Triangle Medical Spouse Alliance

TMSA Thanksgiving Food Drive

PORCH-Durham is a grassroots, community-wide hunger relief organization. PORCH-Durham collects food in support of the Backpack Buddies program sponsored by the Interfaith Food Shuttle. Weekly, this program provides over 400 backpacks with food for the weekend to those children most in need within five Durham Public Schools.

Please bring in any of the needed items before Tuesday, 11/19 to be placed in backpacks for the upcoming holidays! All donations can be left on the front steps of Lisa Zerden’s home. See your email or contact trianglemedspouse@gmail.com for her information.

Items most needed include (NO GLASS!)
 Cans of soup/stew with meat and vegetables
 Cans of Cans of Cans of tuna and chicken
 Cans of vegetables and beans of all kinds
 Cans of fruit esp. mandarin oranges, peaches, and pineapple
 In stant oatmeal and other low-sugar cereals
 Macaroni and cheese
 Ramen noodles, rice-a-roni packets
 Peanut butter (An excellent item since it lasts longer!)
 Healthy snacks: trail mix, raisins, cereal bars, pretzels, etc.

http://www.foodshuttle.org/backpack-buddies
Schools We Support:
Eastway Elementary; Y.E. Smith Elementary; Glenn Elementary;
C.C. Spaulding Elementary; Forestview Elementary; E.K. Power
Elementary; Club Boulevard Elementary