The town of Gilbert is holding a community-wide food drive Feb. 25-26 to feed families in town.
Donation sites will be available throughout Gilbert through Feb. 26. Most locations will be collecting on the weekend from 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
People also may a financial contribution directly to a food bank/pantry. Financial donations are welcome year round. Every $1 given can provide five meals or $30 worth of food for the hungry in Gilbert. Donors can make a cash donation online with any of the food pantries/banks below.
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The town of Gilbert is holding a community-wide food drive Feb. 25-26 to feed families in town.
Donation sites will be available throughout Gilbert through Feb. 26. Most locations will be collecting on the weekend from 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
People also may a financial contribution directly to a food bank/pantry. Financial donations are welcome year round. Every $1 given can provide five meals or $30 worth of food for the hungry in Gilbert. Donors can make a cash donation online with any of the food pantries/banks below.
Financial donations are appreciated because of the food bank purchasing power. For example, a household will typically donate $20 worth of food to a food drive. That same $20 financial donation would yield $600 worth of food simply based on the Food Bank’s ability to procure donated food in large quantities. And, because the food banks distribute the food to all food pantries in Gilbert, they receive 30 times the food to provide to people in need.
Food pantries are in need year-round and these are the most needed items. Food should be non-perishable and not expired. Items in need include:
Applesauce Cups
Bags of beans
Bags of rice
Boxed meals (hamburger helper, tuna helper)
Breakfast Cereals (whole wheat, health preferred)
Canned fruits and vegetables
Canned meats like Ravioli, tuna, chicken and beef
Canned Pasta
Canned soup or stew
Chili con carne or beef stew
Diced tomato’s/ tomato sauce
Flour
Granola or snack bars
Jelly
Macaroni and cheese
Milk, canned or dried
Oil
Pasta
Peanut butter
Ramen noodles
Spaghetti sauce
Sugar
Collection sites open during business hours include:
Buono's Pizza, 1464 E. Williams Field Road
Clothes Cabin, 710 N Cooper Road
Lou Malnatis Pizza, 3115 S Val Vista Drive (receive a free pizza coupon for any donation)
Majestic Gilbert 8, 5478 S. Power Road (receive one popcorn voucher per five donated items)
Texas Roadhouse, 3961 S. Gilbert Road
Collection sites open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. include:
Chandler East Stake, 21320 S. Greenfield Road
Evident Life Church, 415 N. Gilbert Road
First United Methodist Church of Gilbert, 331 S. Cooper Road
Gateway Stake, 2958 S. Recker Road
Greenfield Stake, 2740 S. Lindsay Road (starting Friday, Feb. 24)
Highland East, 3580 E. Houston Ave.
Highland West, 495 S. Greenfield Road
Higley Stake, 1865 S. Higley Road
Living Word Bible Church, 202 S. Gilbert Rpad
Redemption Church, 1820 W. Elliot Road
San Tan Stake, 4170 S. Ranch House Parkway
Seville Stake, 5656 S. Higley Road
Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church, 3225 S. Lindsay Road
St. Anne Roman Catholic Parish-Friends of the Needy, 14 N. Cottonwood Drive
Stapley Stake, 1100 N. Cooper Road
Sun Valley Church- South Gilbert, 5545 S. Lindsay Road
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