Food Bank Reminder

Summer vacation has started for Phoenix-area school children, so families who rely on the school lunch program during the rest of the year are now responsible for their children’s noon meals. When you are buying items to donate to the Valley View Food Bank for First Sundays this summer, please consider foods like peanut butter that are both nutritious and well-liked by children.

Valley View suggests donations of nonperishable foods which can include but are not limited to:

• All soups, chili, tomato sauces and paste
• Peanut butter, jelly and jam, pancake syrup
• Baby food, baby wipes, diapers and formula
• Dry mashed potatoes, pancakes, cornbread, biscuit mixes
• Oatmeal, Cream of Wheat, healthy cereals (cold or hot)
• Canned fruits and vegetables (reduced sugar)
• Pasta, brown and white rice, canned and dry beans
• High protein canned meats (tuna, chicken, salmon)
• 100% fruit juice (canned, plastic or boxed) and bottled water

We are also continuing to collect items for Valley View’s thrift store. Appropriate articles include:

• Gently used clothing, shoes, and outerwear
• Housewares, including bedding, towels, small kitchen appliances, furniture and decorative items
• Toys and baby items

These donations should be clean and in good repair; please leave them in the Agua Fria Room next to Swain Hall for pickup.