AOMA Hosts Thanksgiving Food Drive to Help Families in Need

The members of AOMA's campus community are giving back to individuals and families in need this Thanksgiving by hosting a food drive with all donations benefiting the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas. 

The Capital Area Food Bank of Texas is an important part of Austin, providing food assistance to 329,400 unique clients annually. AOMA's community can make even just a small difference by providing extra food items during the busy Thanksgiving holiday.  

When to Donate:

Where to Donate:

Donations are being collected in two convenient locations: 

What to Donate:

The items most in need are:

• Healthy, non-perishable foods
• Canned vegetables (pop-tops cans preferred)
• Canned meats like tuna, stew, and chili (pop-tops cans preferred)
• Pasta and pasta sauce
• Beans (canned or dry)
• Peanut Butter
• Healthy Cereals
• Rice & other dry grains

 When selecting items to donate please choose:

• Items with intact, un-opened, consumer or commercial packaging
• Food within expiration date printed on package
• Items with non-breakable packaging (NO GLASS, PLEASE)

Who to Contact with Questions: 

North Clinic drop-site: Stephanee Owenby, Clinic Business Coordinator / sowenby@aoma.edu

AOMA Campus drop-site: Justine Meccio, Director of Admissions / jmeccio@aoma.edu