Central Maine, We Need Your Banana Boxes for Camp Out Hunger

We're getting ready for the 8th Annual Camp Out Hunger Food Drive, happening November 2nd through November 6th at the Sam's Club parking lot in Augusta. As we prepare for another incredible week of giving back to Central Maine, there's one thing we desperately need before the event even begins.

Banana boxes. Lots and lots of banana boxes.

This year, 92 Moose and B98.5 have set a goal of filling TWO tractor-trailers with nonperishable food donations for the Capital Region Salvation Army. With thousands of food items expected to arrive throughout the five-day event, having a way to organize everything is incredibly important.

That's where the banana boxes come in.

We Need 700 Banana Boxes, and We Only Have About 100

Banana boxes are sturdy, stackable, and ideal for sorting the massive amount of food collected during Camp Out Hunger. Our volunteers use them to organize donations by category, making it easier for the Salvation Army to distribute food to local families who need it.

Unfortunately, we're currently sitting at around 100 boxes, which means we still need approximately 600 more before November 2nd.

We're hoping local grocery stores, supermarkets, businesses, and community members can help us close that gap.

If you work somewhere that regularly receives shipments of bananas, we'd love for you to save those empty boxes for us. Whether you can contribute five, ten, fifty, or even a hundred, every donation makes a difference.

Where Can You Drop Off Banana Boxes?

We're accepting empty banana boxes right now at three convenient locations:

• Capital Region Salvation Army in Augusta
• Capital Region Salvation Army in Waterville
• 92 Moose and B98.5 studios on Water Street in Augusta

You don't need to wait until Camp Out Hunger begins to donate. In fact, the sooner we can collect these boxes, the better prepared we'll be when the food starts arriving.

Help Us Make Camp Out Hunger 2026 a Success

From November 2nd through November 6th, our radio teams will once again be living and broadcasting from campers in the Sam's Club parking lot in Augusta, collecting food and monetary donations to support individuals and families throughout Central Maine.

Our goal is ambitious, but we've seen firsthand what this community can accomplish when everyone works together.

Right now, one of the simplest ways you can support this year's effort is by helping us collect those 600 additional banana boxes.

If you know someone who works at a grocery store, restaurant, or food distributor, please pass this along.

Before we can fill two tractor-trailers with food, we need to make sure we have enough boxes to put it all in.

Thanks for helping us get ready for another great year of Camp Out Hunger.

For more info, email keith.davis@use.salvationarmy.org & Matt.James@townsquaremedia.com