More than 132,000 pounds of food collected in 36th 10/11 Can Care-a-Van

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The totals are in for the 36th annual 10/11 Can Care-a-Van, a week-long food drive held earlier this month in several Nebraska communities.

The grand total of food collected from June 5-9 is 132,618 pounds.

Grand Island, Columbus and Aurora collected more than 20,000 pounds of food in each of their food drives. You can view the totals collected in each community in the chart below.

History of the 10/11 Can Care-a-Van

The 10/11 Can Care-a-Van began in 1988, stemming from the national “Farm Aid” effort. It began as a 12-day food drive but was shortened to a six-day drive in 1998. Since its creation, the Can Care-a-Van has visited numerous towns in Nebraska and northern Kansas. The 10/11 Can Care-a-Van has collected 5,985,455 Ibs. over the past 36 years.

2023 Can Care-a-Van	Ibs.
Hy-Vee barrels	1,140
Superior	12,241
Sutton	7,896
Aurora	20,878
Grand Island	21,478
York	8,269
Columbus	21,203
Nebraska City	14,427
Geneva	8,648
Crete	1,643
Beatrice	2,700
Hastings	1,884
Seward	3,908
Ord	2,281
Ainsworth	753
Lexington	2,071
Neligh	1,198
TOTAL	132,618