Fill The Van Food Drive

Fill the Van : November 19, 2022 10:00am - 2:00pm

Collection Locations: City Market Stores in Avon, Dillon, and Eagle

Thank you for your help to Fill the Van

Shopping List:

Dried and canned beans

Rice - brown / white

Dried pasta, noodles

Canned/ pouch tuna, chicken & salmon

Peanut butter and other nut butters

Nuts

Soups and broths (lower sodium)

Canned stews, chili, soups

Canned vegetables like tomatoes, mixed vegetables

Canned fruit like pears, pineapple and peaches

Oatmeal and lower sugar, higher fiber cereals

Pasta and noodles

Pasta Sauce (no glass jars, please)

Canned fruit (100% juice, lower sugar)

Dried Fruits

Applesauce (no glass jars, please)

Fruit leather

Tortillas/ crackers

Pantry staples like flour, sugar, spices, olive oil (smaller bottles), salt and pepper

Powdered milk

Fruit and vegetable juices

Baby food, diapers, wipes

Women’s sanitary products

Shampoo, soap, razors, toothpaste

Gift cards

Each year, Epic Mountain Express, formerly CME, collects over thousands of pounds of food + thousands of dollars for local food banks! Thank you for your support!

In a recent statewide survey conducted by the nonprofit Hunger Free Colorado showed that one in three individuals, that’s 33% of Coloradans, are food insecure, a problem worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the approaching holiday season, an ongoing pandemic, inflationary concerns and the high cost of housing, Fill the Van food drive will benefit individuals and families in-need through the following three nonprofit organizations: Summit County’s FAMILY & INTERCULTURAL RESOURCE CENTER, Eagle County’s SALVATION ARMY and the COMMUNITY MARKET in Eagle. Our volunteers will be in front of grocery stores with shopping lists to shoppers headed in and then collecting food as shoppers exit the stores. Fill up a basket (or two!) for the families in your community!