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[quote=Anonymous]I follow a foodbank on social media who keeps an updated Amazon wish list. Several times posts they've made of them packing a food box have gone viral and resulted in every item on the list being purchased. More food banks should do the same.

I had a negative interaction with my local food bank. They were doing a 'bag-a-meal' promotion people could donate in a reusable tote bag all the items to make a Thanksgiving meal. They also asked for a $20 gift card to be donated to use to buy a turkey. A family with 3 kids was dropping off their collected bags and the volunteer was terrible towards the family because they could only afford one $20 gift card instead of 3. The volunteer snarkily said, "Well, that wasn't what we asked for, now was it? Are you sure you don't need to keep these bags for yourself?"

I stepped in and said "Hey! I can give you the $40 for the other two bags. You don't have to be rude about it." and the volunteer got snarky with me and said something about how money wouldn't fix the problem of the missing gift cards. Like, really? Really?

But anyway, yes, this food bank that I follow always says that oils and butter are the least donated items along with icing. This location gets a lot of fresh eggs from local farmers who donate daily.    [/quote]

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