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510 Pounds of Food Donated to Rhode Island Food Bank after Food for Fines Amnesty Week

The University Libraries want to thank the community for making the Food for Fines Amnesty Week a success! Nine bins containing a total of 510 pounds of food were delivered to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank on December 21st.

Picture of nine bins of food donated to the Rhode Island Food Bank

Total from Pell and CCE -- 50lbs of food
Total from Kingston -- 460lbs of food

Total fines waived in lieu of food -- $2,394.00

CCE -- $115.50
Pell -- $292.00
Kingston --- $1,986.50

Again, thank you to all who helped coordinate this effort, and thank you to those who stopped by and made a donation!

Last updated: 12/27/07.

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