Annual Food Drive Begins on February 4

The 6th annual BB&N Food Drive will begin on Monday, February 4 and run through Friday, February 15. The schoolwide drive benefits the Preventive Food Pantry at the Boston Medical Center. The Food Pantry provides, free of charge, medically and nutritionally appropriate food to many of Boston’s neediest children, new mothers, and pregnant women.

Organizers are asking BB&N students and families to donate as many food items as they can from the following list:

Beginners: Baby food (jars of strained fruit, vegetables, and meat)
Kindergarten: Macaroni and Cheese (7.25 oz)
First Grade: Canned Pasta (15 oz)
Second Grade: Canned Vegetables/Beans (15 oz, any variety).
Third Grade: Dry Pasta (1 pound)
Fourth Grade: Tuna Fish (6 or 6.5 oz, packed in water)
Fifth Grade: Graham crackers (14 oz boxes)
Sixth Grade: Canned soups (10-18 oz, any variety)
Seventh Grade: Canned Fruits (15 oz, any variety)
Eighth Grade: Peanut Butter (18 oz plastic jars, NOT glass)
Ninth Grade: Parmalat Milk (quart)
Tenth Grade: Rice (one pound bags)
Eleventh Grade: Non-sugared Cereal (14 - 16 oz)
Twelfth Grade: Pasta Sauce (26 oz)

Thank you in advance for your help in continuing the great success of this BB&N initiative. 

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