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Consider donating meals to UMBC students in need

Welcome back, Retrievers! Another semester means another opportunity for you to support your classmates who are struggling to eat while they're on campus. The Save a Swipe Program provides...

January 31, 2019 · 10:37 AM

No Enlightened Octopus Yoga - 1/22

There is no Enlightened Octopus yoga session today. The next session will take place on 1/28 at 12 p.m.

January 22, 2019 · 7:46 AM

Millions of College Students are Going Hungry

a new government report finds

Retriever Essentials believes that often, the food insecurity UMBC students experience is the tip of the iceberg-- if the first sacrifice is textbooks before food, imagine the tough choices that...

January 15, 2019 · 9:41 AM

Retriever Essentials is in need of empty copy paper boxes

as well as reusable fabric grocery store bags

Please contact Julie Rosenthal at julier@umbc.edu if you have boxes or bags you would like to donate. Thank you for your continued support!!

January 7, 2019 · 3:38 PM

We need canned beans & canned fruit packed in its own juice

AND reusable grocery store bags

Please drop off in our bright yellow donation bins in: Admin, first floor in front of elevators Library, first floor to the right as you walk in Commons, Main Street We also have a coat closet...

November 27, 2018 · 11:39 AM

Film Screening & Non-Perishable Food Drive

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 - 7:30 p.m. - PUP 204

The Sociology Graduate Student Organization will be hosting a free screening of Hunt for the Wilderpeople on 11/27. Retriever Essentials is partnering with them and will be collecting donations at...

November 19, 2018 · 12:20 PM

We are in Need of Normal Size Jars of Peanut Butter!

This is one of the staples in the bags we give to students

Donation box locations: 1. Administration Building, first floor, in front of elevators, 2. Library lobby on the right at you walk in, and 3. Commons near the reception desk. Look for the...

November 6, 2018 · 10:53 AM

Join us for a forum on Respecting the Dignity of Every Human

A panel discussion on how we can build a more inclusive UMBC

The Lutheran-Episcopal Campus Ministry, in partnership with Retriever Essentials and the Mosaic Center, will be hosting a forum discussion tonight from 5:30pm-7p in the Skylight Lounge on...

November 1, 2018 · 9:55 AM

2nd annual kickoff event is today!

Come celebrate our first year with free food and giveaways!

Today is our 2nd annual kickoff event! Come join us in the Game Room (2nd floor in commons) for some free food and raffle prizes as we discuss our successes from our first year supporting the UMBC...

October 29, 2018 · 11:36 AM

COAT DRIVE - We need coats, hats, scarves and gloves

If you have any gently used men's or women's coats, hats, scarves or gloves that you would like to donate to UMBC students who are in need of these items, please contact Julie Rosenthal at...

October 25, 2018 · 3:44 PM

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