Laura MacLellan wins Sodexo’s ‘Dishing Out Dreams’ national sweepstakes
Laura MacLellan, junior culinary arts major at Mississippi University for Women, was recently named one of 19 randomly selected winners in Sodexo’s “Dishing Out Dreams Sweepstakes” as part of its fall resident dining promotion series.
This national prize sweepstakes gave students across the United States the chance to win one of 19 $500 donations. These donations are made in their name to a food-related charity of their choice. McLellan selected We Will Go Ministries as her charity beneficiary. In addition to the donation, she will receive a $575 Best Buy gift card to use toward a choice of a tablet.
“I was honestly super shocked. Is this real?,” said MacLellan. “I chose we will go ministries in Jackson, Mississippi… they’re just like part of my family. So, it’s like, yeah, let me give back to them.”
MacLellan and family volunteered with We Will Go Ministries from 2007-2012 and continues to support the organization. For her, the choice was easy. MacLellan said she is donating her gift card to her sister who is a senior in high school.
MacLellan said, “I talked about it with my parents. I’m going to give them the gift card to help my sister before going to college.”
Featured at more than 600 Sodexo-managed colleges and universities nationwide, Sodexo’s fall resident dining promotion series included several enjoyable events for students in addition to the Dishing Out Dreams Sweepstakes. Two core dining showcase events, GrEAT Expeditions and Imagine That!, were filled with palate and planet-pleasing options, fantasy-inspired mash-ups and more!
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