Former NFL Players Attend Team Up Against Hunger Event for Bucks County Opportunity Council
Bristol, PA - Bucks County Opportunity Council (BCOC) in collaboration with Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania, NFL Alumni Association’s Philadelphia Chapter and the Bucks County Behavioral Health and Developmental Programs hosted a special event on Saturday, December 10 for their Team Up Against Hunger Food Drive at BCOC’s HELP Center in Bristol.
Lee Woodall, President of the Philadelphia Chapter of the NFL Alumni Association attended the event with other former NFL Players Fred Baxter, Irving Fryar, and Justin Renfrow who ran football drills with the youth in attendance.
The two-hour event on Saturday brought in over 530 pounds of food that BCOC will distribute through their 70+ food pantry network.
The Team Up Against Hunger food drive continues until Friday, Dec. 16th, so there is still time to give back to your community and help feed your neighbors in need.
Below are lists of items needed for donation and drop-off locations.
You can also find both, HERE.
Food items in most need:
• Baking items (flour, sugar, baking powder, etc.)
• Beans
• Boxed drinks (juice, milk – dairy and non-dairy)
• Breakfast foods (Cereal, Pancake mix, Coffee, Tea)
• Canned soups, vegetables, fruit
• Canned/jar nuts, peanut butter, dried fruit, jelly
• Condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, etc.)
• Ensure
• Flour (Almond, All-Purpose, Masa, etc.)
• Gluten-free foods
• Kosher and Halal foods
• Oils (Canola, Olive, Avocado, Flaxseed, etc.)
• Pasta (regular, wheat, gluten-free)
• Pasta meals (Knorr, Mac & Cheese, Pasta-roni, etc.)
• Regional foods (Southeast Asian, Latin American, etc.)
• Rice (White, Brown, Jasmine, etc.)
• Sugar-free foods
Non-food items in most need:
• Pull up diapers (2T, 3T, 4T, etc.)
• Diapers (large sizes 5, 6, 7)
• Feminine hygiene products
• Razors
• Toothbrushes
• Toothpaste
Drop-off locations:
• Bristol Borough Police Department, Main Entrance, 25 Pond Street, Bristol
• Bristol Township Police Department, Main Entrance, 2501 Bath Road, Bristol
• Bucks County Administrative Office, Main Entrance, 55 East Court Street, Doylestown
• Bucks County Opportunity Council, 136 Mill Road, Quakertown
• HELP Center at Bucks County Opportunity Council, 194 Commerce Circle, Bristol
• Yardley Police Department, 56 S. Main Street, Yardley
• Bensalem Police Department, 2400 Byberry Road, Bensalem