.

• Cottages/townhouses/student houses – The house members who donate the most pounds of canned goods will receive $10 Munch Money for each member of the participating cottage, townhouse or house.

• Campus departments – Faculty or staff members who donate the most pounds of canned goods will receive a catered lunch for the department.

The campus community is invited to drop off donations to Henderson Dining Hall between 7:15 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. or to Café a la Cart in the Davis Street building between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7.

Community members also may drop off canned goods at Henderson Dining Hall, or they are welcome to use the drive-by drop-off point in front of the Alumni Memorial Union from 7 to 9 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 4 to 6 p.m. After the items have been counted and recorded, they will be donated to Chopin Hall in Findlay.

To count toward the world-record goal, all food items must be within the expiration dates and must not be damaged. Each donated item will be recorded in a log book and witnessed by community and University representatives. Only cans collected on Nov. 7 will count toward the effort.

In 2006, the event, Cans Across America, was introduced to all college campuses across the United States. Last year’s canned goods collections fell just short of the current world record of 221,028.85 pounds. The University collected 1,040 cans, which translated to 994.66 pounds of nonperishable food items. Findlay was third in the amount of donations collected in Ohio and first in its region. Western Illinois University collected the most donations in the nation with 8,290 pounds.

For those who are unable to get to a grocery store, cans will be available for sale in Henderson. Sodexho will have canned goods available for purchase at cost and will not make a profit on the sales. Students may use cash, bonus dollars or munch money.

The on-campus food drive is sponsored by campus dining services and the UF chapter of Habitat for Humanity.