Less than one week remains in the medical center’s campus food drive.
Reports early this week showed that the team of UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC Physicians, Clarkson College and Private Practice Associates had collected about 600 pounds — or a quarter ton — of food.
Last year, the team combined to collect an Omaha Food Bank record 11 tons of food during the drive.
This year’s drive ends Wednesday.
Blue barrels will be placed around campus for food and household items to be dropped off. Departments also may fill up bags or boxes that can be taken to drop-off locations once full. (View a complete list of campus food drop-off sites.)
Some of the items the food bank needs are:
- Canned meats such as tuna, chicken or ham;
- Canned pasta;
- Canned, evaporated or powered milk;
- Canned fruits and vegetables;
- Dry beans;
- Rice;
- “Helper” products such as hamburger and tuna helper;
- Pasta and sauce;
- Peanut butter and jelly;
- Baking products such as flour and sugar;
- Ketchup;
- Mustard;
- Diapers;
- Shampoo;
- Toilet paper; and
- Laundry supplies and soap.