An Email List for Free Nom Noms

Two things are certain at Harvard— free food and e-mail.

The two are coming together in the form of a new list: freefood-open.

Derek M. Flanzraich '10 created the Harvard email list about a week ago. It is meant to be a place where campus groups can advertise their events that offer free food and hungry students can find out about said events.

Flanzraich said he thought about the idea while reading posters in Sever with a friend. He said he saw posters advertising free food.

But, he said, "The only people who ever hear about these things are the people in the groups themselves." More after the jump.

Now there is a solution. There are already 108 people in the email list and a few advertisements for free food have already gone over the list, according to Flanzraich.

"I think it was perhaps not the most ideal time to start it just because of Harvard-Yale," he said. "I have no question it will pick up."

The list's about page reads:

"In a world where free food is everywhere, but participation at your event is scarce...

In a world where delicious ethnic food is open and accessible, but you never hear about until it's over...

One list seeks to be the fix to your hunger pangs, pad thai desires, and pizza hankerings.

That's right, this list: freefood-open.

SO ENJOY.

WITH ONE RULE:

1) All emails must be sent with the following subject structure: FOOD TYPE - DAY OF THE WEEK - TIME - PLACE

(example: DUMPLINGS Wednesday 5-7pm Pfoho Hastings Room)"