Saturday marked the official launch of www.freefoodatou.com, a new online resource designed to provide up-to-date information on events that provide free food on campus.

The Workfly studios, a community business incubator located in downtown Pontiac, held a free public launch party Saturday night for the Web site which provided free food and drinks.

The event showcased live art and music from Oakland University talent like Natalie Myzuik, Robo Robb, DJ Bassyk, and Olivia Pizzo from Harmonic Hoops, who performed hooping stunts throughout the night.

Creator, marketing major Steve St. Germain, provided the dot com for students to go to get up-to-date information on where they can find free food on campus. The original concept and Web site started as a side project at Workfly.

Free Food at OU brings its content to multiple online platforms including Facebook and Twitter, and a mobile site for cell phones. Students can also start receiving “Free Food” updates in their Facebook news feed by texting “fan freefoodatou” to 32665, and additionally can opt in for text message updates for every event posted.

“It’s not just about the website or the dot com, it’s about the accessibility,” St. Germain said. “It is important that students can access our content at any time, whether they are hanging out at home, stuck in class, or somewhere in between.”  

St. Germain is also working toward being able to provide visitors with menus from the free events to students.

Student organizations can also benefit from the system and are encouraged to use it as a social media marketing tool to reach Oakland University students on a more personal level.

The Web site aims at becoming a long-term resource for OU students, and because it’s entirely student run, student funded and student supported, the site is always looking for contributions. Those interested can e-mail [email protected] to get involved.