LUM To-Go Meals Program
LUM offered simple To-Go Meals all yearlong.
- DAYTIME – Bagged to-go meals are available in the LUM Office during regular hours (M-F, 8:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
- LUM Winter Warming Station guests each night from November 15 – April 15. Please consider donated bagged meals for our neighbors in need. It is a great activity for families, youth groups, churches, groups, classrooms, and businesses.
GUIDELINES for Providing Simple Bagged To-Go Meals
DROP OFF Information
- DAY – Drop off the meals on the weekday for which you signed up
- TIME – between 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- LOCATION – LUM Office, 420 N 4th Street, Lafayette, IN
MEALS
- QUANTITY – Prepare 40 bagged meals (like a school lunch)
- ITEMS – One of each of the following:
- Sandwich that doesn’t need refrigeration (prepared, individually wrapped) — Peanut butter & jelly, ham & cheese, turkey & cheese, peanut butter & honey -OR- Other ideas: Ready-to-eat TUNA packs -OR- Vienna sausages (small can)
- Salty snack – chips, pretzels, cracker packs with cheese or peanut butter
- Sweet snack – Dessert snacks, Twinkie, rice treat, cookies
- “Later” Snack – Chewy Granola bar, Cereal bars, Soft snack bars (avoid nuts and crunchy granola bars)
- Fruit/veggie – apple, orange, mandarin orange, fruit cup (with plastic spoon), carrots, apple-sauce cup or squeeze pouch
- Drink – Bottled water – OR- Pouch/box drink (Capri Sun)
- Utensils – Napkin, Plastic fork and spoon, if needed
- Label Bags – put the DATE on the bag & feel free to have children (or adults) color or draw happy pictures on the bags
- Please note
- If you provide sandwiches, they are served within two hours. If sandwiches will not be used within two hours, they are frozen for use at a later time.
- Variety is great, from day to day.
- Ready-to-eat tuna packets & tins of Vienna sausage are great and are shelf-stable for much longer.
Planning and preparing a meal is a great activity for families, church groups, campus organizations and civic groups. LUM makes a conscious effort to make sure the food served is nutritious, but basic. LUM is grateful for your generosity. Thank you.
The LUM Winter Warming Station complements the services of the LUM Emergency Shelter. The Winter Warming Station is located in the LUM Office building (420 N 4th Street, Lafayette) and is open from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. from November 15 to April 15 (subject to change).