UPLEA seeks many items for House of Care food drive

During the month of February, UPLEA is sponsoring a Food and Product drive to benefit the House of Care. We need your support! You can help by donating items from the below list. Donation baskets can be found in the 1st and 5th floor Paterno staff lounges or at any of the branch libraries.

They are in need of canned fruits and vegetables, soups and stews, sauces, dried goods (noodles, etc), paper and cleaning products, office supplies and personal care items.

Items needed include:

  • Canned Fruit: Peaches, mandarin oranges, pears, fruit cocktail
  • Pie Fillings: Cherry, pumpkin
  • Canned Vegetables: Butter beans,three bean salad, green beans, wax beans, beets, corn, carrots
  • Soups/Stews:Chicken noodle, chicken and rice, chicken broth, chicken Pot Pie soup, beef stew, chili, tomato, broccoli and cheese,cream of potato
  • Sauces: Gravy (chicken, turkey, beef), spaghetti
  • Other: 1 gallon vinegar
  • Dried Goods: egg noodles, jumbo pasta shells, spaghetti noodles, oatmeal (quick), raisin bran cereal, sugar, sugar-free Jell-O, boxed stuffing mix, Rice-A-Roni, Mrs. Dash, Black pepper
  • Paper & Cleaning Products: Napkins, toilet paper, paper towels, garbage bags (tall kitchen), Clorox wipes, dishwashing liquid, dishwasher detergent, dishwasher descaler, h.e. laundry detergent, hand soap refill, Brill-O pads, Windex,Vinyl floor cleaner, Wood floor cleaner
    Office Supplies: Copier/printer paper, Canon Cartridge 131 laser printer toner: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, postage stamps,business envelopes
  • Personal care/toiletries: Shampoo,body wash, shaving cream, disposable razors, denture cleaner

The House of Care is a small personal care home in State Collge. For more information about the House of Care, visit their website at: http://www.houseofcare.org/

Thank you,
Barb Woods and Karen McCulley