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Greensboro Wins 2023 Cans Across the Conference Competition

The USA South Athletic Conference's 19th annual Cans Across The Conference food drive competition has concluded. Since classes began this fall until November 16th, USA South member institutions participated in the community service competition. Each campus Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) collected cans and other non-perishable items to benefit a local charity of their choosing. The institution with the most items collected is crowned the Cans Across the Conference Champion. 

With a grand total of 4,204, Greensboro College is the Cans Across the Conference Champion for 2023. This is the third time the Pride has claimed victory in this competition (2005, 2007). Pfeiffer University collected 3,860 items to finish second while Brevard College's 3,220 items rounded out the top-three.

Overall, the USA South institutions collected 18,242 items this fall, 3,946 more than a year ago. Over the 19-year history of the program, USA South Conference institutions have donated 635,770 items to various local organizations.

Individually, five institutions, consisting of Brevard, Greensboro, Mary Baldwin, Meredith, and Methodist, improved on their collection amounts from a year ago. Additionally, of those schools, Brevard and Meredith set new single-year record for its institution.

Below is a list of the local organizations where the USA South institutions donated their collections: 

  • Brevard College: Split between Brevard's on-campus food pantry and The Sharing House in Brevard, North Carolina.
  • Greensboro College: Split between the new on-campus Pride Pantry and the Greensboro, North Carolina Urban Ministry Food Bank.
  • Mary Baldwin University: Blue Ridge Area Food Bank in Verona, Virginia.
  • Meredith College: Split between the Helen Wright Women’s Center and Salvation Army, both in Raleigh, North Carolina.
  • Methodist University: Fayetteville, North Carolina Urban Ministry.
  • N.C. Wesleyan College: A Touch of the Fathers Love Food Pantry in Nashville, North Carolina.
  • Pfeiffer University: Stanly Community Christian Ministry in Albemarle, North Carolina.
  • William Peace University: The Pacer Pantry on the WPU Campus which assists families-in-need within the University community.