Students, staff at Temple Ambler aim to give back with Campus Food Drive

Students at Temple’s Ambler Campus are working on a way to give back to the local community. At a time of year when we all need to remember to be thankful, the school’s Ambler Student Life Board has found a special way for students to participate with those in need right in the community in which they are learning.

A Campus Food Drive has begun for the Mattie Dixon Community Cupboard. Students and staff alike are invited to bring in canned or dry goods to support the local nonprofit.

Goods are being collected by the Ambler Student Life Board in the Temple Ambler’s each weekday. From 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., donations can be made at the Learning/Welcome Center located at 580 Meetinghouse Road in Ambler.

The Mattie Dixon Community Cupboard maintains an Amazon wish list online here. An ongoing, updated list of the center’s biggest needs includes:

• Aluminum foil
• Body lotion
• Body wash
• Breadcrumbs
• Brownie mix
• Coffee (Instant or K-Cup)
• Graham crackers
• Juice boxes
• Macaroni and cheese
• Meal sides (Knorr mixes or Rice-a-Roni)
• Shampoo
• White, canned potatoes

Updated needs are posted at https://www.community-cupboard.org/. The Mattie N. Dixon Community Cupboard is located on Main Street in Ambler. With a mission to “facilitate the concept of neighbors helping neighbors,” the organization strives to “keep families together by providing them with goods and services so they can become more self-sufficient over time.”

To do so, the organization coordinates the collection of food, clothing, and financial needs for those in and around the Ambler community. They provide the items collected to the local community, as well as create programs to develop and advocate others to strengthen families under stress.

For more on the Mattie N. Dixon Community Cupboard, call 215-628-3002 or email info@community-cupboard.org.

Staff or students wishing to donate to the campus food drive can visit the website here to find out more.