On Nov 22, 9:13*am, "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
> Maybe the rescue mission in your area could use donations of rice and pinto
> beans. *Any little bit helps. *I'm going to Cash and Carry today to pick up
> a couple hundred pounds of each to drop off.
>
> NAMPA -- It's become an annual tradition - tamale making for holiday
> dinners.
>
> The Boise Rescue Mission and 75 volunteers rolled up their shirt sleeves at
> Skyview High School Saturday to make 5,000 tamales.
>
> The popular Mexican treat has become a holiday tradition at Thanksgiving and
> Christmas meals.
>
> "The Hispanic population is so large at our events in Nampa that we give
> them the choice between a traditional Thanksgiving turkey meal or a
> traditional Hispanic tamale meal," said Meagan Ellis, who helped make
> tamales. "So they can have tamales, beans and rice or turkey, mashed
> potatoes and gravy."
>
> The Boise Rescue Mission still needs donations of Mexican rice and pinto
> beans to help with the holiday meals.
>
> Donations can be accepted at any Boise Rescue Mission facility.
>
> More tamales will be made next weekend for the Rescue Mission's Boise
> locations.

There is a HUGE Hispanic population here where I live, and I don't see
any of them needing a handout. Tell the ones in Boise to come here
and work at the Tyson plant, they'll be giving us crackers handouts in
no time. Heh...