Black Student Union Hosts Annual Thanksgiving Dinner, Food Drive

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 19, 2013) — The University of Kentucky Black Student Union will host its annual Thanksgiving Dinner at the Christian Student Fellowship Sanctuary from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20.  The dinner is served “pot luck style” and will feature an array of Thanksgiving favorites. The event is free but those attending are asked to bring canned good donations, which will be contributed to the drive being held for Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (read more here: http://uknow.uky.edu/content/students-bring-national-hunger-and-homelessness-awareness-week-uk).

“It is a way for us to give back to the students here at UK. Also it gets people in the giving mood,” said BSU Public Relations Chair Ebone Byse.

Other UK organizations are invited to bring a dish and get involved by contacting Morgan Bryant at morganpaige619@yahoo.com.

The purpose of the University of Kentucky Black Student Union is to educate the university’s community to the contributions of black Americans; to assist, guide, and orient incoming black students; to provide continual guidance for members of the Black Student Union; to improve relationships between all other students; to provide a social and cultural outlet for its members; to participate in the cultural, social, and athletic activities of the University of Kentucky; and to serve as the umbrella organization for all black and Latino student organizations at UK.