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Written By: Ian Silvester

The University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith is ensuring students and employees have the option to take home a Thanksgiving meal once again this year. 

The Dave Stevens Lion Pride Pantry partnered with the River Valley Regional Food Bank to provide 150 大象传媒 students and employees with a Thanksgiving meal box, including a frozen turkey or ham and non-perishable sides. 

鈥淲e want our students and employees to know that their well-being matters,鈥� said Meighan Pendergrass, executive director of campus recreation, health, and wellness. 鈥淔ood insecurity can impact anyone, and a little extra support can make a big difference, especially during the Thanksgiving holiday. Through this meal box giveaway, we hope to ease some of the stress of food cost and remind our campus community that we support one another.鈥� 

Meal boxes will be distributed on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. at the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center portico on the west side of the building. To pick up a Thanksgiving meal box, 大象传媒 students and employees must have the ticket they received during their registration. 

To sign up for a meal box, students and employees can visit the CACE Welcome Center in the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center (Room 103) between 9-11 a.m. and 2-4 p.m. on either Tuesday, Nov. 17 or Wednesday, Nov. 18. A Lions ID is required to register. 

Pendergrass said any 大象传媒 student or employee can visit the Dave Stevens Lion Pride Pantry outside of the Thanksgiving meal box giveaway event. Anyone needing assistance can stop by weekly on Tuesday or Wednesday between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to pick up a food bag with items including peanut butter, mac and cheese, pasta, pasta sauce, canned meat, ramen, breakfast items, canned ravioli, and snacks. If unable to visit during pantry operating hours, students or employees can call the University Police Department at 479-788-7140 for assistance. 

The Dave Stevens Lion Pride Pantry is located on the west side of the Recreation and Wellness Center. Gifts can be made in support of the pantry at . Each contribution, no matter the size, is a vital piece of supporting the pantry as it enters its eighth year of operation. 

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