Food Drive

  • One CAN Make A Difference!

    Please help fill our new Food Pantry, supporting our OMS Families.

    Food Drive

    All non-perishable foods will be gratefully accepted all year.

    Holiday boxes include everything for a holiday meal except turkey/ham.  Gift cards are given to purchase these items.  Cash donations are appreciated to help purchase gift cards.

    Holiday boxes include:

    Stuffing, potatoes, gravy, corn, green beans, cream of mushroom soup, fried onions, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, cornbread mix, cookies/brownie/cake mix  

    Included in the boxes are other meal items for the family during the breaks from school. 

    Foods most urgently needed are:

    • Canned tuna, ham, chicken, turkey, or beef
    • Peanut butter and jelly
    • Cereal, Oatmeal, Pancake Mix & Syrup, Granola Bars
    • Beans - dried or canned
    • Macaroni and cheese
    • Hamburger/Chicken Helper boxed meals
    • Pasta and pasta sauces
    • Chef Boyardee pasta meals
    • Rice - bags and flavored boxes
    • Fruit juice
    • Coffee, tea, drink mixes, bottled water
    • Canned fruit, vegetables, and soups

    The Pantry will be open to any member of our OMS family in need.

    Sponsored by OMS UnClub, NJHS and Leadership Club and Spirit Nights throughout the year.

    For more information, please email Ms. Shepard at shepardm@pcsb.org.

    THANK YOU!!

     

    Families Fed at Osceola Middle School 2012 - Present
             
      Year # of Families # of People Fed  
      2012 17 71  
      2013 19 42  
      2014 16 63  
      2015 18 94  
      2016 20 97  
      2017 25 125  
      2018 31 149  
      2019 19 104  
      2020 6 21  
      2021 11 45  
      2022 20 99  
      2023 17 91  
      2024 32 149  
      2025 32 117  
    Projected 2026 18 83 These are just the families that were on the list in 2025.
            This does not include incoming 6th grade families or new families to Osceola MS.
             
      All families are kept on the list until the student goes to high school or the family no longer would like to participate.