The New York Red Bulls and Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) are partnering together to hold a food drive at Red Bull Arena on Sunday, March 6, for the team’s home opener against Toronto FC.

Donation bins will be located at all gates before the match, which begins at 1:30 p.m. All donations go to CFBNJ, who will distribute the food to those in need throughout the state.

Please note, plastic jars and canned goods are the only allowed containers for food items.

Here is a list of the MOST NEEDED items:

Tuna, salmon, spam, chicken, ham

Powdered and infant formulas

Pasta, potatoes, rice, cereal

Mac & Cheese, chili, stews, meaty soups

Diapers of all sizes

The following items are NOT ALLOWED for the food drive:

Bottled Water

Soda

Glass containers

Cellophane

Baby food

About Community FoodBank of New Jersey

The Community FoodBank of New Jersey is the state’s largest anti-hunger and anti-poverty organization. CFBNJ, a member of Feeding America, distributes food, provides education and training, develops programs to help hungry people throughout the state, and engages all sectors of society in this mission.

In the past year, the Community FoodBank distributed 44.6 million pounds of food. More than 4.7 million times a year, someone is need is fed by CFBNJ’s network of 1000+ partner charities. With the support of many caring individuals, corporations, foundations, houses of worship, schools and community groups, we have distributed more than 600 million pounds of food – valued at roughly one billion dollars – since our incorporation in 1982. For more information on CFBNJ, visit cfbnj.org.