Relay for Life will be collecting canned food for the Northwest Tacoma location of the FISH Food Bank from April 16-29 in Collins Memorial Library. We will be using the cans during our luminaria ceremony at 10 pm on April 29 during our Relay For Life event to weigh down our luminaria bags. After the event, we will be donating all of the cans that we have collected to the FISH food bank.
We are accepting cans of any size, but we would prefer cans in 8-20 oz. range. The food bank would prefer more nutritious options (so steer clear of the pie fillings), but every can helps.
We would appreciate your help in promoting this canned food drive, and we would love if you could donate a few cans to not only make our luminaria ceremony a success but also help out our local community. As summer approaches, many children in Tacoma will lose the access to school lunches that they rely on for getting proper nutrition, and simply having a nutritious meal to eat will become a challenge. Hopefully our efforts will make a real difference in the lives of some of Tacoma’s youth.
FISH Food Banks is the oldest and largest food bank network in Pierce County, with locations in Edgewood, Graham/South Hill, Lakewood, Northeast Tacoma, Northwest Tacoma, Southeast Tacoma and West Tacoma. FISH’s innovative Mobile Food Bank, a semi-truck and trailer turned food bank on wheels, visits a different location daily, including Key Peninsula and schools in the Bethel, Clover Park and Tacoma School Districts. They serve approximately 1/3 of all Pierce County residents who need food assistance.
For more information about Relay, visit: http://www.relayforlife.org/upswa
For more information about FISH Food Bank, visit: http://www.fishfoodbanks.org/