The University of New Orleans Staff Council is committed to providing the best possible representation for the employees of the university. Our goal is to identify ways that we can effectively support and enhance the working lives of our valued fellow employees. The UNO Staff Council welcomes questions, comments, concerns and input from the entire university community in order to make this the best place in the City of New Orleans and State of Louisiana to work and prosper.

The UNO Staff Council Holiday Food Drive was again a huge success for the 2008 holiday season. Second Harvest Food Bank received the donation of pounds of food collected from the UNO community. Staff Council thanks everyone who contributed. Special thanks to Roy Robertson and his crew from Property Control who contributed generously by picking up the donations and transporting to the Second Harvest Food Bank. Staff Council is indebted to this group for their continual help.

The Staff Council Holiday Food Drive was once again a success for the holiday season of 2007. Over 5 pallets of donated items were collected from the UNO community for distribution by Second Harvet Food Bank of Greater New Orleans. For the fifth year, Roy Robertson and the collected employees of Property Control Management and Office Supplies assisted the Staff Council by distributing and retrieving collection boxes across campus.

Special Thanks from UNO Staff Council to all those that donated items for this project. A very special thanks to: Roy Robertson, Eddie Toscano, Christopher Gil, James Whitacre, Michael Cook, Devincen McKendall, and Anthony McGuire.

Second Harvest Food Bank always accepts donations and will assist any university, community or church group with planning and implementing a food drive. If you need to contact them, please visit their website at: no-hunger.org.

Over 100 bags and boxes of food were donated in 2007. We know we can far exceed that number in 2008!!!