Clear Out Your Pantry, Montgomery College is Having a Food Drive!

Published at Nov 4 2009 12:00AM
Category: College/Campus News

	The Gateway to College program is collecting canned foods and non-perishable food items from November 2-13. At the end of the drive, all donations will go to Manna Food Center in Rockville, just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. We invite you to participate! <b>On Monday, November 2, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., a bake sale will be held at the Rockville campus, in front of CC and PE buildings.</b> All-time favorites such as cupcakes, brownies, and cookies will be for sale to raise funds for Manna. Fabulous prizes such as I-Pod Nano, gift certificates, and additional surprises are available to people who purchase at least three baked items. Our very own students will provide music while you enjoy your goodies. In case of inclement weather, the bake sale will be held in the CC building. During the entire food drive, you can receive discounts & give-aways when you bring canned goods to Cafe MC at Rockville and Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campuses. From November 9-13, MBI Cafe at the Rockville Campus proudly sponsors the food drive by giving away one free tall beverage for any two canned goods. You can also simply drop off your donations at the following locations. Look for the red collection bins: <ul><li>Child Care Centers at all three MC Campuses <li>All over the Rockville Campus: - Art Department, AR201 - Department of Business and Economics, HU260 - Education Department, CS118 - English Department, MT526 - Library, MT - Technical Center, TC116</ul> <b>Here are some startling facts on hunger in Montgomery County:</b> <ul><li>Manna Food Center feeds about 3,000 hungry families in Montgomery County each month. Half of the people they serve are children. <li>Manna Food Center collects and distributes more than 3 million pounds of food annually. To put that in perspective, an average grocery bag weighs about 10 pounds. <li>In FY09, Manna provided food to 5% of all Montgomery County residents <li>In FY09, Manna provided food to 43% more households than in FY08. <li>Manna is especially in need of protein food items, baby formula and diapers of all sizes. See attachment for Manna Food Wish List.</ul> <i>From http://www.mannafood.org/index.cfm?page=facts-statistics. </i>
Attachments   1. food_wish_list.pdf Manna Food Wish List   2. Food_Drive(4).gif

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