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A Commitment to the Community

For more than three decades, our Carnegie Mellon community has been showing care and concern for our neighbors in need of food in the Greater Pittsburgh area. The Annual Food Drive has been organized, driven, and fostered by Carnegie Mellon's Staff Council through their Food Drive Committee.

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 2024 drive, when we proudly shared our 31-year cumulative totals of $617,143 and 80.5 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! 

"Carnegie Mellon has always embraced a commitment to social responsibility in our community. Coming together to support the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is not only a chance to provide meals and resources but also to strengthen a bond between our campus and the community that sustains us. Each year, it is a delight to see our students, faculty and staff unite to make a meaningful difference in addressing food insecurity in our region." — Jim Garrett, Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Honorary Food Drive Chair

32nd Annual Food Drive Launches October 1, 2025

Our 2025 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 Â鶹´å Food Pantry
• Other nonperishables for Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank - with a special focus on peanut butter**

$1 = 3 Meals

Please be as generous as possible. Gifts of any size are important and appreciated. In fact, every $1
donated to Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank can help provide up to three meals!

2025 special event dates:

• Wednesday, 10/1 – Official Start: Give Online at the Andy Awards Reception, 1:00 to 2:00pm, CUC
• Tuesday, 10/7 – Tartan Tuesdays Student Engagement Event, Noon to 5:00pm, Alumni House
• Tuesday, 10/21 – Drive & Drop – 11:00am to 1:00pm, East Campus Garage | Tartan Tuesdays Student Engagement Event, Noon to 5:00pm, Alumni House
• Wednesday, 10/29 – Food Drive Fall Fest, Noon to 2:00pm, Merson Courtyard
• Wednesday, 11/5 - 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