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Who is Jimmy Alamia?
Jimmy Alamia is a sophomore majoring in chemical engineering at Penn State. He currently serves as a student intern to provide consistent open hours and coordinate between the Student Farm and The Lion’s Pantry for produce items.
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Former Lion’s Pantry or Food Pantry Involvement:
- Fundraising and Operations for Box of Farm (Nonprofit in North Caldwell, NJ) – Packaged, delivered, and distributed produce boxes to underserved community members
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Other Involvement and Extracurriculars:
- The Student Farm Club | Food Justice Project Team Leader & Stigma-free Farmers Market Lead
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
- Undergraduate Research
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Why did you decide to join The Lion’s Pantry team by applying to be a student intern?
I wanted to create solutions that recognize that a lack of healthy food can also mean a lack of food security; student hunger should not be met with empty calories, but rather a diverse range of healthy, yet filling, options.
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What special projects do you hope to focus on this semester as an intern?
- Pay-what-you-can market stand collaboration between the Student Farm and Lion’s Pantry (stigma-free farmers’ market)
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What are you looking forward to bringing or implementing to The Lion’s Pantry in the upcoming academic year?
- Logistical help while preparing for perishable food items
- Automating The Lion’s Pantry’s systems
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What is your favorite part about working with The Lion’s Pantry?
What are you most looking forward to for the upcoming academic year with regard to your role with the Pantry?
I’m looking forward to our event, Canstruction!
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If you could talk to an incoming student interested in joining The Lion’s Pantry, what would you like them to know about this organization?
There are Cub Pantries around campus are smaller, but they have a similar purpose to the main Pantry.
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Who is Elon Bowie?
Elon Bowie is a senior majoring in human development and family studies with minors in deafness-hearing studies and rehabilitation-human service. She currently serves as the Engagement Director of The Lion’s Pantry for the 2022-2023 academic year.
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The Lion’s Pantry Involvement:
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I was a member of Lion’s Pantry Spring 2022 before joining Executive Board.
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Other Involvement and Extracurriculars:
- Health and Human Development Ambassador
- Undergraduate Research-Project SIESTA (In Health and Human Development)
- Peer Career Assistant at the Career Services
- Student Engagement Network Intern
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Why did you decide to join The Lion’s Pantry team?
I wanted to get more involved in the Human Services aspect of my career and major. I have been volunteering since I was really young, and I was a part of The Lion’s Pantry last semester, but helping out with CANSTRUCTION really showed me that I wanted to get more involved with The Pantry.
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What is your role with The Lion’s Pantry? What are you looking forward to bringing or implementing to The Lion’s Pantry in the upcoming academic year?
I hope to plan more events for the members that is part of The Lion’s Pantry, as they dedicate each week to coming to the meetings and taking time out of their busy schedules to help run The Pantry
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What is your favorite part about working with The Lion’s Pantry?
My favorite part about working with the Lion’s Pantry is just how open-minded everyone is and not afraid to speak what’s on your mind; its really cool to hear other people’s perspectives to see how The Pantry can get more club members and more people to help out and volunteer.
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What are you most looking forward to for the upcoming academic year with regard to your role with the Pantry?
With ideas pertaining to my role in general, just planning social events, team bonding/building events, and working on collaborating with more clubs here at Penn State, not only to get the word about us but for all of the clubs to help each other out.
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If you could talk to an incoming student interested in joining The Lion’s Pantry, what would you like them to know about this organization?
If I could talk to an incoming student interested in The Lion’s Pantry, I would let them know that this is a great way to make friends and get experience working with people. There are many positions as an incoming student that you don’t need experience in. Everyone is willing to help each other. If you want more of a leadership role, without being on the Exec board, there are ways from being a shift manager, to a committee lead. We have the opportunity for you to grow with your skills.
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Who is Ellie Sheehan?
Ellie Sheehan is a sophomore majoring in marketing. She currently serves as the facility coordinator of The Lion’s Pantry for the 2022-2023 academic year.
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The Lion’s Pantry Involvement:
- Facility Coordinator, 2022-2023
- Previous Lion’s Pantry Manager, Spring 2022
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Other Involvement and Extracurriculars:
- Blue Band
- Pride of the Lions Pep Band
- Students for Life
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Why did you decide to join The Lion’s Pantry team?
