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Two teams. One goal. Everyone wins. 

Join the Wolfpack and the Tar Heels for the Pantry Bowl from Nov. 24 to Dec. 1 as we rally together for the fourth year in a row to reduce food insecurity on our campuses. 

Over the last three years, Pantry Bowl donors have raised nearly $450,000 total for our food pantries — making a real difference in the lives of students, faculty and staff across the Triangle. Pantry Bowl gifts provide essential food and supplies to community members who need a helping hand. 

Whether you’re rooting for Feed the Pack or the Carolina Food Pantry Network, you’re making a big impact. The university with the most gifts may win the Pantry Bowl, but when we come together to tackle hunger, we’re all winners.

Your gift can go further!

If the Wolfpack receives more than last year’s total of 1,634 gifts, Pack members Greg and Catherine Booth have pledged to give Feed the Pack a bonus of $10,000. Let’s meet their challenge head-on and unlock that gift for our campus!

When you give to the Carolina Food Pantry Network today, your gift will make double the impact thanks to a generous $10,000 match from The Stone Family Charitable Foundation.

How Your Support Helps

Support Feed the Pack as Pantry Bowl Approaches

For the fourth straight year, the Wolfpack and the Tar Heels will square off in the Pantry Bowl, an annual competition to raise money for Feed the Pack Food Pantry and the Carolina Food Pantry Network.

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Carolina and NC State Are Coming Together to Fight Food Insecurity

The Pantry Bowl is back, and Carolina and NC State are teaming up to fight food insecurity. By working together, Carolina and NC State can support their students and provide essential resources for this important issue. But, we need your help to make an impact! Last year, you helped us by making more than 2,600 gifts, raising nearly $200,000. This year, we are hoping to raise even more (and end NC State’s winning streak) for the Carolina Food Pantry Network. It takes everyone coming together to ensure our students have access to the nutritious food they need to succeed. Help Carolina win this year’s Pantry Bowl and join us to fight food insecurity on campus.

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FAQs

The Pantry Bowl is an annual fundraising initiative that unites two passionate fan bases — the Wolfpack and the Tar Heels — to bring awareness to the issue of food insecurity, which affects as many as 1 in 5 people on college campuses. Gifts will support each university’s food pantry, Feed the Pack and Carolina Food Pantry Network. Last year’s Pantry Bowl raised $199,289 from 2,648 gifts — nearly double the dollars and gifts of the competition’s first year!

Visit this page Nov. 24-Dec. 1 and choose the button for the university food pantry you wish to support. You will be directed to that university’s giving form, and your gift will be processed like any other gift made to NC State or Carolina. The minimum amount for a gift is $5.

The Pack Essentials Fund benefits the pantry and other vital resources that help students meet their basic needs. You can learn more about Pack Essentials at NC State here. 

The Carolina Food Pantry Network funds six pantry locations across campus and serves Carolina students facing food insecurity. Not only does the fund provide nutritious meals, but also other items such as personal care and hygiene products.

The site will be updated every 15 minutes, with the final totals revealed on Dec. 2.

Your gift is tax-deductible. You will receive a receipt via email for tax purposes.

Thank you for your interest! While food and other items will not count for this competition, both pantries do accept these donations. Learn more at the following links:

Feed the Pack

Carolina Food Pantry Network