Proceeds benefit Salem's food pantry

Serving as celebrity chefs were (from left) Jan Gibson,
Mary Lou Ferranto, Liliana DeMarco, Celeste Oprean,
Sondra O’Donnell (Liliana’s grandmother) and Andrea
Corbisello.

Kent State University at Salem participated in the Feed the Salem Community Pantry-Fat Tuesday Celebration by serving up homemade haluski and bourbon bread pudding. The Mardi Gras-themed event was a joint effort of the Salem Community Center, Rotary Club and Kiwanis to raise funds for the Salem Community Pantry.

Tables circled the Salem Community Center’s gymnasium, each featuring a different food option from various businesses and organizations in Salem.

Serving as “celebrity chefs” from Kent State Salem were Assistant Dean Celeste Oprean; Jan Gibson, senior director of the radiologic technology program; Mary Lou Ferranto, director of the nursing program; Andrea Corbisello, assistant professor of nursing; and Sondra O’Donnell, administrative assistant for nursing.