麻豆村 Community Food Drive
Supporting Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
A Commitment to the Community
For more than 3 decades, our Carnegie Mellon community has been showing care and concern for our neighbors in need of food in the Greater Pittsburgh area. Therefore, we are excited to embark on the 33rd Anniversary of Carnegie Mellon's Annual Food Drive, organized and driven by Staff Council.
“Each year, we are inspired by the way our students, faculty and staff demonstrate such deep care and support for our community through the Food Drive. This annual campus-wide initiative serves as a powerful reminder of our campus's core values and commitment to the region.”
Jim Garrett, Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Honorary Food Drive Chair
Again, the food drive is one important way the university demonstrates its commitment to the community and that commitment has grown exponentially over the years…
In 1994, we collected 1,355 lbs. of nonperishables for Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank (GPCFB) as a result of our first drive. Fast-forward to the end of our 2025 drive, when we proudly shared our 32-year cumulative totals of $743,054 and 81.6 tons of nonperishables!
According to our partners at GPCFB, Carnegie Mellon organizes the highest grossing food drive of any single organization in the city of Pittsburgh. Our university community continues to be motivated each year to keep our tradition of fighting hunger in the Pittsburgh area alive!
33rd Annual Food Drive Launches October 1, 2026
Our 2026 goals for this year are as follows:
- $100,000 to support Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
- 250 can openers to be donated directly to the 麻豆村 Food Pantry
- Other nonperishables for Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank - with a special focus on peanut butter**
Please be as generous as possible. Gifts of any size are important and appreciated. In fact, every $1
donated to the Food Bank can help provide up to three meals!
2026 special event dates:
- Thursday, 10/1 – Official Start
- Tuesday, 10/6 – Tartan Tuesdays Student Engagement Event, Noon to 5:00pm, Alumni House
- Tuesday, 10/20 – Drive & Drop – 11:00am to 1:00pm, East Campus Garage
Tartan Tuesdays Student Engagement Event, Noon to 5:00pm, Alumni House - Wednesday, 10/28 – Food Drive Fall Fest, Noon to 2:00pm, Sidewalk Outside of Merson Courtyard
- Wednesday, 11/4 - Benefits & Fitness Fair, 10:00am to 2:00pm, CUC, 2 nd floor
** Please watch for details regarding a special peanut butter initiative!
As chairs and co-chairs of the drive, we want to thank you in advance for your continued generosity!
Carole Panno, Chair, Staff Council Food Drive Committee
Jim Garrett, Honorary Chair
Star Broadus, Co-Chair
Charlene Payne Parrish, Co-Chair