The Student Affairs Faculty Committee (SAFC) is sponsoring a Supply Drive Competition for the GGC Care Pantry now through March 27. For this competition, faculty and staff can donate items for the GGC Care Pantry in the bins assigned to your school. The school with the most donations at the end of the competition will win bragging rights and a feature in the SAFC newsletter. The School of Business has won the last two drive competitons!
Items can be donated in the bins on campus (see map below) or purchased through Amazon. All items on the Amazon Wish List will be delivered to the pantry directly after purchase. To count toward the competition, be sure to include your name and school in the gift information at checkout. Items donated without this information will not be counted toward the competition.
The most needed items for the Care Pantry include:
- Menstrual products: Tampons and pads in their original packaging
- Hygiene items: Soap bars/body wash, razors, shaving cream, mouthwash, dental floss, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, baby wipes and hand sanitizer
- Snacks: Variety packs, applesauce and fruit cups
- Breakfast cereal: Single-serve cups or boxes
- Canned vegetables and fruits: Sweet peas, corn, carrots, sweet potatoes/yams, baked beans, black beans, diced tomatoes and canned fruit but no green beans
Dry goods: Shelf-stable tortillas, pastas, flavored rice, boxed or packet mashed potatoes and plain crackers - Ready-to-make meals: Microwaveable cup/bowl options, canned meals (e.g., spaghetti and meatballs, chili, meat or cheese ravioli, soup) but no macaroni and cheese or ramen
- Beverages: Dry shelf-stable milk (regular or plant-based) and juice boxes
- Kitchenware items: Kitchen trash bags, dish soap, dishwasher liquid, laundry pods, paper towels and toilet paper
- Canned meats: Canned chicken, Vienna sausage (regular and/or chicken), salmon, and corned beef but no canned tuna.
- Condiments and sauces: Peanut butter, jelly (grape and/or strawberry), mayonnaise, spices and syrup
- Multipack items will be counted by the number of items in the pack (e.g., a box containing 10 bags of chips counts as 10 items). All items must be unopened (in its original packaging), not damaged (no tears, large dents) and not expired. Do not donate food packaged in glass.
If the donation bins are full, contact kdeeley [at] ggc.edu (Dr. Kathryn Deeley), assistant professor of anthropology.
Review the flyer (PDF) to learn more about the competition and where and what to donate. Please help us advertise this event to faculty and staff to help re-stock the GGC Care Pantry.
