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Winter Break Food Basket Drive The Winter Break Food Basket Drive provides baskets of non-perishable food for lower-income school children for winter break. Website: http://www.gainesville.com/article/20101209/GUARDIAN/101209427?p=1&tc=pg Contact: (352) 955-6900 Who they are: They provide baskets of food for lower-income school children to consume during winter break. Many families depend on the public school system to supply breakfast and lunch for their children during the school days. When school is out for a few weeks during winter break, this often puts a financial strain and burden on the families to provide those additional meals each day. What YOU can do to help: Volunteers are needed to put together baskets and bags to donate. Once completed, these baskets and bags can be dropped off at the following locations (in 2010): Servin Building, 1725 SE 1st Ave. Chiles Elementary School, 2525 Schoolhouse Rd Hidden Oak Elementary, 9205 NW 23rd Ave. Terwilliger Elementary School, 301 NW 62nd St. Kirby Smith Center, 620 E. University Ave. Food Baskets If you want to help, fill a clothes basket (rectangular) with the following required items (or donate misc. items from the list). ___4 cans vegetables ___4 cans fruits ___Canned ham (in the meat department or $10 giftcard) ___1 jar gravy ___1 box instant potatoes ___1 box stuffing mix ___1 can cranberry sauce ___3 cans soup ___1 jar peanut butter ___1 jar jelly ___2 large cans sweet potatoes ___3 boxes macaroni and cheese ___1 can or box instant milk ___1 box spaghetti noodles ___1 jar sauce ___1 box cake mix ___1 can frosting ___1 boxed meal with meat ___1 bag rice ___Grits, oatmeal or pancake mix ___1 large can ravioli, Spaghetti-O's, etc. |
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