Events
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2026 Oakland County Kroger January Food Drive
A nourishing meal shouldn’t be out of reach when winter settles in, but right now, far too many families may be choosing between food and other expenses. That’s where you can make a difference! You can empower our neighbors with the healthy foods they need to thrive today and tomorrow. For the 15th year, Gleaners…
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2026 Catholic Schools Week Food Fight Competition
It's time for our 2nd Annual Catholic Schools Week Food Fight Competition! As a way of making a difference within the communities we serve, participating Catholic schools are teaming up with Gleaners during Catholic Schools Week (CSW) to collect food and funds to provide nourishing meals to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity. During CSW 2025, participating…
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2026 Power Up Detroit With Protein Drive
The Power Up Detroit With Protein Drive is back for the 11th year in a row! The Henry Ford Hospital (HFH) Department of Nursing and Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan are partnering to host the annual drive for a great cause. This year's Protein Drive runs from February 20 – 27. In addition…
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2026 Harold & Kay
FeaturedHonoring a Legacy, Nourishing Community Harold and Kay grew up during the Great Depression and understood what it meant to go without. Their compassion and generosity led them to establish a fund to ensure seniors in our community—who often face barriers to food access, from fixed incomes to lack of transportation—have access to nutritious food…
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2026 March Matchness Food and Fund Drive Challenge
Gleaners is inviting businesses and groups across the community to join us for March Matchness—our three-week food and fund drive challenge running alongside the NCAA Men’s March Madness Tournament! Every dollar raised during March Matchness is MATCHED, up to $100,000, by the Harold and Kay Matching Gift Fund! That means your support goes twice as…
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2026 Food for Thought Food Drive
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeast Michigan is once again teaming up with area libraries for the annual Food for Thought food drive. Between March 16 and April 10, 2026, participating libraries are accepting non-perishable food donations on behalf of Gleaners as we work together to nourish our neighbors. With your help, last year's team…
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Empty Bowls Detroit
Eastern Market Shed 3 2934 Russell St, Detroit, MI, United StatesEmpty Bowls is a globally recognized community art and food initiative that brings people together to raise funds and awareness around food insecurity. Leading up to the event, artists and studios across Michigan are hosting bowl-making events, uniting communities statewide in a shared effort rooted in generosity and care. Culinary artists are also central to…
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2026 Bunnyville at the Detroit Zoo
Detroit Zoo 8450 W 10 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI, United StatesSpring into fun at Bunnyville, presented by Meijer! At this annual, family-friendly “egg-stravanza,” you can ring in the season with fun activities sure to put a hop in your step on April 3 and 4, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.! Guests are encouraged to bring canned goods for donation to Gleaners Community Food…
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2026 Michigan Design Center Style Mash-Up
Michigan Design Center 1700 Stutz Drive,, Troy, MI, United StatesFriday, April 10 | 10 A.M. – 12 P.M. Michigan Design Center, Mid-America Room, Suite 86 Tickets are $10, and all proceeds will benefit Gleaners Community Food Bank. Rethink style rules. Style Mash-Up reveals how designers create cohesive homes without relying on a fixed aesthetic. Design Club: Style Mash-up Many homeowners feel limited by…
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Michigan First Shred Days
The Mint at Michigan First Conference Center 27000 Evergreen Rd., Lathrup Village, United StatesDo you have a ton of old documents taking up storage space in your home? Michigan First Credit Union is hosting two Shred Days in the months of April and May to help keep your identity safe! You can bring up to four bags or boxes of documents to be shredded (no metal, staples, paper…