Events

Thinking of pizza? Visit Pieology in Campus Pointe on Wednesday May 1st from 9:30am – 11pm to help the Bulldog Pantry. Your order will raise money for us when you show the flyer. details are found on the flyer.

Unopened nonperishable food items will be collected on Saturday April 6th from 1pm – 5pm at the Bulldog Pantry. There will be no food given away at this event. The drop off will be behind the pantry building. Please enter off of Shaw and volunteers will be there to unload your donations. All donations collected will help us to continue to feed those in need in our community.

Our Virtual Walk fundraising event will be here before you know it. The registration deadline is April 4th for this event that happens on April 6 & 7. For more information and a link to the registration page see the flyer above or use the link. Virtual Walk 2024 All of the money raise will be used to help feed those in need in our community. This is a great way to be active and help the community at the same time.

On Tuesady March 12th from 4pm -9pm all purchase at Wahoo’s in Campus Point will help the Bulldog Pantry. Show the flyer below and we will receive a percentage of the total spent. No need to cook dinner!

Drive Through Food Collection Drive

Help support the Bulldog Pantry in their efforts to feed those in need by donating non-perishable food items on April 22nd from 9am – noon. This event will be held at 3973 N. Cedar, Trinity Lutheran Church not at the Bulldog Pantry itself. Help the Bulldog Pantry fill their shelves. Any unopened, non-perishable food items will be accepted.

Virtual Walk 2023

Our Virtual Walk fundraising event will be here before you know it. The registration deadline is April 20th for this event that happens on April 22 & 23. For more information and a link to the registration page see the flyer above or use the link. Virtual Walk 2023 All of the money raise will be used to help feed those in need in our community. This is a great way to be active and help the community at the same time.

Neighborhood Market

On Saturday March 4th from 9am – 11am the Bulldog Pantry will be holding a Neighborhood Market distribution. Everything is free for those in need. This distribution will be mostly fresh food. Please bring a cart or wagon if you have one. You will need it to carry all of your food. This is a walk through pantry please wear your mask and we will be using social distancing.

Drive Through Food Collection Drive

Help support the Bulldog Pantry in their efforts to feed those in need by donating non-perishable food items on November 12th from 10am – noon. This event will be held at 5685 N. Cedar not at the Bulldog Pantry itself. Help the Bulldog Pantry fill their shelves. Any unopened, non-perishable food items will be accepted.

Virtual Walk 2022

The Bulldog Pantry is holding a virtual walk fundraiser on April 22 from 5am through April 24th at 7pm. Join us to help the pantry and stay active and healthy at the same time. For registration information click here.

Drive Through Food Collection Drive

Help support the Bulldog Pantry in their efforts to feed those in need by donating non-perishable food items on April 9th from 9am – noon. This event will be held at 5685 N. Cedar not at the Bulldog Pantry itself. Help the Bulldog Pantry fill their shelves. Any unopened, non-perishable food items will be accepted.

Neighborhood Market

On Saturday December 4th from 9am – 11am the Bulldog Pantry will be holding a Neighborhood Market distribution. This distribution will be mostly fresh food. Please bring a cart or wagon if you have one. You will need it to carry all of your food. This is a walk through pantry please wear your mask and we will be using social distancing.

Virtual Walk 2021

The bulldog Pantry is holding a virtual walk fundraiser on November 6th. Join us to help the pantry and stay active and healthy at the same time. For registration information click here.

Drive Through Food Donation Event

Help support the Bulldog Pantry in their efforts to feed those in need by donating non-perishable food items on Oct. 16th from 9am – noon. This event will be held at 5685 N. Cedar not at the Bulldog Pantry itself. Help the Bulldog Pantry fill their shelves for the up coming holiday season.

Chipotle Dinner Fundraiser

On Wednesday October 20th come to the Chipotle at the corner of Cedar & Shaw for dinner from 5pm – 9pm and the Bulldog Pantry will receive 33% of your order as a donation. Just bring the flyer with you to show the cashier or simply tell them you are  supporting the Bulldog Pantry. It is an easy way to have a good dinner and help those who are in need in the community.

Drive Through Food Donation Event

On Saturday March 20th from 10am – 12 noon we will be holding a drive through donation event. Any non-perishable food items will be accepted. Toiletry items are also welcomed. If you would rather make a monetary donation you can bring a check made out to the “Bulldog Pantry” on that day too. This event is not at the Bulldog Pantry. Instead it is being held at 5685 N. Cedar at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. For more information call us at (559) 224-9052 or email us at thebulldogpantry@gmail.com

Drive Through Food Donation Event

On Tuesday November 10th you will have the opportunity to donate non-perishable food items and personal care items to the Bulldog Pantry. We will have a drive through drop off set up from 8 am – 6pm. If you would rather donate money we will accept that too at this event. If you would like more information call us at (599) 224-9052 or send us an email at thebulldogpantry@gmail.com

Building Up Bulldog Pantry

Help us to reach our goal of $1500 to und our four remaining food distributions for 2020. We have already helped to feed over 6,000 families in 2020 and we want to be able to finish of the year by helping even more. We thank you in advance for any donation that you can make to help us. Gifts of any amount are gladly accepted. No gift is to small! To donate online click here. Or you can mail us your donation at 2311 E. Shaw, Fresno CA 93710.

