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Donations are accepted year round and can be accepted at
the Waysmeet Center. Are you interesting in donating some food to
Cornucopia? Not sure what items to donate or want to prepare a
special food basket for someone in need? You can view our
current listing of items that people need,
visit the Food Pantry Project for basket
ideas, review the general information about
Cornucopia's Food Pantry, and use our
donate a basket form
to submit a basket, or email/call any of the food
pantry contacts with any questions. We serve UNH
students, staff and faculty, and their families, though no
one is ever turned away. Last year, we provided
approximately 370 food gift baskets to families; and served
about 250 people on a weekly and emergency basis. We
typically serve about 3-5 families per week. We have a group
of UNH staff and community folks who serve as a team of
folks to oversee the Food Pantry, and Stephen Luber,
Operations Manager for the Housing Department, is our
Coordinator at the present time. Cornucopia is a partnership
of the UNH Chaplains Association, the United Campus Ministry
to UNH, the UNH Office of Community Service and Learning, The UNH Department of Residential Life, and
the UNH Department of Housing.
You can also
learn more about volunteering at UNH visit through the
Office of Community Service &
Learning, your link to community service and service-learning
connections at UNH. They are located in the basement of Hitchcock Hall
(a residence hall in the "Upper Quad"), just down the hall from the
Office of Residential Life.
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How to Organize a Food Drive: Despite the bounty
of food in the United States, many of our friends, families, and
neighbors are hungry. The Cornucopia Food Pantry has seen record numbers
of clients in need of food this year, and the groceries on our shelves
are becoming more and more sparse. The goal of a food drive is to fill
grocery bags with non-perishable* foods, which are then distributed to
Seacoast residents through Cornucopia. Food drives can be highly
rewarding, so encourage your friends to participate as well!
For details on how to set one up check
out this article.
We would also love your help in food donations to
help re-stock our shelves with regularly needed items. This includes
coffee, canned fruits and vegetables, soups, rice, cereals, spaghetti,
pancake mixes, baking mixes, and toiletries.
Ways To Help Out At The
Cornucopia Food Pantry
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Helping with the Gift Baskets three times
a year, Thanksgiving, Winter and Spring. What is really
helpful is to do one or more baskets with your class,
office, department, dorm floor, team, etc. We can give you
specific food items for each holiday, and you can
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Donating food, picking up a few items
whenever you go shopping. Having folks buy meats, eggs,
dairy, bread, fruit and vegetables is particularly
appealing. We do not stock most of these items regularly,
but we can get them to families who need them when we have
them. They are also the more expensive items, so donations
of these are always appreciated. We also always appreciate
paper goods and personal hygiene items. |
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Organizing a food drive in your class,
department, residence hall, apartment, etc. especially for
the items we need at any given time. |
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We need help with Fund Raising and
outreach to folks who might support us… |
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We need volunteers to assist with our
community outreach dinners, which are usually held on a
monthly basis. |
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We also need Wednesday afternoon volunteers for the
summer. |
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