Today on Conversations, Melissa Montana is joined by Amanda Davis, the Chief Executive Officer of United Way of Allen County. United Way exists to boldly impact critical community issues. Their four strategic priorities are Educational Opportunities, Food Security, Housing Stability, and Mental Health Access.
Every year around this time, after the holiday season, there is a lull in donations to food pantries. To combat that, United Way of Allen County is excited to present their fourth annual Community Food Drive to serve three local organizations: Associated Churches of Fort Wayne and Allen County, Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana, and Miss Virginia’s Food Pantry. Food donations needed are canned meat/protein, tuna fish/canned fish, cereal, pasta, peanut butter, and rice. Items must be unopened, not homemade, not expired, and not in glass containers. Drop off locations are at their office or at Starbucks shops around Allen County (just not in the mall!). There are a total of 96 collection bins across Allen County! Last year, they collected over 5,000 pounds of food, and we hope the community will help us top that during this year’s food drive.
You can drop off your food donations at any of these participating Starbucks locations:
Jefferson & Fairfield – 502 W. JEFFERSON BLVD.
Coliseum & Coldwater – 301 E. COLISEUM BLVD.
Lima & Ludwig – 6403 LIMA ROAD
Lima & Dupont – 10030 LIMA ROAD
Dupont & Auburn – 2132 E. DUPONT ROAD
Maysville & Meijer – 10104 MAYSVILLE ROAD
State & Coliseum – 3905 E. STATE BLVD.
US 27 & Tillman – 7755 SOUTHTOWN CROSSING
Illinois & Thomas – 4716 ILLINOIS ROAD STE 103
Scott and Illinois – 9801 ILLINOIS ROAD
Jefferson & Mallard Cove – 6801 W. JEFFERSON
Jefferson & I-69 – 5723 COVENTRY LANE
For more information, visit https://www.unitedwayallencounty.org/food-drive/
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