'Rise Up' raises funds, visibility for campus food pantry

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Photos by Conor P. Fry, student photographer

Performing on the ACC stage are (from left) Nate Carpenter, Amanda Hoover, Andy Hamelly, Aaron Tokay and Randy Wandell. Not pictured, but nearby: Tate Naugle, sound; and Lee Baird, on electric guitar.

A coalition of faith-based organizations, led by United Campus Ministry, recently collaborated on a "Rise Up" event that collected $118 on behalf of Penn College's food pantry.

"We're all here for the same reason," said UCM President Samir K. Pringle, a business administration student from Philadelphia. "I'm a believer in finding opportunities to serve. If you can do something, you should do something."

UCM partnered with Cru, the ARC Prayer Group and Campus Ministry International in bringing the Crossroads Worship Family to the Klump Academic Center Auditorium on Sept. 28. The hourlong program was a benefit for The Cupboard, which serves students dealing with food insecurity.