Summer Semester 2026
Greetings and salutations!!
Welcome to the summer 2026 semester!!
Bucky's Food Pantry cordially welcomes to campus all students, faculty and staff for the summer semester 2026. For those students going home for the summer, we hope that you have a wonderful break. Renovation continues on Brown Hall and Burleson Hall and the new campus center general education and humanities.
As a reminder... The Buc Ridge pantry will start carrying meats and dairy products starting in the new year and continues to have limited street clothes students can look at. Buc Ridge and the Culp pantries both have extended hours for ETSU community.
If you are in need of food items, you can fill out an application online for pickup at the following locations:
Bucky's Food Pantry has three locations from which the ETSU Community can pick up their food boxes. The first location is in the Buc Ridge Housing area situated next to the Central Receiving warehouse at 325 Treasure Lane. The second location is at the D.P. Culp Student Center, on Seehorn Drive near the Passport Office. The third is the ETSU Campus at Kingsport.
The staff would like to welcome all of our volunteers, interns, and student workers who will make the coming semester a success.
~Bucky's Food Pantry Staff~
Holiday Closures: ****Both pantries will be closed on the following dates... 25 May (Memorial Day); 19 June (Juneteenth); and 3 July (Independence Day).
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Bucky's Food Pantry - Buc Ridge site hours for the summer semester 2026:
Monday: By appointment (Closed 25 May for Memorial Day)
Tuesday: By appointment
Wednesday: By appointment
Thursday: By appointment
Friday: By appointment
For food box pickups or donations please call Chuck Patton at 439-5243 or email pattonc@etsu.edu for help.
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Bucky's Food Pantry - D. P. Culp Center site hours for summer semester 2026:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10 am - 4 pm
Wednesday: 11 am - 4 pm
Thursday: 10 am - 4 pm
Friday: 10 am - 2 pm
For food box pickups at this location please call Amy Deel at (423) 439-2826 or email buckysspecialist@etsu.edufor help.
Bucky's Food Pantry - Kingsport Campus in Allandale
We are excited to announce the opening of Bucky's Food Pantry at the Kingsport campus located in Allandale has a distribution point for the ETSU Community that work, attend school or live in the greater Kingsport area. When processing an applicaton, please write in the resources block on the application "Request P/U in Kingsport". The staff at the Kingsport Campus will pickup orders from Bucky's Food Pantry - Buc Ridge (main campus) and transport food boxes to the Kingsport campus every Friday morning, except during holidays or school closing. Point of contact at the Kingsport campus is the Main Office at (423) 392-8000.
Additional Information:
Chuck Patton is available at the Buc Ridge site ((423) 439-2825 or foodpantry@etsu.edu) and Amy Deel is available at the D.P. Culp Student Center site ((423) 439 -2826
or buckysspecialist@etsu.edu) to discuss additional resources and support both on campus and in the community.
This service is optional and not required for using the pantry.
Please leave a detailed message if you receive voicemail at any of the numbers with your contact information and your call will be returned as soon as possible.
Always remember to bring your ETSU ID card when picking up at either pantry.
LOCATIONS:
Bucky's Food Pantry - Buc Ridge is located at the Central Receiving warehouse in the Buc Ridge Apartment complex, at 325 Treasure Lane. This location is the primary food donation intake and processing site. Boxes are packed at this location and can be picked up here. This location is near the Bucshot bus stop on the gold route. This location also houses winter coats and accessories for those who are in need and a drop off point for donated dress clothes for final destination to Bucky's Closet located in the D. P. Culp Center with Career Services.
Bucky's Food Pantry - D. P. Culp Center is located on the backside of the Culp Center next to the passport office and is another pick up location for picking up a box. The Culp location also offers snacks and perishable items such as meat, dairy and fresh produce from our partners and will distribute those without an application.
Buc Ridge location info:
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Bucky's Food Pantry is on Facebook - here's the link