I joined The Lion’s Pantry because I believe that no student should struggle to have access to food, and I want to help put an end to food insecurity. I wanted to get more involved in the club so I decided to join The Lion’s Pantry Executive Team. I saw this as an opportunity to [help others].
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What is your role with The Lion’s Pantry? What are you looking forward to bringing or implementing to The Lion’s Pantry in the upcoming academic year?
I am the Facility Coordinator. I am looking forward to working in our newly renovated building that now has refrigeration, which The Pantry has never had before.
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What is your favorite part about working with The Lion’s Pantry?
My favorite part about working with The Lion’s Pantry is the people in this club. I love working with other individuals who have the same passion of ending food insecurity and helping as many Penn State students as we can.
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What are you most looking forward to for the upcoming academic year with regard to your role with the Pantry?
I am most looking forward to working with and getting to know the student managers that will be running the open hours for The Pantry.
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If you could talk to an incoming student interested in joining The Lion’s Pantry, what would you like them to know about this organization?
One thing that I think makes The Lion’s Pantry unique is it is completely run by students for students. Som the students in the club are all passionate in ending food insecurity and work well together.
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Who is Janelle Randolph?
Janelle Randolph is a senior majoring in broadcast journalism and minoring in human development and family studies at Penn State. She currently serves as the Diversity and Inclusion Chair of The Lion’s Pantry for the 2022-2023 academic year.
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The Lion’s Pantry Involvement:
- Diversity and Inclusion Chair (2022-2023)
- Previously served as a Lion’s Pantry volunteer
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Other Involvement and Extracurriculars:
- Janelle is also a host on Nittany Talk!
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Why did you decide to join The Lion’s Pantry team?
I joined The Lion’s Pantry because I love giving back to the community, especially with food insecurity.
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What is your role with The Lion’s Pantry? What are you looking forward to bringing or implementing to The Lion’s Pantry in the upcoming academic year?
I am the Diversity and Inclusion Chair. I’m looking forward to implementing more diverse options for The Pantry, such as a better selection of seasonings, more choices for those with food restrictions (such as gluten allergies, kosher, etc), and more ethnic food to cater to all diets and clients.
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What is your favorite part about working with The Lion’s Pantry?
I really like organizing and sorting out the different food items we get!
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What are you most looking forward to for the upcoming academic year with regard to your role with the Pantry?
I’m looking forward to our event Canstruction!
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If you could talk to an incoming student interested in joining The Lion’s Pantry, what would you like them to know about this organization?
I would like them to know its a very rewarding experience.
Blog, Lion's Pantry News, Uncategorized
By: Julia Mertes, Communications Intern, The Lion’s Pantry
Rather than walking across campus or taking the bus, many Penn State students utilizes bikes for quick transportation.
In March 2021, the League of American Bicyclists honored Penn State with gold-level Bicycle Friendly University award, according to Penn State News. The recognition developed due to the university’s work of enabling accessible bicycling on campus.
All personal bikes on campus must be registered with Penn State. Registration occurs to aid police if one’s bike is lost/stolen, to provide data about biking resources to the university’s Transportation Service, and to follow local policy and ordinances.
Penn State provides approximately 300 Spin electric-assist bikes, which are available across campus and in the Borough of State College that offer the community convenient access to the bikes, according to Penn State Transportation Services. Users must be 18 years old to ride, follow local traffic laws, and pay the required rates.
Below are resources to aid bike transportation to major grocery stores and establishments.
Resource #1:
The above map highlights key grocery stores around State College, including locations like McLanahan’s, Trader Joe’s, and Weis Markets. Designated bike lanes, routes, and shared use paths are denoted above in corresponding colors.
Resource #2:
- Google Map with Major Store Locations | Users can click a location and view the corresponding directions. If users click the “walking” or “biking” icon/mode, the Google Maps screen will show them sidewalk and bike paths to the destination. They can do this with normal Google as well by clicking on the icon.
Resource #3:
The third map designates popular bike paths throughout State College that could aid students when making visits to local grocery stores and establishments.
