Commercial donors:

Freedge:

• Commercially cooked and prepared meals from Food Recovery Program participating businesses. All items must be labeled and dated.
• Washed whole fruits and vegetables

Pantry:

• Commercially packaged items, including boxes, cans, and bagged grains and cereals.
• Baked goods, including cookies, sweet breads, and muffins. Items must be individually wrapped, labeled, and dated.

Home Donors:

Freedge:

• Unopened, commercially packaged, shelf-stable items, including boxes, cans, and bagged grains and cereals. These can be donated by commercial and home donors.
• Baked goods from home and commercial donors Including cookies, sweet breads, and muffins. Items must be individually wrapped, labeled, and dated. No temperature-sensitive items.

Pantry:

• Unopened, commercially packaged items, including boxes, cans, and bagged grains and cereals.
• Shelf-stable baked goods, including cookies, sweet breads, and muffins. Items must be individually wrapped, labeled, and dated.

What items are not allowed?

• No raw meats of any kind.
• No home-cooked meals.
• No rotting food.
• No non-perishable items more than 3 months past the expiration date.
• No pre-opened items.

Volunteer for the Freedge

All volunteers are pre-scheduled and trained by the Food Recovery Program. Volunteers can help out in many ways:

• Transporting donations from participating businesses to the freedge
• Monitoring the contents of the freedge, checking for spoiled food, and taking temperatures
• Cleaning the freedge by wiping it out with provided cleaning supplies and emptying trash bins 

Contact us at foodrecovery@sustainableconnections.org or call 360-647-7093 x119 for more information about volunteering.