Event Details
Black Lives Matter at Macalester is excited to announce its very first Donation Drive! Our goal is to collect as many essential items and foods for the Little Pantry and Open Pantry. Open Pantry is going into its 4th year and the goal is to provide essentials for Macalester students facing food insecurity. Little Pantry is a new creation of the Chapel with its goal to provide essentials to the greater St. Paul community. Both pantries are located on the Macalester campus, and we as Black Lives Matter at Macalester support these initiatives in the fight against food insecurity.
The Donation Drive will occur this Sunday June 21st from 12pm-6pm at Macalester College (90 S Macalester St, St. Paul, MN 55105). We are looking for donors (physical items and monetary donations) as well as volunteers!
If you’re able to drive by, please take a look at the flyers for items to donate and we hope to see you on Sunday.
If you’re not able to physically drive items by during this date and time, but would like to send monetary donations, venmo @Fatiya-Kedir. Please access the financial overview of the donation drive for your review.
Even though this event is organized by BLMatMac and is student-run, we really hope that faculty, staff, alumni, and community members feel encouraged and invited to make this a successful event for our Macalester community as well as the greater community of St. Paul.
We hope to see you all there! For more information or questions, feel free to take a look at our Instagram page @blmatmac. “We all do better when we all do better.”
Items to donate (not an exhaustive list):
- Cardboard boxes (for distribution)
- Paper or Plastic Bags
- Baby food/wipes/diapers
- Tooth paste/brushes
- Mouthwash
- Soap/body wash
- Deodorant
- Laundry Detergent
- Toilet paper
- Paper towels
- Hand sanitizer/ face masks
- Plastic gloves (nitrile)
- Household cleaning products
- First aid supplies
- Dry goods / rice / pasta
- Canned goods
- Cereal / oatmeal
- Dry beans
- Varieties of nuts
- Peanut butter / Jelly
- Bread
- Water / fruit juice
- Vitamins
- Snacks
- Granola bars
- Menstruation products
- Non-refrigerated dairy (boxed milk)
To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, please respect the following guidelines:
- Stay at least 6 feet apart from other volunteers
- Stay home if you are feeling sick, including any symptoms
- Wear a mask at all times
- Masks & plastic gloves will be provided for volunteers without
Location
Macalester Street Behind Carnegie
90 S Macalester St, St Paul, MN 55105