Dear Gatherers, Food Gatherers is partnering with Michigan Medicine on a food and PPE drive to help feed those in need and protect staff and patients. The current social distancing and shelter-at-home orders have significantly disrupted our usual food rescue and food drive supply chains and we need your support. We are asking our community members to please donate any extra non-perishable food, as well as toiletries and personal protective equipment that you have on hand. We ask that you do not make additional shopping trips. Please continue to limit your exposure to others and only donate items you already have at home. All food donations to the Michigan Medicine food drive will benefit Food Gatherers and our partner agencies. Drop-off directions: The site is staffed so that donors who drive up to drop off their donations do not have to get out of their cars. All staff will wear protective gear while unloading donations. Donations can be dropped off on weekdays and Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m. at Dock 90 of 2800 Plymouth Rd. at U-M’s North Campus Research Complex.
The following items are among Food Gatherers most-needed food items: Hearty canned soups such as beef stew and chili, especially low-sodium Canned fish and chicken, low-sodium preferred Canned vegetables, low-sodium or no salt Pasta, canned or dry packaged Rice Cereal and oatmeal Granola bars Nut butters or jelly, plastic jars only Baby food and formula, plastic containers only Liquid nutrition drinks such as Ensure
Donations of this kind are an acceptable reason to leave home under the state of Michigan’s current executive order. Please consider donating extra food and PPE to help those most affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. For more information, visit michmed.org/donatefood. If you are unable to contribute supplies, please consider donating funds to support Food Gatherers COVID-19 response: foodgatherers.org/donate. Thank you and stay safe,
Eileen Spring President and CEO
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