<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2tr7hU_1GtZiCH800" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2tr7hU_1GtZiCH800" width="1763" height="1175" ><figcaption>Pastor William Stein (left), WMU President Russ Kavalhuna (center) and President of Feeding Broncos Aiden DeWeese (right) serve along side volunteers ay Kanley Chapel to dish out free food to students, Sept. 1, 2025. Western Herald file photo</figcaption></figure>Welcoming Western Michigan University students and their family members for free bi-weekly meals, the Feeding Broncos Registered Student Organization (RSO) seeks to combat food insecurity and hunger on campus. Due to the cost of these meals, the program requires significant funding, averaging $25,000 for each year, to keep its doors open to the public. Although Feeding Broncos has been able to receive partial funding from the Western Student Association Allocations Committee (WSAAC), the program announced the potential closure of its services if it is unable to raise $20,000 before mid-November. “We serve anywhere from 50 students on a really slow day to 120 students on a busy day. The average is about 100 meals served per dinner,” said Aden DeWees, president of Feeding Broncos, in an email interview. He continued: "Our meals on average cost $500 to $600 each, sometimes up to $800.”Dinners are available to students with valid WMU IDs on Mondays and Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Kanley Chapel Dialogue Room. The program is still working to push through and raise more funding as the semester continues, seeking any assistance by the community from cash donation to gift cards for local grocery stores. “The stores we frequent most are Sam's Club, Walmart, Gordon Food Service and Costco,” DeWees said. “Even if we only raised enough money to serve one more meal, I would rather that than no more meals.” Community members can also help the program through the sharing of its fundraiser, according to DeWees. DeWees also expressed the importance of providing meals to students battling food insecurity and hunger. “Our motto is ‘Nourish minds, fuel futures!’ This motto explains the idea behind our program as well as why it is important for the community to have the resources we provide,” DeWees said. He continued: “Students who go hungry are more likely to perform worse in school for reasons that are out of their control. We exist to fight and counteract this problem, but can only accomplish our goal with the proper resources.” Frank Crosson, one of the vice presidents of Feeding Broncos, touched on the impact the program has created regarding his perspective of the campus community. “My view of the WMU community has been broadened because I’ve had the opportunity to meet more people from the organization,” Crosson said in an email interview. “I enjoy seeing the gratitude from students who receive meals and it makes me grateful for an opportunity to be able to do so.”Crosson also expressed the discouragement brought by the imminent shutdown, while still having a positive outlook on the change the program has been able to make. “I became more involved when I saw how rewarding it is to participate in communal services, especially on campus,” Crosson said. Students and community members interested in learning more about the program can visit its ExperienceWMU webpage, as well as its Instagram: @feedingbroncos. Donations to the program can be made in person and online through its PayPal fundraiser, and gifts can be sent to the program’s P.O. Box 2632 Kalamazoo, Michigan 49003. </div></body>

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Welcoming Western Michigan University students and their family members for free bi-weekly meals, the Feeding Broncos Registered Student Organization (RSO) seeks to combat food insecurity and hunger on campus. Due to the cost of these meals, the program requires significant funding, averaging $25,000 for each year, to keep its doors...

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