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Mayflower Marathon

November 17, 2023 - November 19, 2023

We need your help to make the holidays without hunger this giving season

106.9 The Fox and FM99 proudly present the 27th Mayflower Marathon Holiday Food Drive, presented by Bud’s Plumbing Heating, Air Conditioning and Electric, and hosted by Kroger in partnership with Coliseum Central to bring joy, happiness and nourishment to families across the greater Peninsula who are experiencing food insecurity. The Mayflower Marathon Holiday Food Drive, benefiting Virginia Peninsula Foodbank, will take place November 17th through November 19th.

The Mayflower Marathon is our largest holiday food drive and has helped put millions of meals on the table for families experiencing food insecurity over the last 26 years. Hunger can impact a home without any notice, as we experienced with COVID-19. For those that were already facing hunger, their food insecurity has been magnified. New faces of food insecurity were reaching out for help.

Now, our most vulnerable individuals are impacted with additional hardships and difficult choices due to the increase in food and fuel costs.  Food often takes the back burner when having to decide on paying rent, utilities and for medication.  Your neighbors need you now more than ever. No one should be having to make difficult choices when it comes to your health and well-being. The reality is, any one of us could find ourselves in this situation.  While it’s difficult to see what is happening to our neighbors, your support is helping them get through their difficult times.

It isn’t easy to ask for help, but it is easy to give! This 57 ½ hour food drive makes giving easy – simply drive through and donate without getting out of your vehicles. Volunteers will be on site to collect your donation.

Your support will make a significant impact to help children, families, seniors and veterans who are missing meals and lacking the daily nourishment they need to live a healthier life.

Most needed items:

  • Peanut Butter and Jelly
  • Mac and Cheese
  • Canned Fruit, Applesauce or Fruit Cups (in juice or unsweetened)
  • Canned Protein – Chicken, Spam, Vienna Sausages, Tuna, Potted Meat
  • Cornbread and biscuit mixes, tortillas
  • Cereal, Oatmeal, and Pancake Mix
  • Low Sodium Hearty Soups
  • Boxed Meal Kits
  • Boxed and Instant Potatoes
  • Pasta – regular, whole wheat and rice noodles
  • Pasta Sauces – alfredo and tomato based
  • Rice – White and brown; regular, boxed, and microwaveable packs
  • Condiments – Ketchup, mayo, mustard, syrup, soy sauce, BBQ sauce
  • Canned pasta meal

Canned and Dried Beans (mostly pinto, black, navy and kidney)

Monetary donations go a long way. For every dollar donated, the Foodbank can provide the equivalent of three meals.

 

Drive Through Locations:

Kroger
5007-2 Victory Blvd, Tabb/Yorktown
Friday and Saturday 7am to 7pm,
Sunday 7am to 3pm

Kroger
1050 W. Mercury Blvd, Hampton
Around the clock from Friday 5:30am to Sunday at 3pm

We have the ideas and supplies you need to collect non-perishable food donations and/or start a fundraising campaign. Please contact Christina, Community Engagement Coordinator, at cbosco@hrfoodbank.org for help getting started.

If you would like to support the Mayflower Marathon but are unable to attend, consider donating on line by clicking on the donate button on the top of this page.

 

Thank you for responding to the need and for being there for your community.  You make our mission possible.