Fill the Mayflower 2019

It’s time to Fill the Mayflower! Coastal Moving & Storage, Cat Country 98.7, News Radio 92.3, WEAR Ch. 3 News and Manna invite you to help Fill the Mayflower the week of Thanksgiving with healthy food for families and children in need. Fill the Mayflower will be held Monday, Nov. 25th 5AM – 6PM and Tuesday, Nov. 26th 7AM – 6PM at Cordova Mall on the 9th Avenue side across from Sacred Heart Hospital. Donating is easy, and you don’t even have to get out of your vehicle! Just pull up to the Mayflower trucks where volunteers will offload your food and take your donations. Monetary gifts – cash, credit cards and checks – are also appreciated. Media partners Cat Country 98.7, NewsRadio 1620 and WEAR Ch. 3 News will be onsite to help collect food and tell the story of Manna and its impact on the community. Fill the Mayflower is now in its’ 12th year thanks to the generosity of Coastal Moving and Storage. This is Manna’s largest multi-day food drive of the year and plays a critical role in meeting the needs of the hungry in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Food collected at Fill the Mayflower will help Manna provide nutritious food to the hungry in the coming months. Most needed canned items include: Chicken, Tuna, Fruit (in 100% juice preferred), Carrots, Squash, and green vegetables including Spinach, English Peas and Turnip Greens. Breakfast items needed include Whole Grain Cereal, Oatmeal and 100% fruit juice (48 oz. and individual boxes). And Peanut Butter is always needed! A donation of $30.00 will provide food for 5 days to a child in need, and $5.00 will provide 3 meals plus snacks. Last year, Manna provided food to 19,499 people, including 11,412 families. For more information, please visit MannaHelps.org or call us at 850-432-2053.