Hunger Lunch
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Hunger Lunch is Nourish International's flagship venture. The lunch consists of rice, beans, texas pete and cornbread, all at an affordable price of $3-$4.
History
Fall 2002 -- Sindhura Citineni founds Hunger Lunch on UNC's undergraduate campus, inspired by the Hunger Lunch program created by Kelly Fogleman at UNC's medical school. The idea was simple: serve a meal of rice, beans and cornbread for $3 all you can eat and invest the proceeds in a sustainable development project abroad. At the time, Sindhura's organization was called, you guessed it, Hunger Lunch.
Spring and Summer 2003 -- In the first year, Sindhura raised $8,000 through Hunger Lunch and used the funds to support a supplemental drink program in Hyderabad India. During this time, the food was provided by UNC's campus dining services.
2003-2004 Academic School Year -- Hunger Lunch generates $8,000 at UNC for the second year in a row.
2004-2005 Academic Year -- UNC Dining Services raises the cost of lunches twofold, forcing Hunger Lunch to find a different food provider. For the Fall semester, the food was provided by various sorority kitchens. In the spring of 2004, food was provided by the UNC Medical School cafeteria.
2005-2006 Academic Year -- Hunger Lunch at UNC switches food providers one more time, to TROSA, a rehabilitation clinic based in Durham, NC. TROSA runs a catering company to help support itself as well as provide culinary training for its residents. Each lunch is purchased from TROSA at a fair price, making the Venture sustainable in the long run. Hunger Lunches begin at Duke University -- TROSA provides the food there as well.
2006-2007 Academic Year -- UNC begins holding weekly Hunger Lunches, replacing the old schedule of biweekly lunches. NC State holds its first Hunger Lunch in spring 07, selling grilled cheese sandwiches instead of rice and beans.
2007-2008 -- Nourish International is in the process of attempting Hunger Lunches at new universities, including the University of Michigan and Virginia Tech. If you are a Nourish chapter launching Hunger Lunch, please add yourself to the list!
Operations
Hunger Lunch Director The director is in charge of reserving venue for every Hunger Lunch. The director assists the other HL leaders and spends extra time creating ways to make Hunger Lunches even better.
Volunteer Director The volunteer director is in charge of soliciting volunteers for each hour of the Hunger Lunch, including setup (10am-11am), cleanup (2pm-3pm), and every hour in between. The volunteer director also sends out an email to the listserv before each lunch reminding all volunteers and members about the lunch and what times they signed up for volunteering.
Supplies Coordinator The supplies coordinator is in charge of ensuring that there are enough supplies for each lunch. They must also locate storage space for supplies.
Food Coordinator The food coordinator is in charge of ordering food from the caterer each week.
Supplies List
Sam’s Club, or another bulk warehouse, is the best place we’ve found to get supplies.
Necessary Plates Forks Napkins Frank’s Red Hot Sauce Cups Food stands Sternos – can be ordered through cafeteria Stemmed Lighter Cash box/change
Icing on the cake Radio Banners/signs (advertisements for NI)
