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Last year, the Finance & Administration food drive set a new record with 837 pounds of donations, and is looking to break that record in 2026 by collecting a half a ton of food.
The Stony Brook University Seawolves Pantry serves community members — students, staff, and faculty — who are food insecure, or who are at risk of food insecurity. With prices of food increasing at the grocery store, the pantry desperately needs help. Since the academic year began, the pantry has served as a critical lifeline for Seawolves balancing life’s demands with basic needs. If you’re able to purchase extra non-perishable food during your next trip to the grocery store, or donate items already in your cabinets at home, even small donations go a long way.
The most-needed items include pasta, pasta sauce, cereal boxes, peanut butter and jelly, rice, canned fruit, granola bars, evaporated milk and hygiene products like toothpaste, hand soap, shampoo and deodorant.
Donations can be placed in F&A bins anytime during Valentine’s Day week — between Monday, February 2 and Friday, February 13. Bin locations include:
- Administration Building
- Suite 390 (Human Resource Services)
- Suite 401 (Budget, Financial Planning & Analysis)
- Suite 411 (Enterprise Risk Management)
- Suite 460 (Office of the Controller)
- Central Services Building
- Dutchess Hall
- University Police Department
- Educational Communications Center (ECC)
- DoIT Office
- Innovation and Discovery Center (IDC)
- MAPS Office
- Lot 40
- Transportation Office
- Research and Support Services (RSS)
- Campus Planning, Design & Construction Office
- Procurement Office
- Service Group Building
- Campus Operations & Maintenance Office
- Stony Brook Union
- Student Financial Services Office
- Suffolk Hall
- Environmental Health & Safety Office