School Supplies and Cereal

Today's cereal donation for the pantry.

School supply donation.

It's Been A While

Good Day Everyone

It has been quite a while since we have posted on our blog. We are still busy searching for deals with donated coupons for a food pantry. Right now we are concentrating on back to school items. We took advantage of the tax free weekend this year in Ohio.

Once school begins, we will start with our normal grocery shopping. We are still taking advantage of great sales on cereal and our backroom is getting full again. If you have extra cereal coupons please mail them to us. We can always use them.

12 Coupons for Christmas

Top Coupons Needed for Holiday Pantry Shopping

As we approach the holiday season there are certain items that having coupons for really helps us in our shopping. Below is a list of the those coupons:

12) Dish Detergent- Coupons for .50 cents off of  Dawn are really helpful. If the small containers are on sale for $1.00 we can stock up for the pantry.

11) Deodorant-We can sometimes get it for free with the right coupons.

10) Canned Vegetables-The pantry can always use vegetables.

9) Canned Fruit-If pineapple or oranges(usually Dole brands) are on sale for $1.00 a 50 cent coupon is priceless to us. This an item that low income individuals usually can't afford and it is so healthy for them.

8) Pasta Sauce- All coupons help with this and are sometimes hard to come by.

7) Pasta- You need pasta for the pasta sauce. If you have the right combination of coupons you can get pasta for 50 cents a box.

6) Boxed Potatoes- We can get boxes of potatoes for as little as 50 cents each with the right coupons. Usually the Betty Crocker brand has the best deals

5) Hamburger Helper- Another great item for the pantry and a great deal with the right coupons.

4) Toothpaste-This item we can get for free sometime with the right coupons and deals!!

3) Shampoo- Coupons for VO5 and Sauve are the best for this one. With the right coupons and sales we can get shampoo or conditioner for 30 cents per bottle.

2) Soup- We LOVE the coupons for Progresso Soup. Campbell's has some good deals also so we won't be unhappy with coupons for Campbell's as well.

1) Cereal-The pantry absolutely loves receiving donated cereal. We have practically made an art form out of getting cereal for $1.00 a box.

If you can help us out with any of these coupons it will help stretch our holiday budget this year.

School Lunch Healthier Than Brown Bagging It

As a former "lunch lady" I always hated how the school lunch program always seemed to get such bad press. I always witnessed parents sending snacks and other unhealthy items to school with their children everyday while trying to serve healthy items to students. I was really happy to hear that recent studies have shown that school lunches are actually healthier than those brought from home.

 

 

Please take a look at the article below:



 

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-school-lunches-brought-from-home-20141124-story.html

 

 

 

 

Military Families Seeking Aid

With today being Veteran's Day I wanted to post something about military families. According to a recent NBC report, 25% of military families currently are seeking food aid. This is according to a recent study released by Feeding America. Please click on the link below to read about the problem.

http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/in-plain-sight/hungry-heroes-25-percent-military-families-seek-food-aid-n180236

I would encourage everyone who collects coupons to consider sending your expired coupons to Coups for Troops.

http://coupsfortroops.org/

Another organization that helps out our troops over the holidays is Trees for Troops.

http://www.realchristmastrees.org/dnn/NewsMedia/TreesforTroops.aspx

With the holiday season approaching please remember our troops and veterans in your holiday giving.

Thanksgiving Deals

It has been a while since I have posted on this blog. We are still working hard to purchase items at a low cost for a food pantry. This week we found some awesome deals just in time for Thanksgiving.

Here is what we found:

Kroger"s

Canned Soup-Mushroom or Cream of Chicken
     The soup was .88 each. You had to buy 10. With coupons we got them for .76 each
Green Giant Vegetables
     If you bought ten they were .49 each. We didn't have any coupons but this is still a great deal.

Kroger's ten items mega deal is definitely worth checking out this week.

Giant Eagle

Spaghetti O's
     Buy ten for $8.00. With coupons we got them for just .56 each.

Please send us any of your unwanted coupons as we will be starting to do our December holiday shopping soon.

Take Action for Hunger Action Month

What You Can Do For Hunger Action Month

Volunteer at a food pantry. To find a food pantry go to www.feedingamerica.org

 

Write a letter to your congressman in support of food program such as SNAP. To find your congress person go to http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/

 

Send coupons to Coupons4foodpantries to help out a food pantry. We always need coupons for cereal, pasta, shampoo, and toothpaste.  www.coupons4foodpantries.org