Did you know...
- Nearly one in five adults and one in four children in Texas are food insecure?
- 41,000 children under the age of 18 in Travis County are confronted with food insecurity every day?
- 82% of Food Bank Partner Agency recipients are food insecure and 49% of recipients experience outright hunger?
- 61% of Austin Independent School District (AISD) students are eligible for free or reduced lunch?
Coming up on May 9 is the 17th annual NALC Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, and I urge you to support your local food bank by participating. And it couldn't be easier -- just look for the bag delivered to your mailbox in early May. Then fill it with healthy, non-perishable food and set it by your mailbox for your letter carrier to collect on May 9.
TIP: this is a perfect way to help others by donating some of those great bargains I know you've been collecting through smart shopping and coupons!
Finally, did you know that you that you can link your Randall's Remarkable Card to the CAFB and Randall's will donate 1% of each purchase you make throughout the year? And it doesn't cost you a dime. So, not only can you rack up a gasoline discount, you can help hungry Texans at the same time!
Link your Remarkable Card to the Food Bank by completing a Remarkable Application Form at a Courtesy Booth within your local Randalls. Complete the top portion and the "Good Neighbor Program" section by designating #212, the Food Bank's account number, as the recipient of funds.
In the immortal words of Bob the Builder, WE CAN DO IT!
Just a heads up, always carefully read the package you're buying. We were making split pea soup with the left over bone from Easter. Tried to find split peas and almost picked up the most convenient package which was already flavored with ham!!!! for $4.49. Searched further and found just split peas for $2.29.
ReplyDeleteAlso have recently realized that the larger size volume packaging isn't always cheaper on a per unit basis. Sneaky, these marketeers.
Good tip! Thanks!
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