A Wisconsin storm brewing almost always means a trip to the store for mega soup fixings to fill the freezer and friends with the latest Hanson home brew frozen in sealed plastic bag blocks. 
Today was no exception...and the store was approaching the end date for bread and burger buns.....so we emptied the shelves. Ninety packages...loaves of bread and buns that tomorrow will be delivered to the Womens' Center of Waukesha County.
You can do this in your community...spend 2 minutes talking to the manager of your local grocery store...let them know you want to help with their help. Leave your card...ask them to call you when they find they are overstocked and have usable food at regular prices.
You will be helping people who have never needed it more...or appreciated it as much.
Do it because you ar a caring member of your community. Do it because it is the right thing to do. Do it easily, it is effortless, inexpensive and needed in every community, every day in every state somewhere...you will not have to look hard to find a charity deserving of a gift of food.
It is our primary choice as a charity we support. The Center provides valuable community services to the county including:
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What a great service this is to your community. Why in the world haven't I been doing something like this?
Reaching out to the community in times of need is rewarding and is also being a good stuart of your resources...
Helping you help others live their American dream...
It's easy...it's fun....and regardless of the temperature...it makes you feel warm all over !
We have such a shelter near us called The Barn. My Boy Scouts are over there a lot!
Go for it Jay...find out what stores need to get rid of that's still good....and scoot the scouts to scoop it up !
Great way to help. I always get frustrated when I'm helping close a restaurant and I see them throwing food into the dumpsters outside. Unfortunately, California law doesn't allow them to give it to the homeless. Seems the State would rather have the homeless dig it out of the dumpsters than actually get it from the hands of a restaurant employee or owner. Doesn't make sense to me.
Here....restaurants and deli depts. of groceries have one code....but other groceries....good for the giving !