COLOMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Central and Northeast Missouri Meals Financial institution plans to gather donations Friday for Boone County college students.
Employees will host the Pack College Pantries meals and fundraiser on the Columbia Mall within the Northeast car parking zone close to Wendy’s from 6 a.m. to six p.m. Donations are anticipated to go to 14 Boone County faculty pantries freely giving gadgets to college students and their households.
The employees plans to gather donations of meals or cash. Accepted donations embrace:
- Peanut butter
- canned fruit and veggies
- canned tuna and hen
- meal kits
- spaghetti sauce
- Different non-perishable meals
In your service space, the meals financial institution reviews that 1 in 7 kids is meals insecure. The meals financial institution estimates there are about four,320 meals insecure kids in Boone County.
Anybody unable to make the donation drive can donate on-line by way of the Northeast and Central Missouri Meals Financial institution web site.
For each $25 donated, the meals financial institution says it could present as much as 100 meals.
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