"-L." > wrote in message
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>
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>
>> No. Cookies are not food. And, being poor is depressing enough. If I
>> needed
>> to get food from a food bank, I would not want to feel like I was getting
>> peoples' throwaways.
>
> Heh. The two most sought-after items at our food bank are ramen
> noodles and canned tuna. Not exactly haute cuisine.
>
>>GS cookies are definitely in that category. If I wanted
>> to donate cookies, I'd just go shopping and buy some serious ones that
>> wouldn't insult the recipients.
>
> They are far from insulted. In fact the GS cookies go before any other
> sweet we stock.
>
> If you want to make a food pantry's day, donate some toilet paper,
> laundry detergent, shampoo and paper towels. These things are always
> in demand and hardly ever donated.
>
> -L.
>

I'll keep that in mind (the donation ideas). But, the cookies....nah.