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Let’s tackle hunger & beat New England together!

As the Seattle Seahawks face the New England Patriots in the 2026 Super Bowl, the Pactific Northwest Conference has challenged the New England Conference to see who can raise the most food/dollars as part of the nationwide Tackle Hunger effort. If your church is participating in an effort to collect food or donations, we want to hear about it (and share our good news with the folks in the New England Conference).

How to participate

The competition is simple. Churches in the Pacific Northwest Conference, and others beyond that might strongly identify as Seahawks fans, are asked to collect as many non-perishable items as they can between now and Sunday, February 8, when Super Bowl LX will be played in Santa Clara, California. In the interest of Christian charity, collections can be taken from Patriots fans as well.

Collection tallies need to be reported using the form linked on this page by 10 a.m. Monday, February 9. Please use it to share the total number of items and financial donations received.

Share how you did!

Sign up your church

In advance of the big game, churches can use the form below to share they are participating and also designate themselves as a drop-off site (optional) for other United Methodists and local community members via the sign-up form on this page. Churches that name themselves as drop-off locations will be added to this page as they submit themselves.

Food goods and financial donations collected in local churches will go to a local charity chosen by the church.

Sign up your church!

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What items should you collect

Food banks most need shelf-stable, nutritious items such as canned proteins (beans, tuna, chicken), peanut butter, rice, pasta, cereal, and low-sodium vegetables, along with hygiene items like soap and toothpaste. Because needs vary by season and community, a best practice for local churches is to contact their neighborhood food bank directly and ask what items are most needed before collecting donations, ensuring gifts are timely, useful, and respectful of those served.

Participating churches

Anacortes UMC
Auburn: First
Bellevue: Aldersgate UMC
Bothell UMC
Cashmere Community UMC
Cheney UMC
Coeur D’Alene Community UMC
Des Moines UMC
Elma UMC
Ellensburg UMC
Gig Harbor UMC
Kent UMC
Kirkland: Lake Washington UMC
Lacey: St. Andrew’s UMC
Leavenworth Community UMC
Marysville UMC
Monitor UMC
Oak Harbor First UMC
Portland: Christ UMC
Puyallup: Light of the Hill UMC
Renton UMC
Renton: Fairwood Community UMC
Ridgefield UMC
Sammamish: Faith UMC
Seattle: Beacon UMC
Seattle: Haller Lake UMC
Seattle: Trinity UMC
Seattle: Woodland Park UMC
Selah UMC
Shoreline: Ronald UMC
Spokane: Moran UMC
Sumner UMC
Tacoma: Browns Point UMC
Tumwater UMC
Vancouver: First UMC
Vancouver: Mill Plain UMC
Vancouver: Vancouver Heights UMC
Wenatchee: First
Willapa UMC

Drop-off collection sites

  • Anacortes UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Sunday: 8- 12; M-F 9 -12
  • Auburn: First UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Sun: 9am-12pm; MTWT: 10am-2pm; F: 9am-1pm; Sat: Closed
  • Bellevue: Aldersgate UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – 24/7 (outside main doors in upper parking lot)
  • Bothell UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Sun: 8-12 T: 9-3 W: 9-3 Th: 9-3
  • Cashmere Community UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Mon-Thurs, 10 am- 1 pm. Sat, 10 am-1 pm
  • Coeur D’Alene Community UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Sun: 8:30-11:30 AM MTWTh: 9 AM-Noon Fri/Sat: Closed
  • Des Moines UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Sun 9am-11am; Mon-Thurs 10am-2pm
  • Elma UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Sun: 9-12; Tub on front porch for 24/7 drop-off
  • Ellensburg UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Sunday: 9am-12pm; Tues, Wed, Thurs: 11am-2pm
  • Gig Harbor UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Sun: 8-12, MTWTH:9-12
  • Kirkland: Lake Washington UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – M-F, 9am-3pm, 7-9pm Sat, 7-9 pm Sun, 8-12
  • Lacey: St. Andrew’s UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Sun. 9:30-12:20; MTW: 9-4; Th 9-12; F-9-3; Sat. Closed
  • Leavenworth Community UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Mon-Thurs 9:30am-2pm
  • Oak Harbor First UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Sun: 9-12; MTWT: 10-2
  • Puyallup: Light of the Hill

    Website

    Drop-off times – MTWTHF 8:30-12:30; Sun 8-11
  • Renton UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Sunday-Thursday 9-noon; Closed Saturday
  • Renton: Fairwood Community UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Sun – Fri 8:30-12:30. Tote outside 24/7
  • Ridgefield UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Sun 9-11, MTWT 9-1:00, Fri and Sat Closed
  • Sammamish: Faith UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Sun:8-12; MTWT:9-2 (at the church office)
  • Seattle: Haller Lake UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Sunday 9-12; Thursday 9-4
  • Seattle: Woodland Park UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Sunday 9 am to 1 pm, and Friday 2 – 5 PM
  • Selah UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Sun:9-11:30 am, Mon-Thur:9-noon
  • Shoreline: Ronald UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Sun 9-12, MTWT 8:30-1:30, Th 5:30-6:30, Fri 10-12, Sat closed
  • Tacoma: Browns Point UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Anytime as we have a collection box near the front entrances!
  • Tumwater UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – 24/7 Collection barrel will be on the front porch
  • Vancouver: Mill Plain UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Monday through Friday 8-12 am
  • Vancouver: Vancouver Heights UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Mon-Thursday 9am-1:00pm Sunday 9:30am-11:30am
  • Wenatchee: First UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Sun: 7:30 am – 11:30 am MTWTH 9 am-2 pm FS: Closed
  • Willapa UMC

    Website

    Drop-off times – Sun, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Thurs, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
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