GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- North Dakota Athletics and Simplot celebrated another successful year of the "Stopping Hunger" campaign for the 2025-26 athletic season with a special presentation and photo on the new turf at Hyslop at Memorial Village on Wednesday.
Members of UND Athletics, SAAC representatives, Fighting Hawks Sports Partnerships and Simplot presented a check of $9,995 to Northlands Rescue Mission and United Way of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks to help stop hunger and food insecurities in our local region.
"This program provides Fighting Hawks Sports Partnerships and UND Athletics with an excellent opportunity to strengthen community ties in collaboration with a respected partner like Simplot," said Director of Athletics
Bill Chaves. "We anticipate continuing and expanding this relationship for many years."
The program has now donated around 40,000 pounds of food in each of the first three years of the program, with this season's final total sitting at 39,980 pounds. Donations were comprised from every volleyball block, football tackle, opponent missed shot in basketball and hockey save this season. The contribution will be split equally between the two local organizations.
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About Simplot
J.R. Simplot Company's Purpose to Contribute to Feeding Our World drives our commitment to global food and agriculture. Our diverse portfolio spans from the soil and the sea to dinner tables around the world, and the agriculture-related interests in between. We pioneer innovations in plant nutrition and food processing, research new ways to feed animals and sustain ecosystems and strive to feed a growing global population. Our diverse portfolio across global agriculture and food gives us a broader view of the entire food system unique to any other company.
About UND
Founded in 1883, six years before the state itself was established, the University of North Dakota gave North Dakota its name when the former Dakota territories separated into two distinct states. Today, UND is a busy 521-acre campus, the state's largest. UND has emerged as an innovator in engineering, medicine, aviation, and unmanned aircraft systems.
