Food Donation Bins

A program that facilitates donations of nonperishable food in Melrose through ongoing donation bins hosted in six Melrose businesses and one Saugus business.

Donate non-perishable food at our ongoing bin locations:

  • Buckalew's General Store - 529 Main St. Melrose

  • Cambridge Savings Bank - 638 Main St.

  • Follow Your Art Community Studios - 647 Main St. Melrose

  • Goddard School - 248 Lynn Fells Pkwy Saugus

  • Starbucks - 521 Main St. Melrose

  • Sweet Spot Bakery - 163D W. Emerson St. Melrose

  • Victoria Hill Wine & Gourmet - 538 Main St. Melrose

10,000 pounds of food are collected annually through The Food Drive’s ongoing Food Donation bins. Items from all collection points are delivered primarily to the two Melrose food pantries, Pantry of Hope at First Baptist Church in downtown Melrose, and A Servant’s Heart Food Pantry at Faith Evangelical Church in Melrose Highlands

The Food Drive regularly promotes specific collections for the bins based on the season, including “Peanut Butter Valentines” in February, Easter holiday items in the spring, a massive redistribution of extra Halloween candy in the fall, and Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner drives. Other themed drives include breakfast items, backpack snacks, birthday cake kits, cooking oil collection, and kitchen essentials.