In article <r1bdo.1210$Hu7.655@hurricane>,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:
> Is it better to give money rather than food, can they maximize
> a dollar better than most individuals? I've often wondered.
>
> nancy

The Minnesota Council of Churches sponsors a food drive during the month
of March -- Minnesota FoodShare. They prefer money because they can buy
more (wholesale) with the money than you or I can.

My local food shelf likes either. A lot of people get more satisfaction
out of donating a box of something that putting money in an envelope.
The 'basic' list that makes up a grocery bag is on the recommendation
of, I believe, Second Harvest -- a lot of pre-packaged stuff and
prepared stuff (spaghettios, etc.; Jell-O). When I expressed dismay at
that I was reminded that the bags are meant to supplement, not be the
only thing a family might use.

One of the biggest needs? Toilet paper.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of
St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew;
sometimes in a pickle."
Where are my pearls, Honey?