Dining News APRIL EVENTS CALENDAR Relay for Life is coming up on 4/20! Our cookie fundraiser has collected $300 so far - can you help us get over $500? $1 of each cookie sold is donated. Our team is the Dining Dashers so please come support us on the 20th for the event. We will also have a refreshment tent which the proceeds are donated, too! ______________________________________________ March 13th was ARAMARK's 1st annual Employee Appreciation Day for all 250,000 global employees. We celebrated here at Brandeis all week in order to appreciate all of our wonderful team members. Please join us in recognizing our dedicated employees. Thank you! March Events: Nutrition Tables all month with Kate Moran, RD to celebrate National Nutrition Month! 3/1, 3/7, 3/11, 3/13 (RD Day!), 3/19 3/5 Sabra Salsa Sampling at the P.O.D. 11:30-1:30 3/6 Vegan Salad Toss Station at Sherman for lunch & dinner 3/13 Caribbean Theme Meal at Sherman for dinner!  (Pictures here) 3/14 Mediterranean Snack Sampling at P.O.D. 11-1:30 3/15 St. Patrick's Day Lunch Buffet at the Faculty Club 3/17 St. Patrick's Day at the Stein with specials 5-9pm 3/19 Happy March Birthdays! Cake at lunch in Sherman _____________________________________________________ We are proud to welcome Kate Moran, RD, LDN, to our management team! Kate is the Dining Dietitian and will be available to answer questions/help with nutrition needs in all Dining Services locations. _____________________________________________________ Brandeis Dining collected 318 toys across campus for our annual Toys for Tots Drive! We provided collection boxes in their residential dining hall, Faculty Club, and the P.O.D. Market. The P.O.D. had a display of toys to be purchased and donated to help with the awareness of the program. Christine Chase, Human Resource Manager, organized the drive in collaboration with P.O.D. director Rob Jensen. We are so grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with campus departments for such a great cause. Thank you! _____________________________________________________   Dining Services’ Thanksgiving holiday food drive was a huge success! Thanks to the support and generosity of the Brandeis community, 812 food items were donated to the Greater Boston Food Bank, the Elizabeth Peabody House in Somerville, Massachusetts and the Waltham Community Day Center. Dining Services contributed hundreds of these Thanksgiving food items to supplement the meals delivered to each site. Many thanks to everyone who donated and for making the holiday season special for so many in need.  _____________________________________________________