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Release Date: 
Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Hawks’ Nest hosts “Thanks for Giving” Food Drive Nov. 9-23

Event Date: 
Wed, 11/09/2022 to Wed, 11/23/2022
Location: 
Various locations on the main campus
An image of a Hawks' Nest volunteer with canned goods.

The HFC Hawks’ Nest is holding its “Thanks for Giving” Food Drive Wednesday, Nov. 9, through Wednesday, Nov. 23, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Hawks’ Nest is a free food and personal items pantry available to any HFC student registered for at least one credit hour. It operates on generous donations from our campus and local community. There are four donation boxes on the main campus where you can make your donations:

  • The Hawks’ Nest, Room L-138 of the Andrew A. Mazzara Administrative Services & Conference Center (ASCC) (Building L)
  • The Student Activities Office, Room M-105 of the Student & Culinary Arts Center (Building M)
  • The lobby of Campus Safety (Building N)
  • The first floor hallway of the Welcome Center (Building WC)

The Hawks’ Nest will offer on-campus office donation pick-ups in the 2022-23 academic year. Please arrange a date and time with HFC Student Activities Associate Mandy Earl.

Food items needed

The Hawks’ Nest will accept non-perishable food items only. Food items should be at least two months prior to their published expiration date. Please do not donate expired food items, as they have to be discarded, and this requires extra work by our volunteers. Please check the expiration dates carefully.

The items needed most are:

  • Cereal
  • Oatmeal
  • Breakfast Bars
  • Muffin/Pancake Mix
  • Peanut Butter
  • Jelly
  • Canned Fruit (no applesauce)
  • Canned Vegetables (no corn or green beans)
  • Soup
  • Chili
  • Canned Beans (pinto, kidney, garbanzo, etc.)
  • Pasta
  • Pasta Sauce
  • Chef Boyardee (beefaroni, ravioli, lasagna, etc.)
  • Canned Meat
  • Canned Tuna
  • Mac-n-Cheese
  • Ramen Noodles
  • Rice
  • Snack items (granola bars, nuts, cheese and crackers, etc.)
  • Shampoo and Conditioner
  • Soap and Body Wash
  • Deodorant
  • Toothpaste

All items must be new, unexpired, and unopened.

Other ways to donate

Monetary donations are also accepted. You have the option to make a monetary donation online through the HFC Foundation Office. Be sure to select the Hawks’ Nest when donating.

Fall 2022 semester hours for students to pick up food and other items

The Hawks’ Nest hours for the remainder of the Fall 2022 semester will be 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Please email hawksnest@hawkmail.hfcc.edu to schedule an appointment.

For questions or more information, contact Earl at 313-317-1756 or mlearl1@hfcc.edu.