At a meeting this past
Tuesday one of the speakers commented that some of the people who were helping
to stock the Gwinnett County Food Bank last year are in the line seeking food
this year. This also goes for the various church and civic organization food
banks as well. The current economic conditions have taken there toll on many
facets of both business and personal finances.
Who Put That Bag on My Mail
Box
When I pulled in the
driveway this afternoon there was a plastic grocery bag hanging on my mail box.
Now I must admit, normally I wouldn’t even look at what the letter attached to
it said. I would just throw it away. I guess coincidences happen. The letter
was titled “It’s Spooky to be Hungry” and was distributed by Daisie Jones a
resident of my neighborhood, Flowers Crossing at The Mill. Daisie is the
coordinator for our subdivision in this most worthwhile cause. So lets rally
the troops and everyone make whatever contribution you can.
What Is Needed
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Bar-B-Q Sauce |
Biscuit Mix |
Cake Mixes/Frostings |
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Canned Meats |
Canned Pasta |
Cereal-Boxed |
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Canned Chili |
Cookies |
Dried Beans |
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Dry Pasta |
Evaporated Milk |
Flour |
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Fruit Juices |
Grits |
Jell-o Mix |
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Jelly |
Ketchup |
Macaroni and Cheese |
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Mayonnaise |
Mustard |
Oatmeal |
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Pancake Mix |
Peanut Butter |
Boxed Potato/Noodle Mix |
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Powered Milk |
Pudding Mix |
Rice |
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Salad Dressing |
Salmon-Canned |
Salt and Pepper |
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Saltine Crackers |
Snack Items |
Spaghetti Sauce |
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Sugar |
Syrup |
Tomato Products |
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Tuna-Canned |
Vegetable Oil |
Cleaning Supplies |
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Dish Soap |
Paper Towels |
Laundry Detergent |
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Kleenex |
Bar Soap |
Feminine Products |
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Toilet Paper |
Deodorant |
Shampoo |
When Will It Happen
The food drive will take
place on Saturday, October 25, 2008. For residents of Flowers Crossing at The Mill place
the filled grocery bag (you can add more) on your front porch in plain view
from the street. For other Gwinnett County residents you can take your donations to Cannon United Methodist Church which is located at the intersection of Ronald Reagan Parkway and Webb Ginn House Road anytime between 9:00am and 5:00pm Monday –
Friday. Let’s all get together and make this the best food drive Gwinnett County has ever seen! Flowers Crossing at The Mill residents can contact Daisie at 770-736-4817.
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Every neighborhood should have people like you and Daisy and the world would be a better place! I’m going to follow your lead and look around to see how I can contribute to others today. Play it forward so to speak…
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Guilty as charged! Yes, I am the one who put 468 grocery bags on 468 mailboxes, give or take a few:)
First of all, the FCATM food donations have always been overwhelming, and I hope we will be able to maintain and hopefully, exceed the past years’ collections…thank you in advance! Secondly,I truly enjoy serving the community with this type of community outreach. So, walking the neighborhood to all 468 mailboxes was so worth it. It was a spirit lifter
Thank you Mr. Perry for suggesting this blog to be “put-out-there” for all to participate in this much needed outreach and not limited to FCATM residents…great idea!
Thanks again for your support,
Daisie Jones