Posted by Miepshe11 on 2005-11-23 16:19:44
Post Subject: Food Drive Info
I just got back from helping out at my local food pantry and I have been educated. I wanted to share what I have learned with you and ask you to spread the word. I have made a list of things that no one seems to donate so you will know what the food pantries really need.
For starters, if no one donated corn or green beans for a year, most food pantries would still have plenty. I felt a little sheepish when I saw the huge stacks of extra corn and green beans, because I am guilty too!
But now I have seen the light and next time I will donate:
Canned:
potatoes
sliced pears
Mandarin oranges
pie fillings
chili
tuna
salmon
Vienna sausages
chicken
stew
tomato soup
cream of soup (no seafood)
vegetable soup
jams and jellies
other:
pancake syrup
muffin mix
pancake mix
macaroni and cheese
hamburger/chicken/tuna helper
boxed noodle mixes
rice mixes (Zatarain's was set aside for "Katrina People")
stuffing mix (for the holidays)
bottles/cans of grape/orange juice
applesauce
juice boxes
diapers- especially wipes!
I know that most food pantries will be thankful to have whatever they can get, so I'm hoping this will help fill the shelves that seem to empty the fastest.
