DDE Food DRIVE

Red Ribbon Week FOOD DRIVE

During Red Ribbon Week, we will collect food items for the Fuquay-Varina Food Pantry.  We will collect canned, bagged or boxed food items to give to them.  Please bring or send in your donations during the week of October 24-30.  Our DDE 5th Graders will facilitate this food drive collection.  If possible, select items from the list below. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated.   THANK YOU for your support!!

Kindergarten:               Bagged/boxed rice, dry beans, macaroni and cheese, nuts, oatmeal, condiments (no packets)

1^st Grade:                    Tuna fish (any meat), bagged/boxed mashed potatoes, dry stuffing mix, soups, sugar

2^nd Grade:                    Canned fruit (pineapple, apples, peaches, oranges, pears, apricots, cranberry sauce, etc.)

3^rd Grade:                    Peanut butter, dry pastas/noodles, pasta sauces, crackers, jellies/jams (no packets) 

4^th Grade:                     Canned vegetables (peas, sweet potatoes, green beans, carrots, turnips, tomatoes, etc.) 

5^th grade:          Flour, cornmeal, Bisquick mix, cereals, cookies, cake/brownie/muffin mixes, pudding mix

ANY Grade:             Toothbrush, toothpaste, shaving cream, lotion, shampoo, soap, or other toiletries

ALL ITEMS should be unopened and nonperishable, so they can last for

several weeks without being refrigerated! No glass, please! Check the expiration date;

we cannot donate expired items. 

Please do not open packages unless they are meant to be sold separately.

Thanks!