Suggested Grocery Items To Donate (printable list)
If your family can use it, chances are it's appropriate to donate. With our limited resources, it is best if you deliver food donations directly to The Food Pantry. It's easy to do.
- Vegetables – canned (NOT green beans)
- Soup – canned
- Fruit – canned
- Instant potatoes (mashed or flavored variety)
- Spaghetti sauce
- Jell-O – instant
- Pudding – instant
- Saltine crackers
- Round (ritz-type) crackers
- Pancake mix
- Pancake syrup
- Tuna Fish – canned
- Flour
- Catsup
- Canned Meats (spam, beef stew, chicken, pork)
- Peanut Butter (smooth and crunchy)
- Jelly
- Pork and Beans
- Macaroni & Cheese -- boxed
- Spaghetti, Pasta and Egg Noodles
- Cereal
- Oatmeal
- Vegetable Oil
- Rice (instant and cooking)
- Fruit juice – canned or bottled
OTHER ITEMS WE PURCHASE:
- Miracle Whip
- Mayonnaise
- Salt
- Pepper
- Ranch dressing
- 1000 Island dressing
- French dressing
- Sugar
- Powdered sugar
- Dark brown sugar
- Light brown sugar
NOTE: We request that anything in bottles be plastic instead of glass.
We also gladly accept donations of children’s books for “Kid’s Book Corner”. The Pantry has a large bookcase in the waiting room, which is filled with children’s books. Every child may take home one book each time they visit the Food Pantry.
PLEASE BE AWARE: The Food Pantry does not distribute expired food or food received in compromised packages (dented cans, crushed boxes, damaged bottles or lids, opened packages, etc).
As the donated food is hand-sorted by volunteers, it is checked for expiration dates and package integrity. All food items that are outdated or exposed due to package failure will be considered unfit for human consumption and discarded.
Please remember this when collecting and/or donating food so the food donated will be of the highest quality, safe to consume and have a substantial shelf life for distribution purposes.
As the donated food is hand-sorted by volunteers, it is checked for expiration dates and package integrity. All food items that are outdated or exposed due to package failure will be considered unfit for human consumption and discarded.
Please remember this when collecting and/or donating food so the food donated will be of the highest quality, safe to consume and have a substantial shelf life for distribution purposes.
Additional Ideas For Donations
Store Gift Cards: To purchase our most needed items
- Aldi
- Piggly Wiggly
- Pick & Save
- Kwik Trip (weekly purchase eggs & butter) and to supply gas for our drivers.
DONATION DROP OFF LOCATION
Donations may be dropped off in the church office of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, 209 N. Ninth Street. There is a cart inside the office where you may leave donations. We also request that you please take the time to sign the clipboard indicating your name, address and number of bags/boxes of food donated.
If you have a LARGE donation, please call the church office (920-261-1663) to make arrangements for a drop off date and time. We also have carts available for bringing donations inside.
DONATION HOURS
Donations may be dropped off Monday through Thursday between 8:30am and 4pm and Friday between 8:30am and 1pm.