Feeding the Homeless/Needy
10-25-2011, 07:52 AM
#41
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Wauconda, IL
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Our food pantry prefers that we give money since they can get meat (frozen) and cerl much cheaper from the Northern Illinois food bank.
Any time I get coupons for a free item and I know I won't use it, I still get the product and the donate it to the food drives. I also get samples that I give to the food drives.
Any time I get coupons for a free item and I know I won't use it, I still get the product and the donate it to the food drives. I also get samples that I give to the food drives.
10-25-2011, 07:52 AM
#42
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Wauconda, IL
Posts: 972
Our food pantry prefers that we give money since they can get meat (frozen) and cerl much cheaper from the Northern Illinois food bank.
Any time I get coupons for a free item and I know I won't use it, I still get the product and the donate it to the food drives. I also get samples that I give to the food drives.
Any time I get coupons for a free item and I know I won't use it, I still get the product and the donate it to the food drives. I also get samples that I give to the food drives.
10-25-2011, 08:10 AM
#43
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: NW Pennsylvania
Posts: 327
Don't forget a few treats, especially if the center helps kids. My mom always talks warmly of when thier baskets contained cookies or candy, Koop aid etc as a child. Those are novelties that kids don't get when money is tight.
10-25-2011, 08:24 AM
#45
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: NE Ohio
Posts: 211
I try to donate what would make a meal. Spaghetti/macaroni and meat sauce. Noodles and tuna. I know the items don't stay together, but I figure someone will find a complete meal. I also try to donate staples and items that are not often thought of. Salt, pepper, baking supplies, not mixes but the soda, baking powder and such. A few spices nothing fancy. And I do look for sales or bogos.
10-25-2011, 08:40 AM
#46
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: near Peoria Illinois
Posts: 1,638
Did they give you ideas? If not call them and find out what they need.
Our food pantry tell us can goods, but not soups. They get some through the government and always has chicken noodle soup, and beans.
Sometimes they tell us to help supply paper goods. Different times of the year they seem to need different things.
Our food pantry tell us can goods, but not soups. They get some through the government and always has chicken noodle soup, and beans.
Sometimes they tell us to help supply paper goods. Different times of the year they seem to need different things.
10-25-2011, 09:05 AM
#48
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: USA
Posts: 1,329
Originally Posted by Up North
Things they usually do not get are canned meats, tuna, chicken, corned beef, ham. Meat is the thing they can not afford. Pasta pasta sauce with meat, powdered milk.
10-25-2011, 09:32 AM
#49
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Nevada
Posts: 6,958
I agree with things like canned veggies, stews, peanut butter, and canned meats. Dried staples like pasta are good, maybe boxes of minute rice. Watch for grocery sales, a lot of times there will be canned or dried staple products on sale.
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