In the grand scheme of things, donating food to a food bank may seem like a small act of kindness. But according to the students involved with Repair Our World, that鈥檚 decidedly the point.
Andrew Chisholm, treasurer with the Dal/Kings student society, explains that their goal is to provide easy, accessible ways for students to make a difference.
鈥淭he idea is to help students get involved in social causes when they can,鈥� says the fourth-year political science and history major. 鈥淚t鈥檚 hard for students to commit to something regularly, given how irregular their schedules often are. This lets students pick and choose how they can help.鈥�
Food fight
Right now, the society is collecting non-perishable food items to donate to Feed Nova Scotia in its yearly 鈥楪reat Canadian Food Fight,鈥� where the organization competes against food banks in Regina and Victoria to see who can collect the most food over a 48-hour period.
Repair Our World is collecting food items now through October 14, which it will then donate to Feed Nova Scotia during the competition. Items can be dropped off at boxes in the SUB, the Killam Library (by the main circulation desk), the King鈥檚 Arts and Administration Building, Coburg Coffee and the Just Us! location on Spring Garden.
Last year Repair Our World raised 135 pounds of food, a number they鈥檙e hoping to best by a sizable margin this year.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a really great organization, with a broad appeal,鈥� says Mr. Chisholm of Feed Nova Scotia. 鈥淚t鈥檚 also something that鈥檚 easy for people to get involved with, especially early in the year. It鈥檚 a great way to get started in social justice causes.鈥�
Other programs that Repair Our World puts on includes a candygram campaign to support Leave out Violence, and a tutoring session called 鈥楤ridging the Generation Gap,鈥� with students assisting community members in picking up basic computer skills. To learn more about the society, visit