"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 17 May 2013 21:30:21 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> Why do you buy stuff specifically for the food bank? Just give the
>>> money you'd spend on those items to the food bank. They can typically
>>> buy 5x more food with the money than you can at the grocery store.
>>
>> Because I can donate the food at the store I am already shopping at. To
>> give to them, I would have to drive to the food bank and that is out of
>> my
>> way.
>
> Dare I suggest that you can always donate by mail or phone? But I'm
> sure for some reason that wouldn't work for you.

They do not take phone donations. They can not take credit cards and I
generally don't write checks. They have a website and it lists what they
need. I try to donate what they need and in fact it suggests that if I want
to help, to hold a food drive and pass out a list of what they need.