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Commissaries serve as Feds Feed Families collection sites
Jessica Rouse director of logistics. their commissary to deliver The most needed items for donations include:
Last year, DeCA col- the items to their local food · Canned vegetables - low sodium, no salt
Defense Commissary Agency Public Affairs bank. · Canned fruits - in light syrup or its own juices
lected almost 1 million · Canned proteins - tuna, salmon, chicken, pea-
FORT LEE, Va. (AFNS) pounds of food donated at “We want to make a dif- nut butter and beans
commissaries and given to ference in the communities · Soups - beef stew, chili, chicken noodle, turkey
-- Commissaries are serv- area food banks. That rep- surrounding our stores,” or rice
resented 30 percent of the Eller said. “And our patrons · Condiments - tomato-based sauces, light soy
ing as collection points Defense Department’s total and employees help us do sauce, ketchup, mustard, salad dressing or oils
Feds Feed Families’ dona- that.” · Snacks - individually packed snacks, crackers,
for the Feds Feed Families tions. Many stores featured trail mix, dried fruit, granola and cereal bars,
donation packavges provid- This year, no goals have pretzels, and sandwich crackers
campaign, which began ed by commissary vendors been set, but DOD is urging · Multigrain cereal
for patrons to purchase and participants to do their best · 100 percent juice - all sizes, including juice boxes
June 1 and ends Aug. 31 at donate on the spot. to top their past donations. · Grains - brown and white rice, oatmeal, bul-
gur, quinoa, couscous, pasta, and macaroni and
participating stateside mil- “2014 was a great cam- cheese
paign year for us,” Eller said. · Paper products and household items - paper
itary installations. “Our customers should be towels, napkins and cleaning supplies
really proud -- a large num- · Hygiene items - diapers, deodorants (men and
During the campaign, ber of people were helped.” women), feminine products, toilet paper, tissues,
soap, toothpaste and shampoo
participating installations Since the campaign’s in-
ception in 2009, over 24
help collect items most million pounds of food
have been donated.
needed by food pantries
Once the items have
and then donate them to been collected, installa-
tion officials will work with
area food banks.
“This marks our sixth
consecutive year partici-
pating in this campaign,
and what could be better
than helping provide food
for those in need around
us,” said Randy Eller, the
Defense Commissary
Agency’s (DeCA) deputy
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