Christopher Reilly

Jericho branch healthy food drive to benefit Island Harvest

This September, the Jericho branch is joining the RBC Fights Hunger campaign by hosting a healthy food drive to benefit Island Harvest.  We will be collecting food donations in the branch up until September 25, 2024.  On that day we will host a "Stuff the Truck" event to pack up all of the donations received and deliver them to Island Harvest's Melville, New York location. Feel free to stop in and drop off a donation at your convenience. 

Items needed include:

• Canned beans/dried beans
• Peanut butter or other nut butters
• Rolled oats
• Canned fruit in natural juice (not in light or heavy syrup)
• Canned vegetables (low-sodium)
• Low-sodium soups
• Canned tuna/chicken
• Brown rice/instant brown rice
• Quinoa, nuts/seeds/dried fruits
• Shelf-stable milk and milk substitutes
• Whole grain pasta
• Low-sodium pasta sauce
• Popcorn kernels (not microwave popcorn)
• Canned stews (low-sodium)
• Whole grain, low sugar cold cereals
• Olive or canola oil
• Canned tomatoes (low or no salt)