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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 12:19 PM
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Tomorrow is the day your mail carrier will be picking up food for food pantries
Edited on Fri May-08-09 12:21 PM by Robbien
Saturday May 9th. Put your food donations out by your mailbox early in the morning (or late tonight).

The national postal worker food drive is this Saturday where your mail carrier will be picking up non-perishable food items at homes all across the country. Items such as all un-expired canned food, juice, rice, cereal, etc.

No items in glass containers please.

For more info
www.helpstampouthunger.com
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lamp_shade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 12:21 PM
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1. Mine's ready to go.
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Kingofalldems Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 12:22 PM
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2. Kick
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Whoa_Nelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 12:22 PM
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3. Hard to do wtih the beehive mailboxes
and the teens in the neighborhood who seek to destroy most things around.

Guess I could put some canned goods in my mailbox with a note...?
My box is ont he bottom, so it doesn't get hot right now.
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 12:29 PM
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6. Or leave a note for the mail carrier to ring your bell for food drive donation pickup

and you can keep the food in a bag inside ready to hand over.
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Cant trust em Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 12:24 PM
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4. What a great idea!
I'm inspired by this.
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Saturday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 12:24 PM
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5. I bought 15 boxes of mac and cheese. Putting them out at noon. nt
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 12:39 PM
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7. Packed already....
.
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State the Obvious Donating Member (561 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 12:42 PM
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8. Our food donation is ready for pick-up
The mail carriers have done this for several years now....it is such a wonderful idea.

For all of you who want to do something for the many Americans who are in need right now, this is it.

( For those of us who are doing OK during this economic downturn, this is how we can help those who aren't.)

And it will make you feel good!:loveya: :grouphug: :loveya:
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 12:42 PM
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9. i guess i`d better get my cans ready to go.
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State the Obvious Donating Member (561 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 12:52 PM
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10. K & R Thanks for the reminder Robbien nt
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AnnInLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 12:53 PM
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11. Thanks for the post.....kick
already have a box filled
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barbtries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 01:04 PM
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12. can i leave stuff if i live in an apt? n/t
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 01:18 PM
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18. Not sure
If you got one of their cards, then for sure you can put out your donation. To make sure it may be a good idea to call your local post office and see if your carrier is picking up at your location.
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MountainLaurel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 01:07 PM
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13. Thank you for the heads up!
I'll definitely have things to put out.
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 01:07 PM
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14. I'll have to make a monetary donation instead this year.
It's supposed to be 104 degrees here tomorrow and my mailbox is out in full sunlight. I'd be worried about any cans I'd put out and any other food losing nutrients sitting in those conditions.
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AndyA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 01:13 PM
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15. I've got stuff ready to go first thing in the morning.
I did this last year as well, and the postman didn't pick it up! This year, I'm putting a note on the mailbox reminding him to pick it up, and letting him know that it was missed last year.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 01:14 PM
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16. My bags are packed and ready to go out tomorrow am.
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tblue37 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 01:14 PM
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17. Last time I put out three paper bags full of groceries that I bought specifically
for the food drive, but my mail carrier didn't pick them up. When I got home that evening, they had gotten rained on. I am not sure I want to do that again this year. I felt like a big chump last year. I still donate to the Boy Scouts food drive each year, though. They haven't stiffed me yet.
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 01:23 PM
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20. There is a better solution than buying food for the drive

If you give money instead of food, Second Harvest/Feeding America can buy about ten pounds of food for every dollar donated.

This year my pantry is pretty empty so I'm leaving them a check instead.
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State the Obvious Donating Member (561 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 01:26 PM
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21. If that happens, just drop it off at the post office within a day or two.
They'll know what to do with it.

(or refer them to their own campaign at www.helpstampouthunger.com)
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tblue37 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 04:43 PM
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31. Today at least my bag of of groceries got picked up. nt
Edited on Sat May-09-09 04:44 PM by tblue37
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Ocracoker16 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 01:18 PM
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19. Thanks for reminding everyone
I have got my food ready to go.
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pleah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 01:57 PM
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22. I have mine ready to go.
:hi:
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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 02:11 PM
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23. Those UNION WORKERS sure are GOOD PEOPLE!

http://www.npmhu.org/

They're going thru layoffs too but they still think about others.

:yourock:
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 02:34 PM
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24. Mine are barely capable of delivering the mail, sorry to say. nt
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progressoid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 03:51 PM
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25. k/r
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eridani Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 04:46 AM
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26. Oops. Thought it was Friday
They left a blue bag in my mailbox Thursday, so I left some canned food out last night. It was gone when I got home, so I guess they aren't too picky.
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 05:10 AM
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27. k+r, n/t
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Dulcinea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 06:19 AM
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28. I do it every year.
When I get the reminder card in the mail, I get some canned goods ready. They're waiting by my mailbox as I type this.
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Wednesdays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 09:00 AM
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29. K&R
:kick:
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intheflow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 10:21 AM
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30. thanks for the reminder!
Just put together my bag and set it out.
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