Please leave these at home
Please do not bring glass jars, home-canned food, opened items, or anything past its use-by date.
Most-needed items
Give food
The items below help families make meals and cover the basics that food assistance does not. Donations are accepted at the side door Monday through Friday, 9:00am–4:00pm.
For your grocery cart or food drive
Most-needed list for October 2026
We update this list at the start of each month.
Food
- Peanut butter in plastic jars
- Canned chicken and tuna
- Low-sugar cereal
- Cooking oil
- Canned fruit in juice
- Pasta sauce in cans or plastic
- Rice in 2-pound bags
Household and personal care
- Diapers in sizes 5 and 6
- Toilet paper
- Toothpaste
- Deodorant
- Pads and tampons
Food assistance never covers these, so they go fast.
Thistlecup Community Pantry
1120 North Main Street, Suite C, Bowling Green, OH 43402
Drop-off hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm at the side door under the green awning.
1120 North Main Street, Suite C, Bowling Green, OH 43402
Drop-off hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm at the side door under the green awning.
Garden produce and food drives
Garden produce is welcome Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and we will weigh it at the side door. We pick up food drives of 200 pounds or more. Email hello@thistlecuppantry.example to set a pickup.
Drop-off times
Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm at the side door under the green awning. After hours, the covered bin takes shelf-stable food only.