Mama’s Pantry, a service of Mama’s Kitchen, is urging San Diegans to participate in this year’s food drive. Mama’s Kitchen aims to collect 100 barrels of food for Mama’s Pantry this month. The public’s help is needed in February to host food drives throughout the county, to ensure the shelves are full with nutritious non-perishable food items.
“February is the month of love, and we look to the generosity of our community to collect much-needed food for San Diegans in need,” says Alberto Cortés, executive director, Mama’s Kitchen. “We’d like to involve local businesses, schools, and places of worship in sponsoring one or more of our barrels. These donations will help us ensure that we can continue our mission of providing the basic necessity of life – nutritious food.”
Established in 2004, the Mama’s Pantry service is designed to meet the needs of clients with HIV/AIDS who can benefit from occasional nutritional support to maintain their health and stretch their food budget. Once a month, clients can visit Mama’s Pantry and select their own non-perishable items such as cereals, pastas, and canned goods from a wide inventory.
It is easy to sponsor and host a food drive for Mama’s Pantry. To schedule a barrel delivery to your location contact Bill Patten at bill@mamaskitchen.org. Mama’s Kitchen will also make arrangements to pick up the barrels once the food drive has ended. A wish list of the non-perishable food items that you can customize will also be provided for your group to use for promotion.
Non-perishable food donation recommendations include the following: canned tuna or salmon, boxes of cereal, bottles of cooking oil, jars of peanut butter, jars of jelly, bags of rice, packages of dried beans, spaghetti sauce, canned goods (fruits, soups, vegetables, chili, pasta and beans), and small boxes of dry milk.
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Now through April 3 — Coupon Wars for Charity, a contest to help fill the shelves at Mama’s Pantry with nutritious non-perishable food items. The winner who saves the most amount of money using coupons wins the “Coupon Crown” and two tickets to Mama’s Day on May 11.
Tues., March 27 — Team registration now open for Man Diego, a friendly bar olympics fundraiser and competition to benefit Mama’s Kitchen. The event will be held at True North Tavern. Teams move through four rounds of short quick bar games (sans alcohol), advance to head-to-head rounds, then compete in a taco speed-eating contest to decide the winner. Participants and spectators will enjoy hors d’oeuvres from Urban Solace and join the fun local teams (of men or “wo”men) compete to claim the title of Man Diego™ Champions.
