WHAT: | Wayne State University’s SEED Wayne project will receive a $100,000 College Community Challenge Grant from Ford Motor Company Fund to establish the hunger relief program. WSU won the award for having one of the most innovative, student-led solutions to a pressing community problem under the theme "Building Sustainable Communities." |
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WHEN: | Thursday, October 16 - 10am |
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WHERE: | Wayne State University - Faculty Administration Building Atrium Jim Vella, president, Ford Motor Company Fund & Community Services will speak and present a check to WSU President Dr. Jay Noren. Media also will be invited to visit an urban garden on campus. Produce grown on the site will be on display. There will be a variety of interview and photo opportunities. |
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SUMMARY: | SEED Wayne (Sustainable Food Systems Education and Engagement in Detroit and Wayne State University) was established to aid local hunger relief efforts by creating urban gardens and developing sustainable food resources on campus and in the Detroit community. SEED Wayne is one of five university proposals from across the country that have been selected to receive a Ford College Community Challenge grant that will be used to turn this proposal into a reality and benefit people in need throughout the area. SEED Wayne is a community effort, pulling together our food focused agency partners to grow, collect and distribute more food locally, while also using education, research and other local resources to create a truly sustainable food system. |
