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bettyellen

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11. local college kids frequently do food drives in front of our grocery store

Reply to rhett o rick (Original post)

Sun Aug 17, 2014, 04:31 PM

Aug 2014

smart generous kids, does my heart good to see them helping out.

You reminded me I do need to find a better place to donate clothing than the Salvation Army. Gotta work on that.

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Support Your Local Foodbanks and Soup Kitchens [View all] rhett o rick Aug 2014 OP

Kicked and recommended In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #1

Give Paella Aug 2014 #2

Agree, don't forget the animal shelters. Also, donate pet food at the foodbank. rhett o rick Aug 2014 #5

rec! SammyWinstonJack Aug 2014 #3

A hearty K&R theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #4

I wholeheartedly agree. Curmudgeoness Aug 2014 #6

Don't forget your garden bounty Tree-Hugger Aug 2014 #7

Fresh produce is one of the hardest things to supply to those in need. rhett o rick Aug 2014 #8

K & R ...worked at a outdoor food line every Saturday for 5 years. L0oniX Aug 2014 #9

Yes it's very rewarding. Like I mentioned, most of the work done at our foodbank is done by rhett o rick Aug 2014 #10

I did that as a child with Girl Scouts tabbycat31 Aug 2014 #16

local college kids frequently do food drives in front of our grocery store bettyellen Aug 2014 #11

I won't donate to Goodwill but why not Salvation Army? rhett o rick Aug 2014 #12

they have pushed the envelope in NYC, prying into employees' private lives and refusing to give bettyellen Aug 2014 #13

Thanks to all the responses. I wasn't aware. nm rhett o rick Aug 2014 #17

The SA is rabidly anti-gay and discriminatory theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #14

Salvation Army is notoriously anti LGBT tabbycat31 Aug 2014 #15