‘Cuse Food Funder raises over $7,000 for Hendricks Chapel's food pantries Lucy Messineo-Witt | Asst. Photo Editor Patrick Penfield, an SU senior, is one of the organizers for 'Cuse Food Funder, a fundraiser to raise money for Hendricks Chapel's food pantries. Facebook Subscribe to our newsletter here. Instead of receiving gifts this year for her birthday on April 3, Syeisha Byrd, the director of the Office of Engagement Programs at Syracuse University, wanted people to donate to ‘Cuse Food Funder. The virtual fundraiser for Hendricks Chapel’s food pantries started on March 24 and will run until April 23. Byrd, Dean of Hendricks Chapel Brian Konkol and SU senior Patrick Penfield are leading ‘Cuse Food Funder, which has raised more than $7,000 so far, $2,000 over its original goal.