Support World Food Day Campaign for Campus Kitchen!

World Food Day Campaign for Campus Kitchen A Project of Big Blue Crowdfunding

In the US, nearly 40% of all food goes to waste. Meanwhile, over 40 million Americans struggle with hunger. The Campus Kitchen at the University of Kentucky (CKUK) is an on-campus service organization that provides a sustainable approach to reducing food waste, while also providing healthy meals to those struggling with hunger, both on-campus and in the greater Lexington community. This week, CKUK working to raise money in honor of World Food Day, an international holiday celebrated every year on the 16th of October.

Since 2014, our organization has recovered nearly 32,685 pounds of food, served nearly 23,000 meals to both those on-campus and within the community, and has consistently become home to roughly 1,000 volunteers per semester.

By making a donation today, you would help us by joining our fight against hunger within the University of Kentucky and the Lexington community.

You can support our mission by:

  • Donating $5 can provide 10 meals to UK students experiencing hunger
  • Donating $10 can purchase staple ingredients (25 lb bag of flour, 3 lbs of butter, or 10 lb bag of sugar)
  • Donating $25 can purchase new food storage containers to increase our food recovery capacity
  • Donating $50 can provide a full Farm-to-Fork lunch, serving 125 students
  • Donating $100 can employ a Farm-to-Fork student manager for a month
  • Donating $500 can provide Farm-to-Fork meals for an entire semester - that is 1,600 healthy meals!!
  • Donating $1000 can support a Farm-to-Fork student coordinator for a year
  • Donating $5000 can employ our Food Justice Manager, AmeriCorps VISTA for a year!

On behalf of our students and the community that we serve, thank you for your support towards our mission of ending hunger by reducing the food waste of our community. Hunger is a solvable problem. By donating, you can play an active part in the solution! We would be unable to recover food, prepare healthy meals, and develop beyond the meal programming without the support of contributors like you!

You can support the Campus Kitchen Gift Fund on this page. If you'd like to give to another fund, please use the search box in the upper right to find the desired fund to make your gift. We are grateful for your support!

We are no longer accepting donations on this campaign, but there are other ways for you to support us today!

Supported by 54 Donations:

  • Susan H.
    I Gave $100
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  • Sandra H.
    I Gave $200
    It is a great cause, and we support the college kids and the funds donated to support all who benefit! We are honored to donate!
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  • Samantha U.
    I Gave $15
    CKUK is the best! So proud of us!
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    I Gave $25
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    I Gave $10
    Thank you for doing this!
  • Heather W.
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    I Gave $25
  • Renee B.
    I hope this helps!
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  • Neil M.
    I Gave $5
  • Vira P.
    I Gave $5
    Thank you for doing this!
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    Anonymous
    I Gave $50
    Thanks for continuing do show the community how food can be repurposed so well!
  • Hazel F.
    We can and should end hunger.
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  • Robert B.
    I Gave $25
  • Amante U.
    I Gave $100
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  • Samantha U.
    I Gave $100
    From my amazing family & friends! Huge shoutout to all the amazing student leaders of CKUK :)
  • Susan S.
    I Gave $100
    Campus Kitchen helps so many students in need.
  • Anna F.
    From my friends and family <3
  • Kim B.
    I Gave $25
  • Laurie  A.
    I Gave $20
    Great work, Sammy!
  • Katie G.
    I Gave $20
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