Gr8 Pasta Push

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Join Second Helpings and WISH-TV 8 for our sixth-annual Gr8 Pasta Push, a community-wide pasta and fund drive to fight hunger in our community. All gifts to the Gr8 Pasta Push will be matched, up to $10,000, thanks to Kroger! Donation options coming soon.

Since we started the Gr8 Pasta Push, we’ve collected more than 45,000 pounds of pasta, which has provided more than 840,000 meals. This year we hope to pass 50,000 pounds and 1,000,000 meals! The first Gr8 Pasta Push was in November 2020, partially born out the basic needs exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. That need hasn’t gone away, and so the Gr8 Pasta Push continues.

Second Helpings relies on pasta drives like yours to bring much needed non-perishable items to our Hunger Relief kitchen. Pasta doesn’t tend to get donated through our regular sources – the shelf life is so long that wholesalers and grocery stores don’t need to move it along as quickly. Plus, Second Helpings uses those items in large quantities – on average, Second Helpings uses about 1,500 pounds of pasta per week, so the items you collect will be put right to use feeding Indy!

Our priority item is spaghetti.

The items that your group collects will be used to create nutritious meals for people in central Indiana who may otherwise not get a full meal today. Nutritious meals are distributed to shelters, senior centers, after-school programs, and also delivered to the homes of those who can’t access food any other way.

If you plan to collect pasta on behalf of a group or organization, submit the Interest Form on the right side of this page so we can coordinate with you.

The financial gifts you share will be used to support Second Helpings’ mission and may be used to purchase pasta or help with the preparation and delivery of meals.

Gr8 Pasta Push Group Resources

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