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Grim Chieftain

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22. Our house is a very big Victorian right on the corner of Main Street
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:18 AM
9 hrs ago

so it's hard to miss. Great idea about taking the bags to food banks instead. I'll do that this time.

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I have mine by the door. I usually try to fill with vacuum-packed fish, meat, peanut butter and other higher hlthe2b 22 hrs ago #1
Can I include pet food in bamagal62 22 hrs ago #2
From the Stamp Out Hunger page: LoisB 21 hrs ago #11
Thx! bamagal62 19 hrs ago #16
Thx for the reminder. irisblue 22 hrs ago #3
Pet food is a good idea. sheshe2 21 hrs ago #9
Dental & feminine supplies are good ideas irisblue 21 hrs ago #10
So is yours for pet food. sheshe2 21 hrs ago #14
Good idea! I bought a multi-pack of toothpaste Tanuki 15 hrs ago #17
Excellent. sheshe2 8 hrs ago #23
Thanks for the reminder ornotna 21 hrs ago #4
If people feel like volunteering, food banks often need help with sorting the big influx of food that day as well. WhiskeyGrinder 21 hrs ago #5
Kick. Kingofalldems 21 hrs ago #6
A reminder was in my mailbox this afternoon and now this post..glad to participate every time Deuxcents 21 hrs ago #7
Thanks for posting this info. I have a bunch of cans of tuna that I can't eat so they will get it. n/t Jacson6 21 hrs ago #8
Thank you for the reminder. LoisB 21 hrs ago #12
Let's pitch in and do what we can. oasis 21 hrs ago #13
K&R! Thanks so much for the reminder! Rhiannon12866 19 hrs ago #15
We have food ready for our rural route mailman. Emile 14 hrs ago #18
I've always left bags of food by the mailbox Grim Chieftain 11 hrs ago #19
Some routes don't participate for a variety of reasons. Check with your carrier or post office to see if they're WhiskeyGrinder 10 hrs ago #21
Our house is a very big Victorian right on the corner of Main Street Grim Chieftain 9 hrs ago #22
This is our third food drive in a month Omaha Steve 11 hrs ago #20
Bump irisblue 7 hrs ago #24
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