White Christmas Food Drive for VBC Food Pantry

VBC’s annual food drive will be held this Sunday, December 22nd, during the morning worship service (10:30am). Please bring food donations wrapped in white paper or bags. Please hold your donations until the designated time during the service. A list of recommended items are listed below.

Canned:
Fruit – light syrup or natural (peaches, mixed, pears, pineapple, applesauce, etc.)
Meat – light salt/fat (chicken, tuna, ham, salmon, spam, corn beef hash, etc.)
Milk
Pasta Sauce – canned, not in jar Soup – light salt/fat (vegetable, bean/pea, noodle, tomato, etc.)
Chili
Pasta (raviolis, spaghetti, etc.)
Vegetables (potatoes, beans, mixed, carrots, corn, peas, tomatoes, etc.)

Boxed:
Hot/Cold Cereal – light sugar/fat (Cheerios, Chex, Wheaties, oatmeal, Cream of Wheat, etc.)
Potatoes (mashed, au gratin, scalloped, etc.)
Hamburger, Tuna, Chicken Helper
Cake Mix and Frosting
Brownie Mix
Jell-O/Pudding
Bread Mix
Muffin Mix
Pancake Mix and Syrup
Granola Bars
Macaroni and Cheese
Bisquick
Crackers
Powdered Milk

Dried:
Beans (navy, pinto, red, peas, etc.)
Rice (white or brown, regular or instant)
Rice Mixes (beef/chicken flavored, pilaf, etc.)
Pasta/Noodles (elbow, spaghetti, linguini, spiral, etc.)
Powdered Milk
Fruit (raisins, plums, cranberries, etc.)

Other:
Peanut Butter and Jelly
100% Juice – canned or plastic bottle
Paper Grocery Bags
*NOTE: Individual items are greatly appreciated; however, consider purchasing a full meal (for a family of four) and bagging it individually.  This facilitates the distribution of the food and helps reduce excesses of particular food items (we often run into the problem of having lots of canned vegetables, but very few of the other food items to combine with them).

Examples:
1. Dinner: pasta and sauce and/or meat
Side: bread mix, vegetable and/or rice
Dessert: canned/dried fruit or cake

2. Lunch: soup or canned pasta
Side: canned vegetable and/or crackers
Dessert: Jell-O or pudding

3. Breakfast: cold cereal
Side: canned/dried fruit
Side: canned/dried milk