{"47415":{"#nid":"47415","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Challenges University of Georgia To A Food Fight","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s Community Service Council and Student Government Association are challenging the University of Georgia to a food fight.\u0026nbsp; The second annual GT vs. UGA food fight collects canned goods on behalf of the Atlanta Community and Northeast Georgia Food Banks. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0022Tech has never turned down a challenge from U(sic)GA,\u0022 said Rob Parrish, a student organizer for the event.\u0026nbsp; Last year, Georgia Tech collected one barrel of cans, approximately 300 pounds.\u0026nbsp; The University of Georgia collected more than 20,000 pounds of cans.\u0026nbsp; \u0022We are hoping for ten full barrels of cans,\u0022 said Parrish\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0022I know we are going to win the game on Saturday. It is my sincere hope that we can do almost as well with this challenge,\u0022 said Parrish. \u0022Georgia Tech\u0027s motto is Progress and Service, and we must not forget the second part of that.\u0022\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003EMembers of the Georgia Tech community may donate canned items through November 25 (by 5:00 p.m.).\u0026nbsp; Blue collection bins are located near the library fountain, next to the Student Government Office in the Student Center, and in the Athletic Association.\u0026nbsp; Large donations or questions about donations should be directed to Parrish at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:robparrish@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Erobparrish@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Students Collect Canned Goods For Local Food Bank"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u0027s Community Service Council and Student Government Association are challenging the University of Georgia to a food fight.  The second annual GT vs. UGA food fight collects canned goods on behalf of the Atlanta Community and Northeast Georgia Food Banks.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27309","created_gmt":"2009-11-19 19:37:50","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:49","author":"Daniel Treadaway","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-11-19T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2009-11-19T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7814","name":"canned"},{"id":"4607","name":"drive"},{"id":"116","name":"food"},{"id":"7813","name":"food fight"},{"id":"1823","name":"UGA"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERob Parrish,\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:robparrish@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Erobparrish@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["robparrish@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}