2. Put up City Harvest food drive posters at the collection sites a week or two before the start of the drive--we'll supply the posters, just call 917.351.8711, email us, or download the poster from our website.
3. Call 917.351.8711 or email us to arrange a pickup date for City Harvest to collect the donations. City Harvest will pick up donations of more than 50 pounds. Please give one or two names as contacts for our drivers, to make sure the pickup runs smoothly.
4. All types of canned and packaged goods are welcome, but no perishable foods please! This helps keep your collection site insect-free.
5. The most needed foods are:
canned fruit
canned vegetables
peanut butter (plastic jars)
mac and cheese (packaged)
hot and cold cereal (packaged, family-sized)
The following donations will feed a family of four for a day:
Breakfast: Box of cereal or oatmeal; dried fruit; powdered milk; 100% fruit juice.
Lunch: Tuna, peanut butter, or soup; canned vegetables; canned fruit.
Dinner: Any canned protein (i.e. beef stew, chicken), or meat sauce; macaroni & cheese, pasta or rice; canned fruit or applesauce.
6. No glass, please, with the exception of baby food!
7. City Harvest collects food exclusively, though we can recommend programs which accept clothes and toys.
posted by sathish.D
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