Hungry students gathered for Spam Musubi and beverages in the quad of the Liberal Arts Campus as the Guardian Scholars Club was fundraising for its general fund on Tuesday.
Spam Musubi is a cultural fusion snack that combines Japanese rice balls called onigiri with American canned meat.
Spam Musubi was sold for $4, Coke for $2 and water for $1.
The Guardian Scholars Club is a club targeted towards foster youth, but anyone is welcome to join, stemming from the LBCC program with the same name.
The club aims to be “dedicated to supporting current and former foster youth, as well as allies who are passionate about creating positive change.”
Club president, Jay Sowell, was enthusiastic about the fundraiser and bringing the community together.
“It gives us a chance to connect with other students and make ourselves known on campus and make connections with other clubs as well,” Sowell said.
Pieces of Spam being cooked during the Spam Musubi fundraiser hosted by the Guardian Scholar Club at the A-Quad in LBCC LAC Campus. On April 14. (Alex Pina)
Club vice president, Reba Lester, is proud of the community she has joined and believes that raising money for the club will help other students in need.
“We’re hoping to raise money so we can do more events and help out the foster youth more because it is mainly about children who were abused when they were younger, ” Lester said.
Andrew Pacheco, a fire science major, happened to be passing by when he noticed the smell of cooked Spam and decided to stop by and have a bite.
“I grew up around a lot of Polynesian and Hawaiian families, so Spam Musubi is something I’ve always grown up with and I was just craving it,” Pacheco said.
Spam Musubi is traditionally a simple, tasty comfort food and for LBCC students who decided to buy some, supported the club’s efforts of outreach and support.
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