Behrend
organizations
recognized
by Second
Harvest
Food Bank
by Libbie Johnson
staff writer
The Second Harvest Food Bank,
the largest nonprofit food distribution
organization in northwest Pennsylva
nia, honored 16 of Behrend's student
organizations for their work through
out the year to increase public aware
ness of hunger.
On Wednesday, October 18th, the
12th annual Bread Box Awards were
held at the Food Bank, located at 1703
Ash Street, from 11:45 a.m. until 1
p.m. Bread Box Awards honor those
groups and individuals who do
projects for the Food Bank. The main
award is an actual bread box given to
one of the first place winners. The
winner keeps the bread box for one
year. The bread box is then returned
and awarded to the next year's win
ner. Each year, a new plaque is added
to the bread box.
According to Sue Cascio, Execu
tive Director, the following organiza
tions were recognized: National So
ciety of Black Engineers, Catholic
Campus Ministry, Alpha Phi Omega,
Delta Sigma Pi, Joint Residence
Council, Lambda Sigma, Lion Am
bassadors, Multi Cultural Council,
Office of Student Activities, ROTC,
Reality Check, Science Seminar
Class, Society of Undergraduate
Economists, Tau Kappa Epsilon, The
Beacon, and Theta Phi Alpha.
Cascio said a panel of judges scores
each project on the originality of the
event, the number of people educated I
about hunger and the Food Bank, and
the amount of food and dollars raised.
Finalist awards were distributed in
,eight categories: Business, Organiza
tion, Church, Individual, Elementary
School, Middle School, High School,
,and College/Technical School. First
land second place awards are assigned
in each category.
"Penn State Behrend 's projects
were considered as a whole, and took
second place in their category.
Gannon University won first place, - 1
Cascio said. The Behrend organiza-
tions received certificates.
Penn State also received the Bread
Board of Honor. This award recog
nizes those who consistently support
the Food Bank. Penn State has been
honored with this award since 1995.
Allison Jawdy represented Reality
Check, Behrend's service organiza
tion, and Lambda Sigma, Behrend's
sophomore honor society, at this
'ear's Bread Box Awards. She said,
"it was very humbling, to see how
many people throughout the commu
nity volunteer their time and energy
to help support others in the commu
nity. I was very honored to be recog
nized as one of those people. -
' Cascio appreciates Behrend's com
mitment to the Food Bank. "The sup
port of the students and faculty at
Penn State Behrend shows a gener
ous and caring spirit in the people
there. I know you are all very busy
with your studies and social activities,
yet there is great participation in
events that benefit our neighbors who
are facing hard times. Thanks for all
you do for the Food Bank."
About 400 people attended the
Bread Box Awards. Cascio said about
85% were from organizations who
participated in projects. All projects
combined raised $115,805 and
263,092 pounds of food. Behrend
raised $674.39 and 2,535 pounds of
food.
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Brazilian alumnus visits Behrend
by Liz Hayes
news editor
Mr. Bob Mangels and his wife
Sandi visited Penn State Behrend on
Thursday, October 12, to meet with
Behrend students, faculty, and staff.
He made a stop at two business
classes taught by Dr. Diane Parente,
assistant professor of management,
and also joined several Schreyers
Scholars and members of the
Behrend Honors Program for dinner
at Logan House.
During the dinner, the Mangels
entertained those present with
stories of life in Brazil, and the
differences encountered there as
compared to American life. Mr.
Mangels is a native of Sao Paulo,
Brazil, and his wife, though
originally from the United States,
now lives there with him. One
difference mentioned was the
greater likelihood of Brazilians to
be multilingual, whereas a great
many of Americans are not. Mr.
Mangels himself speaks four
languages. Mrs. Mangels recounted
a story of how her children, raised
in Brazil and accustomed to
attending an international school
where many of the students spoke a
variety of languages, would seem
almost arrogant when they
encountered their American
relatives. Her kids would ask the
Americans what languages they
spoke in order to find out which
they had in common and what one
would be the most sensible to
converse in. The Americans, of
course, only knew American
English and therefore were rather
confused by the question.
Other differences included the
method in which tax systems are set
up in the two countries, how
businesses are run, and how poor
versus upper class areas are
distributed. The Mangels explained
that in Brazil, the higher class
neighborhoods are more likely to be
in the center of the cities, with the
slum areas spread out in pockets
around the city. This greatly differs
from the American trend, where
lower class neighborhoods tend to
he located in the inner cities, and
wealthier people in the surrounding
suburbs.
Dr. John Gamble, professor of
political science and international
law, and Dr. John Lilley, provost
and dean, brought up the possibility
that the reason for this distribution
difference is that in America we
have a much more extensive
roadway system which allows
higher class people to escape the
city when they want, then return for
work, while lower class people
cannot afford to do so. In Brazil,
the road system is much less
developed, so the wealthy have no
choice but to stay stationary for
greater periods of time.
Mr. Mangels also brought up
several misconceptions that
Americans often have about Brazil.
The most common, he said, was that
many think the language spoken
there is Spanish, when it is actually
Portuguese. Americans also cite the
wrong city as the capital of Brazil
quite frequently. One popular
answer is Buenos Aires, which,
according to Mr. Mangels,
Brazilians really dislike, because
this city is the capital of Argentina.
a country Brazil has not
traditionally been on good terms
with. Another common answer is
Rio de Janeiro, a Brazilian coastal
city. The actual capital is Brasilia,
located in the center of the country.
Aside from Dr. and Mrs. Lilley
and Dr. Gamble, others at the dinner
included Dr. Chris Reber, associate
provost for advancement and
university relations, and several
honors students. Also present were
students Jared Hawk and Brendon
Raraigh, the former and current
Robert and Violet Reed and Marilyn
and Max Mangels Scholarship
recipients. This scholarship was
created by Mr. Mangels' parents and
grandparents.
Mr. Mangels is an alumnus of
Behrend, as is Mrs. Mangels. In
fact, the two met in the Glenhill
Farmhouse Memorial Room while
both attended the campus. Mr.
Mangels joked that he fell in love
with his wife because she was one
of the few Americans who knew
what the actual language of Brazil
was. Mr. Mangels' great
grandfather was J. Elmer Reed, for
whom the Reed Union Building is
named.
Mr. Mangels is currently the
president of Mangels Industrial S.A.
in Sao Paulo. Also, he was recently
the president of the Young
Presidents Organization (YPO), an
organization for company
presidents under the age of 40.
"The dinner was a very
interesting and enriching
experience," commented Jared
Hawk. "Not only did I learn a lot
about the Brazilian business world,
but I also walked away with a
glimpse of life after college."
Brendon Raraigh added that he
enjoyed learning of the differences
between the United States and
Brazil. "The two countries are a lot
more different than I had thought."
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Manno, president raised for charity at the ASA
of the sorority. Date Auction.
Manno added that "the Date Auction is a terrific
way to raise a large amount of money in a short amount
of time. I am very pleased with the campus participa
tion this year. We had a more diverse representation
than ever before, both participating and watching."
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