Meals from the Heartland with Biology and Genetics
The Biology and Genetics Undergraduate Programs hosted another Meals from the Heartland event in the Atrium of the Molecular Biology Building on the ISU campus. (This event is co-hosted with the Genetics Club and the Biological Sciences Club (BSC). Over the years we have packaged over 65,000 meals!
When: Saturday, September 20, 2025 (no ISU football game - bye week)
Time: 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Where: Molecular Biology Building Atrium
Registration required: Please register here
Our goal is to package over 20,000 meals !!!!
Volunteers needed for ALL shifts:
8:30-10 AM: setup
10-12: Package thousands and thousands of meals
12-1:30 PM: Cleanup
We also really need volunteers to assist in setup and cleanup.
Setup will start at 8:30 AM, cleanup will take about an hour or so after the final food package has been sealed (~12:00-1:30 PM).
Registration required: Please register here
For additional information email: dssakagu@iastate.edu.
For additional information about Meals From the Heartland.
Biology and Genetics undergraduate hunger fighters in the Atrium of the Molecular Biology Building. Photos from the Meals From The Heartland event sponsored by the Biology and Genetics Undergraduate Programs. BIO|GEN Hunger Fighters have packaged over 85,000 meals for the food insecure here in Iowa, the USA, and the world!
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Please watch the video before attending this hunger fighting event.