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Part of UB Black Union Gives Free Meals, October 31, 1969

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whether the children ate at .
home and are coming here for
'seconds,' we don't turn ·anyone
away," added Mrs. Asbury.
She said the students . allot 70
cents per day per child, and
usually serve 130 children a day. ,
One day, 192 breakfasts were
served. Shopping is done over
the weekend.
"We do most of our purchas- .
lng through 'Echo,' a black cooperative program, because we
THE PROGRAM is financed have learned that most food
through a $3,500 grant by the stores in black areas overUB Student Assn. It began three charge their customers," she
weeks ago and the initial grant added, continuing:
is down to about $1,500. Com"WE PLAN to expand this
munity and civic response has
been slow, but, says Mrs. Ka- program to a second location
rene Asbury, 21, of 437 Hum• in January, and we'd also like
boldt Pky., a senior majoring in to begin consumer education
history:
courses based on what we've
"We' re going to keep this go- learned through shopping for
ing through sheer determina- food for the program."
tion; we'll find the funds some
Another positive result of the
way."
program, Rasheim said, is "the
The BSU has some 1,000 mem- growth of valuable relationships
hers, and about 10 to 20 partici­ between young children and
pate in serving breakfast each students." He said he did not
day.
believe the youngsters know the
older students attend college,
''THE FIRST of us get here so there is probably not much
at 6:15 a.m.,'' explained Charles emphasis on education.
Rasheim, 19, a freshman major­ . "But I think it helps any
young child to have an older
ing in Black Studies. He continued :
friend to listen to his problems
"The girls do most of the and to give him advice," he
cooking, while the men do most said.
of the heavy work We start
serving children in kindergarten
SO FAR, Mrs. Georgia Coop­
through Grade 6 around 8 a.m. er of 311 Madison Ave. is the
and stop at 8:50 so they can get only adult helping the UB stu­
to school on time. From 9 to dents in their early morning
9:45 a .m. we serve the children project.
in the nursery school here in
"I brought my grandchildren
Westminster House."
in one morning and I felt these
The breakfasts served are young people needed help, so
well-planned and hearty. Thurs- I've been helping ever since,''
day 's menu consisted of scram- she said.
bled eggs, grits, bacon, milk,
"Now we arc seeking help in
fruit juice, toast and jelly,
the areas of donations of food
and financial donations,'' Mrs.
WE DON'T
CHECK
on
Asbury said.

By HARLAN ABBEY
ONE REASON some pupils in
inner-city -schools can't concen­
trate on their lessons is that
they are hungry, educational
studies have shown.
University of Buffalo's Black
Students Union is erasing this
problem for about 130 pupils a
day through its free breakfast
program each morning in West­
minster House, 421 Monroe St.