Aiding the Fight Against AIDS
By Sarah-Marie Hopf | February 23, 2011Since College President Jim Yong Kim's inauguration, Dartmouth has experienced a surge of interest in global health issues.
Since College President Jim Yong Kim's inauguration, Dartmouth has experienced a surge of interest in global health issues.
On June 3, I used my leftover DBA to donate over 150 pounds of fresh fruit, yogurt, vegetables, milk and orange juice from Dartmouth's dining halls to Willing Hands, a local organization fighting hunger in the Upper Valley. While some of us at Dartmouth find ourselves with unspent DBA at the end of the term, members of our local community including children, veterans and working families, find themselves unsure of from where their next meals will come. Like other students, I had to ask myself: "What do I do with my leftover DBA?" Students have found pragmatic solutions.