LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Ohio State Lima and the West Ohio Food Bank teamed up today to spread some love.
Ohio State Lima's campus-wide 'We Serve' initiative stepped up with the food bank to share some Buckeye love on Wednesday. Students, faculty, and staff worked to provide access to free, fresh produce through their "Pop-up produce" stand for anyone in need of food. The event was open to the public and donation sizes were based upon households. In the spirit of Valentine's Day, Buckeyes want to give back to those who are less fortunate and spread the love to the community.
"I think it's important to us because to me I think it shows an image of who we are and ya know who we want to be. And I think that's very important to us as Buckeye nation. It's one of the best feelings you can have because unfortunately there's a lot of people that aren't as fortunate as everyone else and sometimes they don't give stuff back with everything that they have. So for us to give back to them is very important and it leaves a warm place in our hearts," said Andrew Padilla, a freshman at OSU Lima.
Students also collected canned food items inside the Perry Webb Student Life Building. Over 100 cars and 6,000 pounds of food were distributed to residents today.
