What do benefiting families receive in their food pack?
A $35 donation purchases:
8-10 lbs turkey
5 lbs potatoes
1 doz dinner rolls
1 box stuffing
1 can yams
1 can corn
1 can green beans
1 box cookies
1 lb margarine
5 lbs flour
4 lbs sugar
1 can fruit cocktail
1 box Jell-o
4 lbs dry beans
4 lbs oranges
2 lbs rice
Longtime AAA member, and food drive volunteer, Gary Carmicheal passed away early in the morning of February 11. Gary's family would like you to make a donation to this year's Doc & Gayle Young Food Drive in memory of Gary. Please click on the above button to do so. In the notes section of your donation, put that your donation is in memory of Gary. Thank you.
AAA members and the Austin community rallied at the last minute to raise the $35,000 needed to purchase 1,100 food packs this Thanksgiving. Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's drive!
100% of all collected funds go toward the purchase of food. Anyone may donate with cash, check or credit card. Credit card donations are made on-line through our partnership with the Austin Community Foundation.
Benefiting agencies:
• Austin Housing Authority
• Rainbow Room (Texas Department of Family and Protective Services)
• SafePlace
Recipient families are determined by Austin Housing Authority and other agencies. 9,887 families have benefited since 1992. (Data for previous years not available.)
AAA volunteers are involved in 100% of the drive. Volunteers solicit all donations – cash, check and on-line credit card donations. Volunteers hand deliver all food packs around Austin on Tuesday before Thanksgiving.
