July Food Drive Hosted by One Acadiana & Second Harvest Food Bank (Last Day)

Description

One Acadiana, in partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank, will be hosting a food drive at the One Acadiana office during the month of July. Donations can be dropped off to the One Acadiana office (523 Jefferson Street) during operating hours: Monday – Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm beginning on Tuesday, July 1^st and ending on Friday, August 1st. Please note that the One Acadiana office will be closed on Friday, July 4^th, and will not be accepting donations on this date.

Please contact Sr. Manager of Membership, Chris Messner, at Chris@OneAcadiana.org with any questions regarding the food drive.

SUGGESTED DONATION ITEMS

Second Harvest accepts nearly all types of non-perishable food. Due to safety & the volume of donations, only non-glass containers are accepted. When collecting food for donation, please also consider nutritional food items that are low in sodium/salt and sugar.

Items past a “use by” or “use before” date cannot be accepted.

PROTEINS:
Peanut butter
Canned meat (tuna, chicken, beef stew)
Dried or canned beans (red, black, pinto)
Canned chili
Canned soups or stews

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES:
Canned vegetables
Canned fruits
Fruit cups
Dried fruit
Diced tomatoes
Tomato Sauce (no glass jars)

GRAINS
Pasta
Rice
Breakfast cereal
Crackers
Healthy snacks
Grits

OTHER FOOD ITEMS:
Cooking oil (olive, vegetable, canola)
Milk (Shelf stable, evaporated, dry)
Bottled Water
Coffee/Tea
Honey
Salt & Pepper

NON-FOOD ITEMS:
Paper products
Toiletries
Diapers
Cleaning products