All proceeds directly benefit the MSU Student Food Bank.

Goods will be collected at the Union, Kellogg Center, University Village’s community center, Spartan Village’s community center, Surplus Store and Recycling Center and MSU Federal Credit Union locations and every residence hall service center.

Additionally, IM Sports-East and IM Sports-West will be hosting a Food for Fitness program to allow free access to the facilities in exchange for two to three canned food items.

“During these tough times, … when the food banks are usually running critically short, this is a positive way to have an MSU community effort to help fill those food banks back up,” Bill Kost, associate director of retail food services with MSU Culinary Services, said.

Sparty’s Convenience Stores also are accepting monetary donations.

Nate Smith-Tyge, the director of the MSU Student Food Bank, said while every donation is helpful, monetary donations are particularly useful because the food bank can purchase even more food.

Roger Merrifield, the acting manager of creative services for Residential and Hospitality Services, said the food drive usually collects between 4,000-5,000 pounds of food and about $1,000 to $1,500 in monetary donations.

“It’s a lifesaver for an awful lot of students,” Merrifield said.

Smith-Tyge said the event is one of the biggest and most beneficial events for the MSU Student Food Bank. The food bank provides free food to any MSU student who does not have a meal plan and is in dire need of assistance.

The food bank, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary, serves around 250 to 300 students and their families every other Wednesday. Smith-Tyge added that the food bank averages around 4,000 student clients every year.

“I think (at) every distribution, we see the impact of how the food bank helps students deal with food insecurity,” Smith-Tyge said. “These kind of events will always come together and help make a difference.”