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Halloween cans not candy
By Allison Leuppie
On October 17, 2012
Instead of giving candy to trick-or-treaters, students can make more of an impact by
giving surplus nonperishable food to those in need.
Tha Ink Club will be hosting their annual Trick or Treat for Cans event from 7 p.m. until
9 p.m. on Oct. 25., going door-to-door inside the dorm buildings.
When the organization begins making its rounds they will be armed with large garbage
bags in the hope that students will have enough compassion and food to fill them.
The purpose of Trick or Treat for Cans is to collect food for the Buffalo State Food
Pantry. Past Trick or Treat for Cans collections have been widely successful. Last year,
almost every other dorm room donated at least one item, said Phylicia Ross, president of
Tha Ink Club.
She said the organization has a strong motivation behind their push to collect food.
"Tha Ink Club recognizes that there are hungry people on campus," she said. "We try to
educate Buffalo State College by promoting good will."
Other members of the organization share Ross' sentiments and take the spoken word to
the next level with action.
"We're known for poetry, spoken word or basically expressing yourself in any form.
What most people don't know is that we're community service based," Events Director
Kuburat Ibikunle said.
Groups of two or three Ink Club Members and volunteers, dressed in costumes for the
occasion, had to drag huge forty-gallon garbage bags along hallways and across campus.
Members of the club estimated that they were able to gather around ten of these bags last
year.
"Don't freak out when Freddy is at your door begging for cans," said Mercy Badmos,
vice president.
Kim Jablonski, Buffalo State staff member involved with the food pantry, said after
collection the food is then taken to a staff member who stores it in the food pantry,
located in Chartwells.
Access to the pantry is extremely limited. Knowledgeable Buffalo State Staff sort
through the food to establish nutritional value. Food packages are put together and
handed out based on dietary and financial need.
Any and all nonperishable food is welcome but students donating are asked to try and
produce more health conscious options.
Food with positive nutritional value is needed, but the healthier items can be paired with
the less healthy donations to create a more balanced food package.
Tha Ink Club has been doing its Trick or Treat for Cans collection since 2009 and hosts
this event every year in an effort to get more people involved in the community.
Membership in Tha Ink Club is not mandatory to take part in the collection. Volunteers
are not only welcomed but encouraged to come help out and participation counts toward
volunteer hours.
Ross said Tha Ink Club encourages its members, along with the community, to do more
than simply speak about change.
"We're all for the people. Anything we do to help out, pass onto others is our primary
goal," Ibikunle said. "We try to encourage other people to do the same."
The club was founded to give students the opportunity to express themselves through
spoken word and poetry. Membership has increased and stayed constant since the
organization's inception in 2008, Ross said.
Tha Ink Club is sponsored by the United Students Government and holds many events,
such as Buffalo Ink, which allow audiences to experience student art.
Allison Leuppie can be reached by email at leuppie.record@live.com.
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