Food Drive & Pantry Committee
Chair
Chair contact
Maya Lazaro
Donation Totals
2023: 105 pounds of food donated
2024: 2,005 pounds of food donated Recipients:
240 pounds of food donated to the Bethesda Lutheran Church Food Pantry
1072 pounds of food donated to FOOD For Lane County
798 pounds of pet food donated to Greenhill Humane Society
Active Food Drives
Oct. 20-29: ABC x Eugene Bethel Lion's Club @ Summerfield Estates: ABC is partnering with the Eugene Bethel Lion's Club and Summerfield Estates this month to hold a food drive to benefit the Bethesda Lutheran Church Food Pantry. The drive will take place from October 20-29. A labeled barrel will be dropped off at the Summerfield Estates Club House at 2pm on October 24 and picked up after 5pm on Tuesday, October 29. Summerfield residents can drop off donations in the barrel any time during the drive. ABC thanks the Bethel Lion's Club and Summerfield Estates for their time and generosity.
Food Drive: October Food Drive @ Summerfield Estates Recipient: Bethesda Lutheran Church Food Pantry
Dates: October 20-29
Donation Drop-Off Location: Barrel located inside the Summerfield Estates Club House Accepted Donations: Please see the list of preferred and accepted donations on the Bethesda Lutheran Church Food Pantry web page. Food Drive Partners: Eugene Bethel Lion's Club, Summerfield Estates
Previous Food Drives
Greenhill Pet Food Drive Update 7/31/24: Our community donated a whopping 334 pounds of cat and dog food on July 7th and 464 pounds of cat and dog food on July 28th for a total of 798 pounds! We are blown away by the generosity of our Bethel area neighbors. THANK YOU to everyone who donated and everyone who stopped by the ABC table regardless of whether they were able to donate. Donations from the July 7 pet food drive were delivered to Greenhill on July 9th. Donations from the July 28 pet food drive were delivered to Greenhill on July 31. Greenhill staff were thrilled by the volume of food donated and are putting it to good use.
Above: ABC Volunteers accept donations during the pet food drive on July 7th in front of the Albertson's on Royal.
Above: A Greenhill staff member and ABC volunteer pose with pet food donated by the community on July 28 in front of Greenhill's warehouse, where donations will be stored temporarily before being used. Joining them is Vix, a sweet girl puppy who is currently adoptable on Greenhill's website. Upcoming food drives in the ABC event calendar
No upcoming food drives at this time
About the Food Pantry Committee
ABC's Food Pantry Committee organizes food drives for local pantries and non-profit organizations that work to reduce food insecurity. Pantries and organizations ABC has worked with include the Bethesda Lutheran Church food pantry, FOOD For Lane County, and the Greenhill Humane Society pet pantry.
Committee members engage in volunteer activities such as:
-Arranging donation sites where ABC can place its donation barrels
-Dropping off barrels at donation sites and picking them up when a food drive is complete
-Collecting donations from barrels every 1-2 weeks during an active food drive
-Weighing and tracking donations made at each site
-Delivering food donations to participating food pantries every 1-2 weeks
-Planning future food drives
-Producing communications materials to promote food drives
Committee members who want to drop off or pick up donation barrels must have access to a truck or other large vehicle.
Interested in organizing a food drive with ABC?
If your business or organization would like to partner with ABC to organize a food drive to benefit a food pantry at a local school, nonprofit, or religious organization, please email ABC food pantry committee chair Maya Lazaro at mayaklazaro@gmail.com.