--- title: Holiday Food Drive for the Salem Pantry date: 2025-08-07T10:00:00-04:00 author: Annie Lee-Daly canonical_url: "https://www.pem.org/events/holiday-food-drive-for-the-salem-pantry" section: Events --- Salem Community # Holiday Food Drive for the Salem Pantry Sunday, November 15, 2026 from 10 am—5 pm View other dates [Apple](data:text/calendar;charset=utf8;base64,QkVHSU46VkNBTEVOREFSDQpWRVJTSU9OOjIuMA0KUFJPRElEOlNwYXRpZSBjYWxlbmRhci1saW5rcw0KQkVHSU46VkVWRU5UDQpVSUQ6ODhlNTAxOWRiNTMxZTc5NzNmYzZjOTk3NWQ5NWNlZTQNClNVTU1BUlk6SG9saWRheSBGb29kIERyaXZlIGZvciB0aGUgU2FsZW0gUGFudHJ5DQpEVFNUQU1QOjIwMjYxMTE1VDE1MDAwMFoNCkRUU1RBUlQ6MjAyNjExMTVUMTUwMDAwWg0KRFRFTkQ6MjAyNjExMTVUMjIwMDAwWg0KTE9DQVRJT046MTYxIEVzc2V4IFN0XCwgU2FsZW1cLCBNQSAwMTk3MA0KRU5EOlZFVkVOVA0KRU5EOlZDQUxFTkRBUg==) [Google](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE&dates=20261115T100000/20261115T170000&ctz=America/New_York&text=Holiday+Food+Drive+for+the+Salem+Pantry&location=161+Essex+St%2C+Salem%2C+MA+01970) [Outlook](data:text/calendar;charset=utf8;base64,QkVHSU46VkNBTEVOREFSDQpWRVJTSU9OOjIuMA0KUFJPRElEOlNwYXRpZSBjYWxlbmRhci1saW5rcw0KQkVHSU46VkVWRU5UDQpVSUQ6ODhlNTAxOWRiNTMxZTc5NzNmYzZjOTk3NWQ5NWNlZTQNClNVTU1BUlk6SG9saWRheSBGb29kIERyaXZlIGZvciB0aGUgU2FsZW0gUGFudHJ5DQpEVFNUQU1QOjIwMjYxMTE1VDE1MDAwMFoNCkRUU1RBUlQ6MjAyNjExMTVUMTUwMDAwWg0KRFRFTkQ6MjAyNjExMTVUMjIwMDAwWg0KTE9DQVRJT046MTYxIEVzc2V4IFN0XCwgU2FsZW1cLCBNQSAwMTk3MA0KRU5EOlZFVkVOVA0KRU5EOlZDQUxFTkRBUg==) ![Events Holiday Food Drive 1600px Split Hero](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/pem-org/general/Events_HolidayFoodDrive_1600px_SplitHero.jpg) #### **Know before you go** Admissions desk Free This holiday season, PEM is proud to host a food drive benefitting the [Salem Pantry](https://thesalempantry.org/)! From November 10 through December 7, visitors are invited to drop off a non-perishable food donation at the Admissions desk and receive a voucher for a free cookie at the Atrium Café, courtesy of Gourmet Caterers. Accepted items include: - Local grocery store gift cards (in $5, $10, or $15 increments) - Holiday sides: Stuffing mix, canned gravy, canned cranberry sauce, canned pumpkin, shelf-stable pie shells, baking mixes - Pantry staples: Canned goods, spices, cooking oil, flour **All items must be non-perishable, unopened and non-expired.** Visitors who donate will also have the opportunity to enter a raffle to win a free dual membership to PEM. Members who donate may enter a raffle to win a mystery prize. Thank you for helping PEM give back to our Salem community! PEM’s food drive is organized by the museum’s [Climate + Environment Initiative](https://www.pem.org/about-pem/pem-initiatives/climate-environment). Stay up to date. Enter your email to sign up for our newsletter.