Today is the annual Stamp out Hunger drive put on by the post office. You are supposed to put non-perishable food out by your mailbox and your letter carrier will pick it up for donation to a local food pantry.
I live in a condo with around 40 condos (it was built in two phases and I'm not sure how many are in the 2nd phase). For the second year in row, we're the only condo to put food out by the mailboxes!! This really bothers me. I know the economy is tough right now and affecting a lot of people, but isn't that enough to drive you to dig through your cupboards and find a can of soup or veggies that you could donate to someone more needy?
I never feel I do enough to help hungry people and that bothers me. I think this would be a charity I would most like to donate to and I should make a bigger effort to do so on a regular basis. I'm a frugal shopper and LOVE the challenge of finding a good deal. It's such a thrill for me. Maybe I should turn this thrill into something really beneficial. I need to find out where my local food bank is though!!
I think I'm fortunate. I have a roof over my head and I can pay my bills and buy food. Yeah, I have credit card debt that I'm slowly plugging away at and savings I'm slowly trying to build. It just kills me to know there are people nearby that really honestly can't even afford food.
Stamp out Hunger
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I was up with a sick three year old and was watching CNN in the middle of the night and there was a shocking story about how the donations to food banks are down 60% while the amount of people using these services is up 70%!!
Thanks for reminding us of this, I am going to find some canned goods to put out right now! At least there will be a few less hungry people after this food drive.
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I'm sure some of my neighbors might need to use the food bank themselves, but I know a bunch of them don't! NOBODY else here can even come up with a can to donate?
Thanks to you guys who were able to support it and also to those who maybe can't right now but would if they could!! Even just the thought of wanting to donate makes me feel better about my neighbors that wont.