Excellent plug Deb -

and our local food pantry would add PLEASE pay particular attention to expiration dates - last year over 15 CARTONS of donated food was tossed b/c of expiration dates that were years past - nothing gets the volunteers who put in long hours unpacking and stacking and storing the donations to have to spend their time sorting and making a trip to the dump -

and don't forget the bathroom and personal supplies as well as food - toothbrushes, soap, and even if you have some unopened 'hotel' treats like lotions, shampoos, - a special treat especially for kdis or teenagers who often are not able to have those things either -

This is a good cause, but between all of us on this board, there are supporters of many good causes. If we all started posting them to these boards, it would not be good.

Keith

Keith - normally I would only post this in lounge, which I did.

However, I thought this merited posting here on US to get the attention of more people.

It is a scary fact that so many people in the U.S. go to be hungry each night. These often are people who work but just don't earn enough for rent, medicine, clothes. It hits people, maybe right in your own neighborhood who have lost their jobs etc and now can't put food on their table.

It hits the elderly and the young the hardest.

In this great country of ours, letting anyone go to bed hungry is just not acceptable.

<<off my soapbox now and I hope this doesn't turn into a political thread>>

IF you can spare a can of soup or a box of pasta, please do. That's all I ask.

Thanks for the reminder, Debi!

Yes, thank you Deb. I will start getting some things together.

Everyone things THEIR cause deserves more attention.

Keith

PLEASE! Today's the day -- please try and leave something at your mailbox before the carrier arrives - even 1 container/box will help those in your own community so they don't have to be hungry.

Non-perishables, non-expired, non-glass items -- it's so easy to do this so please take 5 minutes and walk to the mailbox NOW.

Or take to local post office if you don't have a mailbox.

THANKS!

Thanks for the reminder.

Our carrier even distributed a special bag to put items in with a note explaining what the drive is all about. I'm going to fill it right now. I hope everyone can donate at least something - this is a good cause!