Ithaca College

There is an estimated 13, 280 individuals who lack access to food in Tompkins County. Just last year, Ilana Wolf started the Ithaca College chapter of a national organization, Challah for Hunger, in order to raise awareness to the issues of hunger and poverty. 

IC Challah for Hunger works to bring people together through baking and raising awareness to social issues. Wolf said the student organization combines her love of baking and her dedication to combatting social justice issues. 

"It's just really great to bring everybody together and make an impact on the local Ithaca community and wider community," she said.

Each week, some of the members gather to bake Challah bread and sell the items in the Campus Center. The money collected is donated to the Food Bank of the Southern Tier and to Mazon, a Jewish response to hunger. Wolf said her student organization raises a total of around $400 per semester

Last semester, the student organization held a baking event at Longview, which will hopefully become an annual event. In the future, IC Challah for Hunger hopes to partner with the SUNY Binghamton University chapter and hold a big event. This month, IC Challah for Hunger volunteered with the Mac n' Cheese Bowl, which raises money for the national organization, Meals on Wheels. 

Wolf said anyone is welcome to come and bake. The student organization bakes at 6 pm every Thursday in Terrace Bakery and sells Challah from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm every Friday in Campus Center. 

Students who are looking to get involved can email icchallahforhunger@gmail.com or check out their Facebook page or OrgSync portal!

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