Virtual Bulldog Pantry Walk 2020

We are holding a virtual walk, ride, jog, or skate. Only one mile is required between November 20th and December 1st. All of the money raised will be used to buy food for the families in need in our community. For more information and registration information click here.

Stay tuned for other upcoming events!

 

Dance Night with the Fresno Swing Dancers

On Tuesday November 26th the Fresno Swing Dancers are hosting a dance and dance lessons at the California Arts Academy at 4750 N. Blackstone. All of the proceeds from the dance will be donated to the pantry. The live music will be provided by Junior Mints. The schedule for the evening and admission information is as follows.

7-7:15 PM – check in and warm-up
7:15-8:15 PM – DANCE LESSONS:
-Drop in East Coast Swing lesson with Dave & Casey

-Lindy Hop 1 – 4B lesson (week 4) with Peter & Laura

-Lindy Hop 2 – with Josh & Emily
8:15-9:45 PM – Open dance to live music by Junior Mints
Cost (cash preferred):
$10 ($8 for students) for the whole event
$7 ($5 for students) for just the open dance

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Chipotle Dinner Fundraiser

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On Tuesday October 8th come to the Chipotle at the corner of Cedar & Shaw for dinner from 5pm – 9pm and the Bulldog Pantry will receive 33% of your order as a donation. Just bring the flyer with you to show the cashier or simply tell them you are  supporting the Bulldog Pantry. It is an easy way to have a good dinner and help those who are in need in the community.

Stay tuned for other upcoming events!

 

Past Events

Will Walk for Food

Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. at O’Neill Park at Fresno State. For more information about this event, click here.

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Bulldog Pantry turns 3!

The 3rd week in November, the Bulldog Pantry celebrated 3 years of success. In November 2007, the Bulldog Pantry opened its doors for the first time with approximately 20 families and about 8 volunteers. To date, we serve, at times, over 200 families each week, and several hundred different Fresno State volunteers. Thank you to everyone who has made this such a success!

To see pictures from the event, visit our Facebook Page.

November 2010

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Trick-or-Treat for Cans Success!

Trick-or-Treat for Cans brought in over 2,200 cans this year! Way to go volunteers! Thanks for all your efforts and time to go out to collect these cans. Also, thank you to the community for providing these generous donations. Next up… Caroling for Cans!!

October 2010

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A BIG thank you to Aetna, Inc. in Fresno
California for their donation of non-perishable food items to the Bulldog Pantry! We cannot thank you enough for your donation.

October 2010

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Bulldog Pantry volunteers win 1st place in Chili Cook-Off

The Bulldog Pantry recently participated in the 1st Annual LCM Chili Cook-Off. Competing against 8 other teams, they pulled in 1st place for their award winning chili.

Ingredients for the Bulldog Pantry’s Award Winning Chili…
White Onion
Red  and Green Bell Pepper
Garlic
Hamburger
Japapeno Chicken Sausage
Chili Powder
Cumin
Paprika
Oregano
Brown Sugar
Crushed Tomatoes
Beef Broth

and the secret ingredient…
LOVE!

September 2010

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Bulldog Pantry volunteers “are Fresno State”

Bulldog Pantry volunteers created an “IamFresnoState” video for the 2010 IamFresnoState video contest. Check out our video by clicking here.

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Give a Gobbler Comes to Bulldog Pantry

(Copy by University Communications news intern Nicole Maul)

For the fifth year, Fresno State’s “Give a Gobbler” campaign will provide student-produced turkeys for the holidays to families across the Central Valley through Community Food Bank, Poverello House and the newest addition Bulldog Pantry! For $25, donors can purchase turkeys at the student-run Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market that will be donated to one of the three groups. New this year: donations of $5, 10 and 15 can also be made to go toward the purchase of a turkey.

Donation checks can be made out to Agricultural Foundation of California State University, Fresno and sent to Agricultural Operations, c/o director, California State University, Fresno, 2385 East Barstow Ave., M/S AG85, Fresno CA 93740. Store hours for the Gibson Farm Market, located at Barstow and Chestnut avenues, are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.

For the full story, please click here.

November and December 2011