When and Where: Find Your Opportunity to Help
Making a Difference, One Distribution at a Time
Sponsored Events: Discover opportunities where you can support Tommy’s Pantry simply by dining out at sponsored restaurants or attending benefit races and performances. By participating in these events, you can make a difference while enjoying great food and entertainment.
If you are interested in hosting a fundraiser or benefit for Tommy’s Pantry, please contact us at tommyspantry@gmail.com.
Increase the size of your gift. Does your employer offer a matching grant program? If so, it’s another way to give!


In-Kind Donation Drives: Tommy’s Pantry hosts various in-kind donation drives, which play a crucial role in obtaining hard-to-get items during supply shortages and reducing our expenses. Please consider contributing to one of the drives listed below to support our mission. If you would like to host a donation drive to benefit Tommy’s Pantry, please email tommyspantry@gmail.com.
In-Kind Contributions Welcome: Please visit our website to donate financially or consider making an online purchase of items from our Amazon wish list to purchase high-need and hard-to-buy-in-bulk wellness items. Please choose “Mark Hines” from your shipping address options to have supplies mailed directly to our In-Kind Donation Drive Coordinator.


Anytime Donation Drop-Off: Tommy’s Pantry currently accepts in-kind donations in quantities of 360 or more to optimize the efficiency of our storage and packing operations. For donations of smaller quantities, the Little Free Pantries in the area provide immediate relief to our community.
Here are some nearby Little Free Pantry locations:
- Tommy’s Pantry Little Free Pantry @ 630 Silver Spring Ave in Silver Spring
- Park Valley Road between Piney Branch and Sligo Creek Pkwy in Takoma Park
- 708 Auburn Ave in Takoma Park
- 730-600 Thayer Ave in Silver Spring
- Presbyterian Church on Maple at Tulip in Takoma Park
- Geneva near the traffic circle intersection of Geneva/Oswego/Ritchie Ave (stacked milk crates)

The first Little Free Pantry location on Silver Spring Ave and the last location on Geneva Ave in Takoma Park experience rapid turnover and offer a wide variety of donations, including toiletries and perishables. All locations welcome shelf-stable food donations. Your kindness and generosity in helping to feed our neighbors are greatly appreciated.
