Food Bank-o-rama.

[Mr.Bill]

The food banks here have a unique problem. A glut of donations. They are begging people "Please come get this food!" Now we don't really need to rely on food banks in our household. We have been fortunate in that we are not wealthy in our retirement, but our income has been guaranteed and safe during the pandemic and our expenses are low since we downsized.

My wife went to a food bank today and came home with literally hundreds of pounds of food. Everything from fresh vegetables to canned food to frozen meats. Why would we do this if we don't need it?

We live in a senior mobile home park where there are many who are not as fortunate as us. Not only income-wise, but they are health and transportation challenged. We took much of the food and passed it along to neighbors who have a need for it. We are running our own mini food bank right here. We are also taking the fresh perishable stuff and turning it into things that can be frozen, such as turning raw potatoes into frozen bags of Potatoes O'Brien. You get the idea. We also have a spare upright freezer where we can store things and continue to distribute it for a few weeks. We love to cook so this has been a busy but fun day.

[leftieNanner]

1. Well Done Mr. Bill!

Our local food bank has been asking that donations be only in can form. I started making a monthly cash donation which allows them to purchase the things they need.

My city started a Food Project in 2009 and it has been super important to the food bank. Every other month, those of us who signed up to participate place a bag of non-perishable food on our front porch. A neighborhood volunteer drives around and picks up all of the bags and takes them to the food bank. We have collected over a million pounds of food so far!

[Mr.Bill]

2. Thank you for supporting the Food Banks.

[KT2000]

3. thank you for caring

about your neighbors.

[Mr.Bill]

4. We all care for each other in some way.

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It's the best thing about living in a Senior mobile home park. If you need help with just about anything, chances are there's some retired person with the skills and tools to help you out. We share our cooking skills, because you would be amazed how many retired single men (widowers) can't cook. We keep styrofoam to go boxes on hand and often deliver a few dinners on holidays like Thanksgiving. Some people also rely on Meals on Wheels which is a well run program here. They are partly funded by a thrift store that they run with volunteers. We often donate cast-off items to their store.

[questionseverything]

5. We have a lil food bank too

My friends fil takes the ladies in his retirement building to the food banks

What they don’t like or can’t have for medical reasons they put on a table in the community room to share

What ever is leftover he takes to my friend, she takes what she wants then brings it to me because I live in a poor neighborhood, I spread it around by word of mouth

We always have beans, rice, potatoes, stuffing ,veggies and cans of beef or pork

Around rent time it’s popular

[Mr.Bill]

6. That's beautiful.

Makes you feel good, doesn't it?

[questionseverything]

7. Makes me wish I could do more

Ty for what you are doing!

[Mr.Bill]

8. If we all do what we can

the world will be a better place.