Still around for the summer and needing to utilize the Bear Pantry? We are open! The Bear Pantry will be open most weekdays throughout the entire summer. Here are the updated hours: Monday: 11AM-4PM Tuesday: 9AM-7PM Wednesday: CLOSED Thursday: 9AM-4PM Friday: 9AM-4PM We hope to see you soon! Bear Pantry … [Read more...] about Summer in the Bear Pantry
Pre-packaged food items that are available at the grocery store come with a sell-by, best-by, or expiration date on the label. Expiration dates are only required on infant formula. The manufacturer may choose to add the sell-by, best-by, or expiration date to the package to communicate the point when food is the freshest and highest quality. Sell-By: This date refers to … [Read more...] about What’s the Date? Breaking Down Expiration Dates
As finals approach, the Bear Pantry team wants to make sure that its members are sustained, energized, and supported. Recently, the Bear Pantry collaborated with Bears by Night to create snack bags (pictured above), that include things such as pringles, ramen, Dot’s Pretzels, and other little snacks to aid students as the semester comes to a close. Within these bags are … [Read more...] about The Bear Pantry and Finals
Hi Bears! As the Bear Pantry continues to grow, so do our partnerships. As of Monday, the Bear Pantry received almost 2,000 pounds of food and non-food items for our consumers through the generosity of Ozarks Food Harvest (OFH). As our partnership continues, the orders will provide the Bear Pantry with a more consistent flow of items, keep the Bear Pantry’s shelves stocked, … [Read more...] about The Bear Pantry and Ozarks Food Harvest
When trying to figure out a cause to collect donations for, the Greek Week committee decided that they wanted to support the Missouri State community. This was when they established a partnership with the Bear Pantry to collect donations as a part of a competition for Greek Week. Organizations in the Fraternity and Sorority life community competed to collect the largest … [Read more...] about GREEK WEEK DONATION DRIVE