CHATTANOGA, TN (WRCB) -- Most of us have a wish list this time year. The Chattanooga Area Food Bank is no different. Some warehouse shelves are bare, and they need your help.
With our 28th Annual Share Your Christmas food drive just days away, there's a list of the food bank's most needed foods.
Volunteers fill emergency food boxes with 50 pounds of food, enough to last a family of four about a week.
Maeghan Jones, president of the Chattanooga Area Food Bank President says "We're always working to create whole meals for families and individuals who are hungry."
But sometimes that's easier said than done.
Jones continues " We received a wonderful donation of Tuna Helper. But as you can see, this row of tuna is bare."
That means all these boxes of tuna helper will stay on the shelf until the food bank gets more tuna.
It's one of five most needed food items. The Food Bank is also extremely low on juice, peanut butter, rice and dry beans.
They're groceries the Food Bank doesn't always have the luxury of buying, but are considered essential.
Your donations to the Chattanooga Area Food Bank help feed 20,000 people throughout the Tennessee Valley every week.
Jones added "If you don't have time to add a few extra items to your shopping list, you can bring a donation and we will convert your $1 to 5 meals."
So whether it's a bag of food, or a little cash, the Food Bank needs your help keeping the shelves stocked.
"We hope people will come to Share Your Christmas. It demonstrates what in the Chattanooga and this region we have as this shared value of caring for our neighbors," said Jones.
The list of the five most needed items:
- Dry beans
- Juice
- Peanut butter
- Rice
- Tuna
We hope you'll stop by one of our three Share Your Christmas food drives locations Friday from 4:30a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and make a donation.
The locations are:
- First Tennessee Pavilion in Chattanooga
- Lifecare Center Campbell Campus in Cleveland
- Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center in Dalton
