Donate to your local Food Bank

Donating to your local food bank is fast and easy when you use an on-line grocery delivery website.

A suggestion for a Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday basket for a family of four is the list I just ordered on Vons.com for delivery to our local food bank South County Outreach tomorrow in memory of my dad, our fabulous Thanksgiving turkey carver:

Holiday Meal Order Summary:

• $11.00 Butterball Turkey 16-20 Lb Frozen
• $ 4.00 Stove Top Turkey Stuffing Mix - 6 Oz (2 @ $2.00)
• $ 4.00 Sara Lee Classic Dinner Rolls - 17 Oz (2 @2.00)
• $ 1.50 Ocean Spray Jellied Cranberry Sauce - 14 Oz
• $ 1.58 Safeway Cut Green Beans - 14.5 Oz (2 @ $0.79)
• $ 3.98 Princella Cut Sweet Potatoes And Yams - 29 Oz (2 @ $1.99)
• $ 1.58 Safeway/Genuardis Corn Whole Golden - 15.25 Oz (2 @ $0.79)
• $ 2.99 Reddi Wip Whipped Cream Topping- 7 Fl. Oz.
• $ 6.99 Sara Lee Signature Selections Traditional Pumpkin Pie - 46 Oz.
• $ 1.25 Safeway Wide Egg Noddles Pasta - 12 Oz
• $ 1.60 Campbells Cream Of Mushroom Condensed Soup - 10.75 Oz (2 @ $0.80)
• $ 2.00 Safeway/Vons Fruit Cocktail - 15.25 Oz (2 @ $1.00)


• $42.47 ORDER TOTAL

Optional items families need:

• $ 1.79 Safeway/Vons Grape Jam - 18 Oz
• $ 2.00 Safeway/Vons Peanut Butter Creamy - 18 Oz
• $ 3.15 Mahatma Long Grain White Rice - 2 Lb
• $ 1.89 Safeway/Vons Pasta Spaghetti - 32 Oz
• $ 5.00 Hunts Classic Italian Garlic and Herb Spaghetti Sauce - 26 Oz 4 @$1.25)
• $ 4.00 Campbells Chicken Noodle Condensed Soup - 10.75 Oz (4 @ $1.00)
• $ 2.00 Safeway/Vons Light Sugar Yellow Cling Peach Halfs - 15 Oz (2 @ $1.00)


• $19.74 OPTIONAL ITEMS TOTAL

It's easy to give, just google local food banks/pantries in your area and a local grocery delivery service or choose to deliver food yourself. Fifteen minutes of on-line ordering time and around $42.47 will put a smile on your face and the faces of another family this holiday season. Donating to your local food bank will feel so good it might become a new habit.