Food Drive for the Penn Transplant House

When a patient’s transplant journey takes them far from home, the Clyde F. Barker Transplant House offers a convenient, home-away-from-home. When a stay at the Transplant House is unexpected, guests sometimes arrive without having time to think through plans for meals. To help meet their needs in what can be a stressful time, the Transplant House team works to keep the kitchen stocked with grocery staples that provide nutrition and have a long shelf life.

How you can help

If you’d like to offer support, the 2014 Fall Dry Goods Drive is a great opportunity to help Transplant House guests and their families sustain themselves in a critical time. Here’s a quick list of what would be most helpful:

• Beans (canned or dry) 
• Cereal (any variety or size) 
• Coffee (Keurig K-Cups)
• Sugar and creamer (shelf-stable) 
• Condiments (ketchup, mayo, mustard, vinegar, etc) 
• Fruits and vegetables (canned) 
• Granola bars (any variety) 
• Nuts (any variety) 
• Pasta and sauces (any variety) 
• Peanut butter and jelly 
• Popcorn, pretzels, crackers, etc.
• Rice (any style or flavor) 
• Soup (any flavor, any size) 
• Bottled water
• Ziplocs baggies (various sizes)

“Dry-goods supplies help us to offer additional hospitality and care to our guests,” said transplant house manager, Kirsten King. “I can’t tell you how thankful our guests and their families are when they learn that we have a kitchen stocked with the basics for breakfast, lunch or dinner – especially for the first few meals they need while they are here. It’s hard to really describe how much it’s appreciated.”

Donations can be delivered to the Clyde F. Barker Transplant House: 3940 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. They can also be dropped off at the Transplant Clinic: 2 West, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine.

If you’d like additional information or are interested in making a financial contribution to the dry goods drive, please contact Kirsten at 215-662-4540 or Kirsten.King@uphs.upenn.edu.