Update: Time Running Out For Food Donations At Allstate Locations

TAMPA, FL – While life is slowly getting back to normal for most residents in the Tampa Bay area after Hurricane Irma, some residents are still struggling getting back on their feet.

Several Allstate agents across Tampa Bay are collecting food donations from the community through Friday, Oct. 6 to support homeless families served by Metropolitan Ministries. The most-needed items include boxed cereal, rice, canned meat, canned fruit and bottled water.

Donations can be dropped off at the Tampa nonprofit itself, located at 2002 N. Florida Ave., or at the following Allstate agency locations:

• William Grodman, 10840 Sheldon Road, Tampa
• John M. Fox, 4941 E. Busch Blvd, No. 150, Tampa
• Helen Wade, 3651 42nd Ave. S., No. C-104, St. Petersburg
• Steve Ward, 2439 Country Place Blvd., Suite 103, Trinity
• Craig Arndt and Michael Arndt, 18932 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Suite 102, Lutz
• Sebastian de Almenara, 8543 Gunn Highway, Odessa
• Frank Perez, 800 E. Bay Drive, No. 0, Largo
• James L. White, 5545 Park St. N., St. Petersburg
• Joyce Gunter, 28967 State Road 54, Wesley Chapel
• Richard Cave, 7755 W. Waters Ave., Tampa
• Michael Lia, 11001 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa
• Marino Cecchi, 17020 Palm Point Drive, Tampa
• Bruce Cumming, 6405 Sheldon Road, Tampa

Every year, thousands of charitable organizations receive Allstate Foundation Helping Hands grants secured by Allstate agency owners and financial specialists on behalf of the nonprofits where they volunteer. The grants support organizations addressing youth empowerment, domestic violence, hunger, disaster preparedness and more.

For more information on the Allstate Foundation, visit https://www.allstatefoundation.org/index.html.

Image via the City of Tampa Facebook page

This story was updated on Friday, Sept. 29 to reflect the food drive ending soon.