PULLMAN, Wash., Sept. 10 -- Washington State University issued the following news release:
The number of gifts received, and money donated in support of Washington State University's food pantries more than doubled during this year's Apple Cup Food Pantry Challenge.
WSU received a total of $29,424 from 236 gifts, greatly surpassing last year's $12,677 total from 113 gifts. The money will be used to serve students and fight food insecurity on all six WSU campuses.
The University of Washington received more gifts than WSU (310) and raised $24,822. Since the competition was contingent on the number of gifts, UW was declared the winner of this year's Apple Cup Food Pantry Challenge. However, as a friendly competition, students on both sides ...