end goods and I hope it gets to those who are really suffering right now.

My bag? I was going to walk down to petco and donate some food my dog doesn’t like. But, if I can put it with the other food donations, I would rather do that.

"Can I donate pet food, too? The Food Drive is primarily a people-food food drive, but if you also want to give pet food in addition to your regular donation, food banks may be able to distribute or direct it to pet shelters and organizations in the area that have a need."

I put cans of pet food in last year as well as human food.

I also add toothbrushes and toothpaste to the bags I deliver to the pantries.

It all helps.

I send a bag every week for my sister to take to her church. They collect and deliver to a local food pantry. They hit every local pantry on different weeks.

the last time I went to Costco and still have a couple of big tubes I can easily add to my bag!

but the pick-up is iffy. Several times the food has been left on the porch. Last year, not only was our bag not picked up, but another bag was left next to it. We take it to the post office the following Monday, but it is frustrating.

participating. And if you are going to drop it off, drop it off at your food bank rather than the post office.

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