05
“Stock the Pantry” Food Drive June 1-14 Burien Bartell’s
“Stock the Pantry” Food Drive June 1-14: helping to feed out-of-school children and their families during summer months
WHAT: Bartell Drugs launches the “Stock the Pantry” food drive with Northwest Harvest by accepting nonperishable food donations at all 55 Bartell Drug locations from June 1 to June 14.
The drive builds on a long-time relationship between Bartell’s and Northwest Harvest to support in-need families in the communities we serve.
THE NEED: This two-week food drive is especially important to help Northwest Harvest replenish food stocks during summer months–when families that normally depend on free or reduced-price school meals may struggle to provide those meals at home.
Some “kid-friendly” food item suggestions include tuna, instant oatmeal, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter, cheese crackers, applesauce and canned fruit in individual serving sizes.
WHEN: June 1 – June 14, 2009
WHERE: All 55 Bartell Drugs Locations in King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties
For more information on Bartell Drugs locations, visit www.bartelldrugs.com
Burien Location:
14901 4th Ave SW, Suite 100
Burien, WA 98166
FAST FACTS:
- Only 2 out of 5 low-income children who receive a school lunch also receive a lunch in the summer months. – Western Region Anti-Hunger Consortium
- 16% (approximately 226,000) of Washington’s children under 18 live below the federal poverty level. – American Community Survey, 2006 and Washington Kids Count, 2009
- Washington children live in families and communities that are facing harsh cuts in health care and other services.
Over the next year in Washington, an estimated 40,000 new kids will drop into poverty, driving up the need for programs that help children and families. – Children’s Alliance, May 2009
- Children suffer when their parents lose jobs and health insurance and can’t make ends meet.
- Demand for safety net programs will grow as unemployment rises, further straining a system that isn’t able to meet the need we have now.
