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    <div class="html-content"><p>Hello everyone! We hope you had a restful winter break, and are ready for the spring 2026 semester!</p><br><p>We're planning on having a monthly newsletter to keep you posted on all of our updates, services, and everything happening with Retriever Essentials!</p><br><div><strong><br></strong><p><strong>New and Improved Services:</strong></p><strong><br></strong><p><strong>Sharemeals: </strong></p><p><img src="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retrieveressentials/posts/156140/attachments/61362" alt="The Sharemeals logo, a green circle with a white fork and spoon." style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></p><p>In partnership with <em>Sharemeals</em>, this app is an upgrade from our previous "Where's Free Food At" notification board, and allows students, staff, and faculty to post about food left over at campus wide events!</p><strong><br></strong><p>To get started, download the app via iOS or Android and log in using your university credentials. Once completed, double check and make sure you e</p><br><p>enabled notifications for the app in order for it to work efficiently. You will then be notified whenever someone posts about having surplus left over food at an event!</p><strong><br></strong><p><strong>Note:</strong> If you feel like you don't have a lot of leftover food, but they're mainly unopened snacks/drinks, feel free to put them in our donation boxes around campus! In addition, be sure to put the start and end time for when food is <strong>available for grabs</strong>, not when the event itself starts and ends.</p><strong><br></strong><p><strong>"Food for Thought" Vending Machine:</strong></p><strong><br></strong><p>We already have our 24/7 mini pantry at the UMBC Police Station, and now get ready for our 24/7 FREE vending machine in the Retriever Learning Center (RLC) which also uses the Sharemeals app!</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retrieveressentials/posts/156140/attachments/61364" alt='A side view of the new Retriever Essentials "Food for Thought" vending machine located in the Retriever Learning Center (in the library) that uses the Sharemeals app to connect wirelessly.' style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></p><strong><br></strong><p>To get started, open up the Sharemeals app and scan the QR code at the vending machine in order to be automatically connected to it. </p><strong><br></strong><p>Complete a quick survey to earn points, and use those points to select items in the vending machine!</p><strong><br></strong><p><strong>(Also, shoutout to Angel Phinney for the title)</strong></p><strong><br></strong><p><strong>Save-a-Swipe:</strong></p><strong><br></strong><p>Last year's Save-a-Swipe was absolutely amazing! We had a record shattering amount of over 1,000 donated meal swipes! </p><strong><br></strong><p>Every meal will go to a student in need, and we are truly grateful for every donation that you all gave us!</p><p><img src="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retrieveressentials/posts/156140/attachments/61393" alt="A digital flyer announces UMBC's Save-a-Swipe program, encouraging students to donate meals to peers experiencing food insecurity by February 25; includes an image of a UMBC student ID and an &quot;LINK BELOW!&quot; hyperlink to a meal plan donation form, that also links to the meal donation form embedded in the post. Hand holding UMBC ID above spring flowers. Text in Poster reads: “Interested in donating meals from your meal plan to UMBC students in need? Through February 25, donated meals will go to students experiencing food insecurity. Every meal makes a difference!&quot;" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1YG5IOcY9uwNMWR_6NSc7YsOO2GhNCwDv6SmAX94RTp3AZQ/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1YG5IOcY9uwNMWR_6NSc7YsOO2GhNCwDv6SmAX94RTp3AZQ/viewform</a></p><p><br></p><p>Speaking of donations…</p><strong><br></strong><p><strong>Donation Shoutout:</strong></p><p>Brief Shoutout to all who've donated money, food, or household essentials in December and January! </p><ul><li><p>Chartwells</p></li><li><p>Anonymous Amazon Donations</p></li><li><p>Family Advisory Board</p></li><li><p>The Athletics Department</p></li><li><p>Student Media Collective</p></li><li><p>UMBC Bookstore</p></li><li><p>Dottie Glorioso</p></li><li><p>Emma Sigrist</p></li><li><p>Health and Promotion Office</p></li><li><p>Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation</p></li><li><p>Human Resources &amp; Strategic Talent Management</p></li><li><p>UMBC Financial Services</p></li><li><p>Miriam Suldan</p></li><li><p>Division of Institutional Equity</p></li><li><p>The Hilltop Institute</p></li><li><p>Wisdom Institute</p></li><li><p>Graduate Student Association</p></li><li><p>Student Government Association</p></li><li><p>Office of Sustainability</p></li></ul><strong><br></strong><p><strong>We appreciate you so much for your contributions to our mission! Each and every ounce counts!</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p>Data:</p><p>Strictly for January alone, we've already distributed 3.3k lbs worth of food! This includes calculations from our Free Farmers Market on Thursdays, our mini pantry, and vending machine.</p><br><p>Suggestion Box:</p><p>To improve on our services, and try to address everyone's different needs, we would love to hear your feedback! </p><p><a href="https://forms.gle/oUvd1EaMcmmasKFn8" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://forms.gle/oUvd1EaMcmmasKFn8</a></p><p><br></p><p>That pretty much wraps up our first newsletter of the semester! Thank you so much for taking the time to read it!</p><br><p>If you have any questions about what we provide, volunteering opportunities, or general inquiries, feel free to email us at<strong> <a href="mailto:retrieveressentails@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">retrieveressentails@umbc.edu</a> </strong>at any time!</p><br><p>Sincerely,</p><br><p>The Retriever Essentials Team<br></p></div></div>
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    <div class="html-content">Hello everyone!<div><br></div><div>Due to inclement weather, the Retriever Essentials Free Farmers Market will be cancelled tomorrow. </div><div><br></div><div>We apologize for any inconveniences. </div></div>
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<Title>Free Farmers Market Today at The Center for Wellbeing!</Title>
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