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Make sure local families have food for holiday season

October 25-26, 2024 donate food at participating locations to benefit the Greensboro Urban Ministry's client choice pantry.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Helping our neighbors in need! WFMY News 2's Food 2 Families Food Drive is back.

This Friday and Saturday, you can bring donations to participating Walmart Supercenters, Neighborhood Walmart Stores, and Food Lion locations in Guilford County.  All donations benefit the Greensboro Urban Ministry. 

Your donations will help to stock the shelves of the Greensboro Urban Ministry Food Pantry. The GUM Food Pantry is a "choice" pantry where guests get to come in and choose the foods they would like to take home.

People get to shop for what they need, like they would in a grocery store, and bring home what they need for their family. The pantry has fresh produce, as well as perishable and nonperishable items. The pantry provides emergency groceries to community members struggling to access nutritious and adequate amounts of food necessary for a healthy diet.

In the spring of 2024, the G.U.M. said they saw an average 165 households a day. That was not individuals, that was families. Officials said the need has gone up as folks make hard choices about food costs, gas prices, and choices about needs for their kids. 

If you can't attend the food drive, you can donate money to the Greensboro Urban Ministry by clicking here. Select: Donate to Food Pantry. 

ITEMS NEEDED THE MOST:

Canned Fruits & Vegetables: Low Sodium & Low Sugar

  • Sweet peas
  • Green beans
  • Spaghetti sauce
  • Fruit
  • Mixed beans
  • Mixed Vegetables
  • Corn
  • Applesauce
  • Protein/Entree: 
  • Canned chicken
  • Canned soups/stews
  • Mac & Cheese
  • Tuna
  • Chili with meat
  • Other supplemental products: 
  • Rice / Pasta
  • Dry Beans
  • Peanut Butter (18 oz.)
  • Crackers
  • Oatmeal
  • Ramen noodles
  • Baby formula/food/diapers
  • No glass containers or #10 cans, please

PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS:

WALMART NEIGHBORHOOD MARKETS (FRIDAY & SATURDAY)

1050 Alamance Church Road
5611 W Friendly Ave

WALMART SUPERCENTERS (FRIDAY & SATURDAY)

2107 Pyramid Village Blvd.
3738 Battleground Ave.
4424 W. Wendover Ave.
121 W. Elmsley Dr.

FOOD LION STORES (SATURDAY ONLY)

2208 Golden Gate Drive
2316 East Market St
1911 Coliseum Blvd
1023 Alamance Church Rd
1316 Lees Chapel Road
3228 Randleman Rd
120 West Meadowview Rd
4634 Hicone Rd - Unit H
2217 Fleming Rd
Highway 220 - Summerfield
4653 West Market St
Highway 70 - Rock Creek/Sedalia
4620 Woody Mill Rd - Ste A
3503 Groometown Rd
W Main St - Jamestown
4709 Lawndale Dr 

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