Hunger Clean-up is Marquette’s largest and longest-running day of community service. Since its beginning in 1989, over 34,000 students, faculty, staff and alumni have volunteered to get off campus and help in service sites throughout Milwaukee.

Each year, nearly 1,500 students, staff and alumni serve at 45–50 nonprofit work sites, such as food banks, homeless shelters and other organizations.

The goal isn’t just to volunteer. The larger mission is to help build community together, contribute to social change, and learn about ourselves and our city. Hunger Clean-Up is a first step for many students, but also helps to create awareness and increase sensitivity to community issues, and leads to future long-term involvement in Milwaukee.

This year marks 30 years of Hunger Clean-Up. So for the anniversary, we look back and forward with student and alumni organizers behind the event and our community partners.

Marquette in Milwaukee with President Mike Lovell is moderated by Lauren Burke.

Guests:

Audra O'Connell: Executive Director of Walker's Point Youth and Family Center, which is our Community Spotlight this year. The money raised from Hunger Clean-Up will be given back to Walker's Point Youth and Family Center

Joe Wilson: Executive Director of Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful. Joe and KGMB have been a long term volunteer site placement and partner with Hunger Clean-Up over the years.

Mary Thao and Caroline Waltman - Mary and Caroline are our student Program Assistants who have worked on planning Hunger Clean-Up all year.

Julie Geyer: Julie is an alumna who has been actively involved in Hunger Clean-Up since the beginning.