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Cancer Center hosts annual Christmas food box distribution

STHS Communication Department, commdept@stph.org

(Photos by Tim San Fillippo / STHS)


They made a list. They checked it twice.

And then, on Wednesday (Dec. 14), staff at St. Tammany Cancer Center, a campus of Ochsner Medical Center, kicked off their annual Christmas food box drive-through for invited patients of the center. 

In all, 90 local families were expected to pass through over the course of the three-day event, which was sponsored by Winn-Dixie, St. Tammany Hospital Foundation, Northshore Food Bank and St. Joseph Abbey.In addition to smiles and hugs, each received a food box curated by the center’s dietitians and containing the following: 

Fresh produce (3 potatoes, 1 head of broccoli, 1 onion, 1 bag of carrots)

  • 1 box mashed potatoes
  • 2 cans of mixed vegetables 
  • 1 can cream soup 
  • 1 bag of rice
  • 1 box cereal
  • 2 boxes macaroni and cheese
  • 1 pack of Velveeta cheese
  • 1 bag of sugar cookie mix
  • 1 loaf of bread
  • Recipe cards for sugar cookies, broccoli casserole, roasted russet potatoes and roasted carrots
  • 1 love note
  • 1 envelope with gift card for protein of their choice

Thanks to everyone who helped make the event a success – and merry Christmas to all!



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