GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Day of Service

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) wanted to bring a global focus to its annual Commitment to the Community day and decided to address one of humanity's basic needs—adequate and quality nutrition. GW SMHS partnered with the DC chapter of Kids Against Hunger to provide 60,000 meals to feed the famine-stricken families in the Horn of Africa.

More than 500 first and second year students, faculty, and staff scooped, measured, and bagged meals of rice, dehydrated vegetables, soybeans, and 21 vitamins and minerals to be sent to the Horn of Africa, with a percentage going to DC soup kitchens. Funding for these meals is provided by the White Coat Initiative, an alumni-supported fund that provides first year medical students with their white coats at the start of each school year.

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