Project MANA relies on support from the community to help collect food to support our mission.  Sponsoring a food drive can be easy and fun!  Launching your drive:

1. Contact our Nutrition Education Coordinator at 775-298-0102 or Deidrel@projectmana.org to schedule collection barrel drop off and pick up dates.
2. Promote your drive using emails, Facebook, Twitter and flyers.

What to Donate: Nutritious, non-perishable foods! Listed below are the most needed foods.

• Canned meals: stews, soups, ravioli/spaghetti/lasagna
• Canned protein products: peanut butter, tuna, salmon, chicken, beans
• Grains: cereal, oatmeal, rice, pasta
• Fruits: canned fruit, fruit cups, dried fruit, applesauce, juice
• Canned Vegetables
• Shelf Stable Milk or milk substitutes

Ideas & Themes:

• Pass out grocery bags to your co-workers and have "Macaroni Mondays," "Tuna Tuesdays," or "Fruit Fridays" to encourage donations of specific foods.
• Have a competition between departments for who can collect the most cans or who can build the  best structure out of cans collected.
• Consider challenges such as raising your weight in food or filling an office with cans.
• Collect cans of food at Halloween instead of candy.