Throughout February, ˿Ƶ Tech employees, students, and supporters donated just shy of $4,000 and added an estimated 400 pounds of food to the 2022 Governor's State Employees Food Drive, which provides food assistance to ˿Ƶ individuals and families in need. That equates to over 12,000 meals for campus communities in Klamath Falls and Wilsonville.
The majority of financial donations were contributed by ˿Ƶ Tech faculty and staff using paycheck commitments. Students and other supporters also contributed during events such as Blackout for Hunger, an annual basketball game that collects non-perishable food items for Klamath-Lake Counties Food Bank.
Co-chairs of the ˿Ƶ Tech Food Drive, Ken and Gretchen Fincher are excited about the success and the awareness raised by the event. “We have a passion for helping those with food insecurity. It was an honor for us to co-chair ˿Ƶ Tech’s effort in the Governor’s State Employees Food Drive,” said Dr. Ken Fincher. “We are grateful so many ˿Ƶ Tech employees provided their support and made this drive a success.”
Dr. Fincher is vice president of University Advancement at ˿Ƶ Tech and executive director of the Foundation. He and his wife, Gretchen, have lived in Klamath Falls since 2019 and have since moved their extended family to town.
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