Free Farmers Market TODAY!
Apartment Community Center at 2PM
Hi everyone!
Hope to see you there!
Free Farmer's Market
Apartment Community Center 2-2:45pm
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Hi everyone! Hope to see you there! Free Farmer's Market Apartment Community Center 2-2:45pm
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March Newsletter
Hello everyone, we hope you had a great start to the semester!
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Updates:
Save-a-Swipe:
Thank you to everyone who donated meal swipes during the donation phase!
For the remainder of the spring semester, our Save-a-Swipe applications are now open! If you are a UMBC student experiencing food insecurity, sign up on our intake sheet to schedule a meeting with our social work intern. The link is down below!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkjzkc2jFnHO__ca-lleil2LxPsGyMDIUrRy2lcNd5L6dgrQ/viewform
Black and Gold Rush:
Black & Gold Rush is officially here 🎉. Be part of UMBC's future and show the strength of Retriever pride and generosity. Give today and help amplify support for our students andprograms. 🖤💛 You can nourish our community by choosing to contribute to Student Support & Basic Needstoday! 🐾 Be sure to select Retriever Essentials under designation.
For the past 10 years, Retriever Essentials has been dedicated to nourishing our ever growing UMBC community by fighting food insecurity, and providing essential resources to students, staff, and faculty. If you'd like to contribute to this important work please consider donating today.
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Data:
In the month of February, we've distributed 10.1k lbs worth of food and other household essentials! This absolutely breaks our previous month of 3.3k, and includes calculations from our Free Farmers Market on Thursdays, our mini pantry, and vending machine.
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Suggestion Box:
To improve on our services, and try to address everyone's different needs, we would love to hear your feedback!
https://forms.gle/oUvd1EaMcmmasKFn8
Thank you so much for taking the time to read our newsletter.
If you have any questions about what we provide, volunteering opportunities, or general inquiries, feel free to email us at retrieveressentials@umbc.edu at any time!
Sincerely,
The Retriever Essentials Team
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10 Hours Left! Contribute to Student Support & Basic Needs today!
See yourself in the impact! Donate to Retriever Essentials
Black & Gold Rush is here and there's 10 hours left to show your support 🎉. Be part of UMBC's future and show the strength of Retriever pride and generosity. Give today and help amplify support for our students and programs. 🖤💛 You can nourish our community by choosing to contribute to Student Support & Basic Needs today! 🐾 Be sure to select Retriever Essentials under designation.
All contributions are administered by the UMBC Foundation for the benefit of UMBC.
All contributions are administered by the UMBC Foundation for the benefit of UMBC.
For the past 10 years, Retriever Essentials has been dedicated to nourishing our ever growing UMBC community by fighting food insecurity, and providing essential resources to students, staff, and faculty. If you'd like to contribute to this important work please consider donating today.
All contributions are administered by the UMBC Foundation for the benefit of UMBC.
Hi everyone!
Hope to see you there!
Free Farmer's Market
Apartment Community Center 2-2:45pm
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Hi everyone! Hope to see you there! Free Farmer's Market Apartment Community Center 2-2:45pm
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Spring Save-a-Swipe Applications are OPEN!
Fill out our intake form to apply!
Good Morning, Retrievers!
If you are a UMBC student experiencing food insecurity, sign up on our
intake sheet to schedule a meeting with our social work intern. Through the Spring 2026 semester, students in need can contact us at
retrieveressentials@umbc.edu for more information.
If you find that you require additional resources, don't forget to visit The Essential Space on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday every week from 11am-5:30pm. Even though we are closed on Thursdays, make sure to come visit us at our Free Farmers' Market at The Apartment Community Center on Thursdays from 2pm-2:45pm.
Have a great day!
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2/26/2026 Farmers Market Reminder
Hello everyone!
Just a friendly reminder that Retriever Essentials will be back at the Apartment Community Center for the Free Farmers Market tomorrow from 2:00pm - 2:45pm!
In addition, we will not be changing our location until 4/2 and 4/9. For those dates, we will be back at the Center for Wellbeing. We will also remind you of this change when the time comes.
We hope to see you there!
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Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:54:42 -0500
FINAL DAY for Save-a-Swipe Donations!!
Interested in donating meals to students in need?
Today is the FINAL DAY for Save-a-Swipe Donations!
Feel like making a difference in your community? If you own a meal plan through UMBC, you are eligible to donate to our Save-a-Swipe program! You can donate 5-10 meals to Save-a-Swipe, where they will be pooled and delegated to students experiencing food insecurity later in the semester. We are very happy to announce that our program is back for the spring semester, and we look forward to how many lives we can change!
Donations close on February 25th, so please donate when you can!
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Free Farmers Market Temporary Location Change!
At the Center for Wellbeing (RIH)
Hi everyone!
As said before, only for this day will we be at the Center for Wellbeing room 103 from 2:00pm - 2:45pm. The building is shown below incase you're unfamiliar with the location.
Next week, we'll be back at the apartment community center.
We hope to see you there!
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