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The items that you donate will stock the shelves that help people in need in New Trier Township.
The people who come to the pantry often have children. Donating healthy food items that most families buy to feed children and teens will help our pantry greatly. Many others are single person households. It is better to donate an item in a size that can feed a smaller family or individuals rather than super-sized items.
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The list below includes some of the most needed items, as well as other recommended items.Choose products that are in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and that do not have to be refrigerated. We prefer not to have product in glass. All items should be in their original, unopened packaging, recently purchased and in good condition.
Current priority items:
- Cookies/crackers
- Healthy snacks
- Granola bars, breakfast squares
- Canned fruit (fruit cocktail, peaches, pears, pineapples, mandarin oranges, apple sauce)
- Cooking oils
- Condiments (salad dressings, sauces, ketchup and mustard)
- Baking goods (muffins)
- Pancake syrup/pancake mix
- Paper goods (toilet paper, Kleenex and paper towels)
- Cleaning supplies
Other recommended items:
- 100% fruit & vegetable juice (shelf stable, cans or plastic bottles only)
- Canned tuna/salmon/chicken
- Laundry Detergent,
- Soaps, shampoos and conditioners
- Cereal
- Rice
- Canned chili
- Canned dinners (chili, pasta, beef stew, pork & beans)
- Pasta
- Coffee/tea/powdered milk
- Salt, pepper, jelly, sugar
- Aluminum foil/plastic wrap
- Personal care products (toothpaste/feminine hygiene products/diapers/shaving cream/deodorant)
All items are welcome, but we respectfully request no beans of any kind and no mac and cheese, as we are overstocked on these items.