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Issue date: 1/28/10 Section: News

Media Credit: Rachael Lundeen At the Dunn County Food Pantry in Menomonie, Jon Hunter and Nick Pfundheller donate their earnings from the chili feed to the Food Pantry Coordinator Lana Anderson.

All year long, fraternities on campus have been trying to make a difference within the community by raising money throughout the year for different organizations around town. One such fraternity is Chi Lambda. Although it may have developed a bad reputation in the past, it is all about changing its image and showing that it is really here to make Menomonie a better place. It is involved with many volunteering projects and spends a lot of its time helping out people in need. It is even trying to get other members of the community involved.

This semester, with Nick Pfundheller as the new president of Chi Lambda, there are a few things that he plans to do differently than in the past.

"I want to change our image on campus and present ourselves as gentlemen and show that we are getting good grades, are involved in extracurriculars and are supporting good causes around town. We really just want to get the word out there that we are here to help the community, help better other people and make a good impression," said Pfundheller.

Chi Lambda has put on numerous activities to raise money for Dunn County Food Pantry. Every year it has a chili feed, in which they invite students and members of the community. "We make the chili ourselves and sell it for $4 all you can eat. It's supporting a really good cause; and this year we had a really good turnout," said Pfundheller. This year was considered a great success for them due to the fact they raised over $500. "After how successful the chili feed was; it was just a great feeling for all the guys to know that we made a difference in the community," said member Jon Hunter.

"I think it went well because we had a better opportunity to market the event this year. We had posters made and then used Facebook to invite the students. This helped because then everyone knew where the proceeds were going and who they would be helping by coming," said Pfundheller.
"Chi Lambda's donation will buy an enormous amount of food for families in need. It will be roughly 400 meals that it provides," said Food Pantry Coordinator Lana Anderson. "When we purchase food through the food bank, the money donations are stretched times 10. It's because of groups like this that we are able to do this and keep our organization going."

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