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Monday 12pm - 4:30pm Wednesday 12pm - 4:30pm Thursday 3pm - 5pm Friday 12pm - 4pm Saturday 9am - 12pm

Black Bear Exchange at UMaine

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Your on campus food pantry and clothing exchange! The Black Bear Exchange (BBE) is open to students, faculty and staff of UMaine. Clothing is free to anyone.

Students having financial struggles can come get 10 items of food each week. FOOD PANTRY: The food pantry is open to students and their immediate families as well as staff and faculty. There is no income requirement and no application process. Just present a valid MaineCard. Our focus is supporting those who are not able to obtain assistance from other community sources. CLOTHING EXCHANGE: The Clothing Exchange is open to anyone and everyone!!!! People are encouraged to bring gently worn items to exchange/swap or small donations can be made instead (but are not required). Any money received goes to buy food for the food pantry. Our goal with this sustainable project is to reduce stigma surrounding food pantries and thrift stores while providing support to the community. Mailing Address:
C/O Bodwell Center
5748 Memorial Union, Room 120
Orono, ME 04469

10/28/2026

Come to the UMaine Bodwell Center and the BBE tomorrow (10/29) for our Costume Market & Workshop! Drop in anytime from 4-6.

10/05/2026

Personal care items will be available at the BBE this week! Bring your Mainecard, bring your bag and select 3 items.

10/02/2026

Plan accordingly! We will be closed Saturday, October 10th through Monday, October 12th for fall break.

09/28/2026

Fall Coats will be available starting today at the BBE! We have over 70 coats available. One per person please. Winter coats, boats, etc. will be available in November. Must be a current student or staff member with a valid MaineCard.

09/24/2026

Our friends from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dropped off a whole bunch of non-perishable food items and personal care items this afternoon!!! We are so grateful for our entire campus community, who work with us to fight food insecurity. We distribute at least 5000 food items and 300 personal care items each month. If you would like to do a collection, let us know!!

09/22/2026

The FDA has announced a recall of fettuccine due to possible contamination with listeria.
Pasta sold at Walmart locations nationwide is being recalled over possible listeria contamination, according to a notice posted by the Food and Drug Administration.
New York-based Gias Foods said it is recalling two lots of bettergoods brand Authentic Italian Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine, distributed nationwide at Walmart Inc. stores.
The product, which is frozen in 22-ounce packages with the UPC number 194346442706, has lot numbers L6079C or L6080C and expiration dates of Sept. 19, 2027, or Sept. 20, 2027. If you have any of these packages, you can return them to the store where you purchased them for a full refund.

09/08/2026

We open tomorrow for the semester. We will be open Mondays 12-4:30, Wednesdays 12-4:30, Thursdays 3-5, Fridays 12-4, and Saturdays 9-12. Be sure to bring your MaineCard so you can tap in. Active students and staff may visit once per week for non-perishable, refrigerated and frozen items.

09/08/2026

The BBE opens tomorrow for the semester. Remember to bring bags with you when you visit. Each person will receive one reusable bag per semester. We cannot afford to provide bags for each visit. Paper bags will be available only for emergencies.

08/27/2026

The Black Bear Exchange will be closed for the first week of classes so we can prepare our staff and participate in campus-wide activities. We will post our fall schedule soon and will open for the semester on Wednesday, Sept 9.

07/15/2026

Emma and I goofed last week and completely forgot to stock the personal care cart. Sorry :( We have it stocked and ready for this week though! Remember you can get 3 different items when you come in this week. (these do not count toward your 10 items) We are open Wednesday and Thursday 12-4 this week. See you soon!!! (p.s. we are getting a lot of salvage boxes today so there will be a large assortment of random treasures!)

Address

139 Rangeley Road, University Of
Orono, ME
04469

Opening Hours

Monday	12pm - 4:30pm
Wednesday	12pm - 4:30pm
Thursday	3pm - 5pm
Friday	12pm - 4pm
Saturday	9am - 12pm

Telephone

+12075814567

Website

http://umaine.edu/volunteer/BBE/, https://engage.umaine.edu/bodwell-center/?a=12254258

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