The Disability Awareness Coalition is kicking off a food drive in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. May 11th thru May 25. The Coalition is seeking the following items:
- Meat and high-protein: Canned items, including meat, tuna, ham, salmon, stew, chili, spam, peanut butter, soups, beans
- Canned fruits and vegetables
- Carbohydrates: Boxed cereal, oatmeal, flour, instant mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, rice
- Personal hygiene: Toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, bar soap, deodorant, shaving products
- Baby paper products: Diapers, baby wipes, NOT baby formula
- Paper cleaning items: Toilet paper, paper towels, disinfecting wipes
- Allergy-friendly products: Soy, almond and rice milk, gluten-free canned/boxed soups, rice pasta, gluten-free mac and cheese, rice cereal
Non-perishable items can be delivered to:
Robert R. Jones Public Library (Coal Valley), East Moline Public Library, Black Hawk Area Special Education Center, Assumption High School, Roosevelt Community Center, United Township High School, Moline Library, Rock Island Library, all HyVee locations, Rock Island Parks & Recreation, all Athletico locations, Hand in Hand, HDC, Gigi’s Playhouse, and The Arc of the Quad Cities Area.
Listing by city:
| ILLINOIS |
| Coal Valley |
| Robert R. Jones Public Library- Coal Valley |
| East Moline |
| East Moline Public Library |
| BHAEC |
| United Township High School |
| Milan |
| Milan Hy-Vee |
| Moline |
| Moline Library |
| Hy-Vee on the Avenue |
| John Deere Rd. Hy-Vee |
| Rock Island |
| Rock Island Parks and Recreation |
| Athletico – Rock Island |
| Arc Building |
| Arc Industries |
| Rock Island Hy-Vee |
| Rock Island Library Downtown |
| Rock Island Library SW Branch |
| Silvis |
| Silvis Hy-Vee |
| Athletico – Silvis |
| Silvis Library |
| IOWA |
| Bettendorf |
| Bettendorf Hy-Vee |
| Hand in Hand |
| Athletico – Bettendorf |
| Davenport |
| Athletico – Davenport |
| Rockingham Rd. Hy-Vee |
| West Kimberly Rd. Hy-Vee |
| Northgate Hy-Vee |
| Utica Ridge Hy-Vee |
| West Locust St. Hy-Vee |
| HDC |
| Tabernacle Baptist Church |
| The River’s Edge |
| Assumption High School |
| Davenport Parks & Recreation |
| Davenport Junior Theater |
| Duck Creek Gold Course |
| Red Hawk Golf & Learning Center |
| EMEIS |
Members of the QC Disability Awareness Coalition will be re-distributing donations to Quad City food pantries. Disability Awareness Coalition members include; The Arc of the Quad Cities Area, HDC, TQCSHA, Davenport Parks & Recreation, Kiwanis Aktion Club, Special Olympics Illinois, Gigi’s Playhouse of the Quad Cities, Camp Courageous, Illinois Iowa Center for Independent Living, Hand in Hand, Special Olympics Iowa, Project Search.