Thanksgiving Food Drive

Thanks for taking interest in the Thanksgiving Food Drive!

Below you will find everything you need to know about how to donate, who the donations will help, and how you can get your Club involved in a friendly competition.

Who are we serving?

Donations made in this food drive serves the families and community members who use the Goodman Community Center. Last year we raised ≈1,750 items. This year, we're hoping to beat that!

How can I get involved?

There are a couple of ways you can get involved with the food drive, including donating as an individual, donating as a Club, and volunteering to help us package the food for the families.

Donating as an individual:

If you would like to drop off individual donations, you may do so by bringing them in and putting them in one of the large bins placed throughout all Madison campuses (Truax, Commercial Ave, Downtown, South and West). (List of items needed is below.)

Donating as Club:

Clubs are invited to participate in a friendly competition we have going on called the All Clubs Community Service Project. Essentially, your Club is given a chance to compete with other Clubs to raise the most amount of donations. Items raised are tallied based on a "points" system, and the Clubs with the most points win money and a t-shirt. There's also a traveling trophy for the fist place winner!

For more info on how to get your club signed up, please email Lori Erickson or stop in the Center for Student Life, Truax rm 140.  

Volunteering to Help Package Donations:

If you are interested in helping us package the donations, please visit the Volunteer Center's Online Event Registration Form and one of the folks at the Volunteer Center will get in contact with you.

What Items are Needed?

• Cranberry sauce
• Evaporated milk
• Canned fruit (pie filling, apple sauce)
• Instant mashed potatoes 
• Gravy packets
• Jiffy pie crust mix
• Pumpkin pie
• Canned vegetables (corn, sweet potatoes)
• Disposable roasting pans
• Disposable pie tins

Cash contributions are needed to purchase frozen turkeys, milk, butter, eggs, potatoes, fresh sweet potatoes, celery, carrots, squash & rolls.

Kraft has generously donated Jell-o & Stove Top Stuffing for all the baskets.

Who should I contact for general questions?

If you have a question about general donations or volunteering, please call the Volunteer Center at (608) 243-4593.

If you have questions about donating as Club, please contact Lori Erickson at (608) 246-6797.