On 2018-05-10 11:02 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 10 May 2018 10:44:48 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> That's this Saturday, some (most?) US mail carriers will pick up
>> donated food.
>>
>> Like I need a reason to go to Costco, but I need stuff anyway and
>> it's an easy place to grab cases of beans, etc. I grab the 2 jars
>> of peanut butter when there's a coupon, just for this drive.
>>
>> At any rate, just a heads up for anyone interested in donating.
>>
>> nancy
>
> Again with my public service message:
>
> It's best not to go out and buy stuff for the food bank, but rather
> just to give them the money you'd spend on food for them. The food
> banks can buy 5 times as much food from the USDA for the same amount
> of money you'll spend at the grocery store.
>


I agree, 100%!!!!!

> Or as some people want to believe, only twice as much food and
> they'll still have $.60 left per $1 to spend wining and dining in
> luxury in their corporate jets on their way to/from exotic tropical
> island retreats with their mistresses. But at least that's still
> more food for the food banks than your dollar can buy.
>
The local Food Bank is one of the best run charities of which I know.
There is a government website where one can review the financial details
of all registered charities in Canada including the salaries paid to the
executives. The Food Bank salaries are very modest and reasonable so I
feel comfortable donating money. That same register of charities
revealed the salary scales of the principal cancer charity, which is why
I stopped donating to them despite having been treated for cancer (I
hate the term "survivor").
Graham