School of Nursing Receives Award at Inaugural Food Summit
2018年3月6日
保罗·芬奇, 董事会主席, 这样的, presents the Pillars of Promise: Transform award to ODU's Beth Tremblay and Jamela Martin
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Old Dominion University's School of Nursing received the "Pillars of Promise: Transform" award at the 食品库 of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore (这样的) Food Summit on 3月 2.
More than 20 undergraduate students, guided by Jamela Martin, assistant professor of nursing; and Beth Tremblay, 护理讲师, have been working at the 食品库 to carry out several critical projects as part of their community health practicum experience.
Other nominees in the category included Bank of America, 东岸教堂, The Mount Church and Buffalow Family/Friends Community Day.
"I congratulate the students and faculty whose time and efforts at the 食品库 have been transformative for the organization, and those that they serve in the community," said Karen Karlowicz, chair of the School of Nursing. "We look forward to continuing our partnership with the 食品库 to make a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of the community."
The inaugural Food Summit brought together leaders from throughout the Hampton Roads region to shine a spotlight on the issue of hunger in our community.
In the 11 cities and counties that the 食品库 of 这样的 serves, the organization is able to provide a little over 15 million of those meals - or about half of what is needed to close the existing "meal gap."
"A hunger-free community is our vision, but we know we cannot realize it alone," said Ruth Jones Nichols, 食品银行的首席执行官. "Now is the time to bring community leaders, 民选官员, 商业领袖, caring individuals and corporations together to focus on how we can solve the issue of hunger and food insecurity, 彻底地."
Hunger Summit speakers included Old Dominion's Dr. Muge Akpinar-Elci, director for the Center for 全球 健康 and Harry Zhang, associate professor of community and environmental health at the University.
"Old Dominion University is proud to partner with the 食品库 of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore to host the first Hunger Summit," said University President John R. 布罗德里克. "Hunger and food insecurity can affect anyone, even students on our campus. We are glad to be part of the conversation to end hunger."
