"jmcquown" > wrote

> For many years the Memphis Food Bank didn't have the facilities for
> storing
> fresh or frozen foods. They do now! They'll even take items in glass
> bottles and jars, which used to be a no-no. (The concern about glass jars
> used to be lids coming loose - thus breaking the seal - or chips and
> cracks.) The man I spoke with said they won't turn glass away; they
> inspect
> everything before it's given out so they'll take *anything* they can get.
> I
> gather from previous discussions here about food pantry's most of yours do
> have the facilities to supply fresh and frozen foods.

Thanks, Jill! Last time I stopped by the soup kitchen, I asked what kind
of foods they would like. Of course anything in cans, I can pick up stuff
easily enough on any trip to Costco. What they did specifically mention is
that they would like juice. Just a thought.

nancy