You can help CF students by donating nonperishable and perishable (for holiday-themed bag) items that can be easily cooked by students. From Oct. 19 – Nov. 15 we will be collecting food for distribution before Thanksgiving break.
Please drop off donations at the Humanities and Social Sciences Building 8, in the hallway bins or in office 106-E, or at the food pantry in the Learning Resources Center, Building 3.
Needed items include:
Thanksgiving Bags – Theme: Turkey Dinner
- Turkeys
- Stuffing
- Yams
- Marshmallows
- Brown sugar
- Green beans
- Cream soup
- Fried onions
- Roasting bag
- Boxed bread/muffin mix
- Pie crust
- Pumpkin pie filling
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Winter Break Bags – Theme: Lasagna
- Ground Beef
- Lasagna Noodles
- Tomato Sauce
- Ricotta Cheese
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Diced Tomatoes
- Large Foil Pan
- Pie crust
- Pie filling
- Eggs
- Spray butter
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Items Needed Regularly:
- Pop-Tarts
- Instant oatmeal (any variety)
- Instant grits (any variety)
- Jiffy mixes (any variety) – muffin and cornbread
- Cereal and cereal bars
- Nutri-Grain bars and granola bars
- Crackers, cookies, Goldfish and chips
- Peanut butter – crunchy and creamy (big and small sizes)
- Jelly – grape and strawberry (big and small sizes)
- Macaroni and cheese – single servings and/or boxes
- Canned pork and beans
- Cheese Whiz and/or cheese in a can
- Chef Boyardee pop-top cans (any and all varieties)
- Canned vegetables and fruit cups (any variety)
- Applesauce
- Pudding cups
- Vienna sausages (pop-top can)
- Soups (any kind or variety, including cream soups, pop-top can preferred)
- Canned tomato sauce
- Diced tomatoes
- Condiments – salad dressing, mustard, mayonnaise, oil
- Pasta
- Rice
- Beans
- Canned tuna, chicken, turkey, ham, and Spam
- Meal kits – Suddenly Salad (any variety), Tuna Helper (any variety), and Hamburger Helper (any variety)
- Boxed milk – 2% and whole
Anyone who would like to make a monetary donation may make checks payable to the CF Foundation (please write “Food Pantry” or “Holiday-Themed Bags” on the memo line to ensure it is credited to the pantry).
We are also looking for volunteers to prepare the food bags. Please contact Dr. Chris Knierim at ext. 1341 to volunteer.
Thank you for helping to decrease food insecurities on our college campus.