What food are you leaving for the mail carrier to pick up tomorrow?

http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2008/pr08_ma0502.htm

I bought a couple of boxes of cereal and a big can of Juicy Juice to set out.

Hmm.

that's cool stuffs though. I have rice I'll never eat from when I needed a hand.

:hi:

This is his MO, clean out the shelves of beans and weird stuff. I try to give meal stuff, pasta and tomato sauce, soup and brown rice. Cereal is a good idea!

I've got the following in my big bag:

8 cans of tuna
2 bags yellow rice
2 cans each of corn, peas, green beans
2 cans of Progresso chicken noodle soup
2 cans of the baked beans (yup, with bacon, even!!1)
2 bags of candy/jellybeans

I'm SUCH the BAD BAD vegan!

and some veggie baked beans. I was shamed by your impressive list. But I must admit, I only gave vegan stuff. Not because I'm dogmatic. I just forget that other people eat that stuff. It makes my tummy turn!

you shouldn't be shamed at all, silly. Everything helps.

The church collects food for the food pantry every communion Sunday. So, I give regularly.

????

There's meat in my kitchen, right now! Tuna, chicken and bacon!!1!

I know, I'm a horrible example to the world of the no compromise vegan militia. Again.

:wtf:

I even made a list (I do lists like, a lot). I laughed at myself as I priced tuna. That shit is expensive, considering.

Cheap, easy, basic, non-perishable nutrition that folks would like and appreciate. I saw Gormy's list below, and I'm angry that I didn't know they sold canned salmon. Salmon!

I'm a horrible person.

:popcorn:

canned veggies
boxed pasta
tuna
pisgettie sauce


lots of it

been there
done that

ALWAYS give to the food banks


hope everyone can give what they can



lost


:hi:

The food banks can buy food at an average of 12 cents a pound, which is about 8-10 times the buying power I have.

I give money.

rather than food. So, I'm thinking of tossing in a couple of rolls of paper towels.

Food pantries often can't buy those at reduced prices, and often their people really are in very, very serious need of it, and will often (understandably) forgo buying HABA in favor of food. Diapers are often desperately needed as well, though I wouldn't buy them - I'd only buy cloth diapers.

Second Harvest
and the locals

but this is a good campaign

our food banks are hurting

more people needing assistance

sad

but true

my family has needed assistance and food stamps
so

I will help


lost

could buy 8-12 times as much if you just gave the money to the food bank.

One can of peas, or 12?

I would rather give in a way that results in 12 cans.

I would give a months worth of paychecks
when ever I see a food bank
or anything like it

I give

a lot

because I have been hungry

always give


no worries here



:hi:

but i will also give food when asked





lost

this is about numbers. If the postal carriers left an envelope that asked one to put cash in it that they'd take to food banks, how many would? If they left a flyer with the address to send a donation, how many would?

Folks like you that donate via economic science, yeah, that's great. Getting folks that don't see it that way, or maybe do so to make a successful campaign (like me) takes a little something else.

and probably a lot of people don't really think of giving to food banks except when the post office reminds them.

So it's a good thing - and for those who might have older or unwanted food sitting around, it's a good way to pass it on before it goes bad, and for those who don't otherwise think about it, it's a chance to get them involved as well.

I would never stop someone from giving food - but it is important to remind people that money is actually a better thing to give. I work with a local food bank, and they're always in the preference (except for HABA stuff) to have money. It makes their lives much easier not having to stock random crap and take up shelf space displaying one or two items, and so forth, but especially because they can fill 12 times as many shelves with money as they can with food.

Knowing what I know, I don't feel guilty at all for not leaving anything for the mailman. But, I also don't criticize anyone who does.

Thanks.

:thumbsup:

:P

And now I just spend all day in my fully-paid-for home and eat chocolate and collect my welfare checks and drive the Cadillac around town.

** tomato sauces
**tuna, salmon
** baked beans
** assorted canned vegetables (green beans, peas and carrots, corn, peas...etc.)
**chicken broth
** gravy (this one may seem weird, but my mother once said it was a big hit at the food bank where she worked)
**PB
**pasta

I double bagged it. My letter carrier says that this is his favorite day of the year.

I can toss in some spaghetti and Ragu, too.

Bush's baked beans (they're really good), canned chili,chicken noodle soup, canned fruit.

3 cans of Campbell's Tomato soup,
2 cans of Progresso Onion soup,
1 can each of corn, peas, french and regular cut green beans,
a 2 lb. bag of rice,
a couple of boxes of alphabet pasta,
1 jar of tomato sauce with meat;
a jar of peanut butter,
a lg. jar of grape jelly,
1 box of card board tampons,
1 bag of 16 ct. maxi pads

;)

the store had a terrfic special on it yesterday. As in, less than half price. So NALC's getting a couple of cans.

A few years back it wasn't picked up, so I took it to the local food bank and they were thrilled.

Bring all you "can"!

and some soup, and rice and tea bags (hey you never know) and two jars of peanut butter. I really cleaned out the pantry last night and felt good about doing it.

I left 3 boxes out by the mailbox. Just waiting for my mail carrier to come by...

I had to put it all out on Thursday, and some of it's in opened containers (a few yogurts and sour creams I didn't like).

:P

You probably just bought canned and boxed foods, and didn't go for the pricey extravagant stuff like I did.

Heck, I even put out a bag of ice so that the hungry would have something with which to chill their Champagne.

We gave her some stuff to bring.

I had my own money problems a few months ago, so i was eating Spam and Top Ramien, for a few weeks. I had four cans left over so i gave it to the mailman. I also gave three cans of chicken noodle soup and two cans of tuna.

vegetables, spaghetti sauce, Kraft mac n cheese and canned fruit. Those were all the things I had to eat when I was 17 and raising a baby by myself. I used to make the mac n cheese with water and it was not too bad! I did realize that I have to make more of an effort to give at other times during the year. My hat is off to the postal workers for all their hard work yesterday!!