Emerson College donates leftover food to local nonprofit ahead of holidays – Boston News, Weather, Sports [Video]

BOSTON (WHDH) – Members of the Emerson College community worked with a non-profit Wednesday to donate leftover food not served to students in the dining hall.

Boxes of food were loaded into vans outside of Emerson’s Dining Center. A few years ago, the Bon Appetit Management Company, Emerson’s dining service, linked up with Food For Free, a non-profit dedicated to giving the community reliable access to healthy meals.

“I feel like it’s a great use to give it back to the community and let someone be able to utilize it,” said Dawn Sajdyk, resident district manager at Bon Appetit.

Bon Appetit donates leftover food to the organization every week, but made its largest donation yet at the end of the semester.

“Our students really care about sustainability and about being connected to the community, so this is a great way for us to both reduce our amount of waste that …