Dr. Tina Vasconcellos, Vice President of Student Services at College of Alameda, was honored by Congresswoman Barbara Lee for her leadership in feeding students and community members during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tatyana Kalinga, District Director for Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), presented Dr. Vasconcellos with a letter of commendation from Congresswoman Lee at the College of Alameda.
The College of Alameda, in partnership with World Central Kitchen and Steph and Ayesha Curry’s Eat.Learn.Play Foundation, has given away more than 70,000 free meals to students and the community during the pandemic.
The food program began in May has provided free food to those in need and injected nearly $725,000 into the food service economy by hiring local restaurants to produce the meals.
College of Alameda “Grab-N-Go Free Lunch” is available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with drive thru pickup available at 555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway. Visit: https://alameda.peralta.edu/college-of-alameda-student-and-community-grab-n-go-free-lunch/
Dr. Vasconcellos was honored by Congresswoman Barbara Lee for her leadership in creating the program and helping needy students, community members, and the restaurant community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“On behalf of Peralta Community Colleges, I want to thank Congresswoman Lee for her recognition of Dr. Vasconcellos and the College of Alameda,” said Dr. Carla Walter, Interim Chancellor of the Peralta Community College District. “I also want to thank the Eat.Learn.Play. Foundation and the World Central Kitchen for partnering with Berkeley City College, Laney College and Merritt College in addition to College of Alameda in this innovative partnership to feed hungry students and their families all across the Peralta District. This has been a fantastic program for both students and the community at large. ”