By Alexis McCarney ’25, staff writer  

Metz dining services, the company that serves LVC’s campus, is also serving the community.   

The food not eaten in the dining hall is donated to local and on-campus organizations to help people who are in need.   

“Every Wednesday, we donate 90 meals to the Caring Cupboard,” Tim Hartlieb, Metz general manager, said.  “We also give food to the Dutchmen Pantry on campus twice a week.”  

The Dutchmen Pantry serves students on campus with food insecurity.  Metz has been contributing to this organization for about four years and the Caring Cupboard for 10 years.   

Another way that Metz supports students is through a program that allows students to donate their leftover flex dollars that they would end up losing at the end of the semester to turn into meal swipes for other students who need them.  More information on how to do this will be out soon.