Our annual Food Drive collects food items and money that will be used throughout the year in our Freshman Service Program. Below, you will find a donation list, organized by homerooms. Please stick to the items on the student’s homeroom list. Cash/Check donations are also very important in order to buy the perishable food from week to week. When donating, the student should bring his items/money to homeroom in the morning where his homeroom rep will help count and deliver the donations to Campus Ministry. 

To help build some energy around the drive, there will be a friendly competition! Any item donated (from their homeroom list) will receive 1 point and each dollar donated will receive 2 points. We will have homeroom winners and grade-level winners, with prizes for each. There may be periodic prizes throughout the drive for the most points in one day, midway check-ins, etc.

 

2021 Food Drive Donation Needs

***PLEASE check expiration dates on all items before purchasing! To help prevent waste, look for items with the farthest expiration dates. Do not send items that have expired or will expire in the next few months.***

Who It Supports

The food items and money that are collected are used to prepare meals during our Freshmen Service Program that will be served at Garfield Place, a division of Peter & Paul Community Services. Every freshman will participate in cooking a meal for residents at Garfield Place and we have two service days a week. So we need your help in making this happen! 

Any extra food that we cannot use will be donated to St. Louis Area Foodbank, who are in desperate need during this pandemic. 

Questions

Please contact Mr. Stephen Deves in Campus Ministry.  Thank you in advance for the support of our Food Drive and our local brothers and sisters who will benefit from these meals!

Drive Leaders:  The Junior Pastoral Team and Fr. Matt Stewart, SJ

This drive helps keep the men, women, and children most vulnerable in our city safe and warm in the winter months.

Items are donated to clients of the Xavier Winter Inn at the St. Louis University College Church and St. Louis Winter Outreach.

    Please bring:

    Heavy blankets/quilts/sleeping bags - 5 points

    Jackets - 3 points

    Sweaters - 2 points

    Warm winter gloves, scarves, hats - 3 points

    New socks and underwear - 2 points

    Box of Hot Hands - 2-5 points

    Cash/checks - $5 = 2 pts

    Regular and travel size toiletry items - 1 point

    (soap, shampoo, lotion, toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, conditioner, lotion) 

Drop off all donations in Campus Ministry.

 

Drive Leaders: Mrs. Simonie Anzalone, Mrs. Jorie O'Malley, and the Sophomore Pastoral Team.

In the spirit of Advent, SLUH partners with St. Francis Community Services Southside Adopt-A-Family Program to bring Christmas to those in need. 

More information on this drive will be coming soon.