A week of giving

This week has been a week of giving!

Thanks to those of you who have donated coupons to be shipped, I was able to ship two more envelopes out this morning! That brings the total number of envelopes sent up 13! They've been sent to 5 countries. The average amount of savings per envelope is $200.

If you have a friend or family member living overseas on a military base and you know they could benefit for some coupons, please let me know. The recipients have been sharing the contents of the envelopes with the other families on base. The most needed coupons are baby related- Diapers, wipes, formula. Formula Checks are welcome as well.

Last night I took our food for the San Diego Food Bank to our local Vons. They have the big bins right inside the doors. I off loaded everything from my car into a grocery cart and took it inside- I filled 3/4 of one bin!


This is just a guide- most food banks will accept any non-perishable, non-expired food stuff.
Beans, Canned: kidney, navy, pinto, pork & beans, refried
Fish, Canned: salmon, tuna
Fruit Juice, 100% (canned and boxed)
Fruits, Canned
Meals, Boxed: Complete dinners, Helper & Pasta meals
Meats, Canned: beef stew, chili, hash, spam
Oil, Vegetable (bottled)
Pasta: macaroni, noodles (including ramen), spaghetti
Peanut Butter
Rice: instant and dinners
Potatoes, Instant
Soup (canned and boxed)
Snack Items: fruit snacks, granola bars, pop tarts
Tomato Products: canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste
Baby Food and Baby Formula
Beverages: hot chocolate, coffee, tea
Cereals (hot and cold)
Jello
Muffin and Pancake Mixes
Pasta, Canned: Beefaroni, ravioli, SpaghettiOs
Pudding, Instant
Snack Items: cookies (store-bought not home-made), crackers
Staples: flour, spices (basic), sugar
Stuffing
Syrup
Vegetables, Canned

A lot of these items can be bought for pennies with coupons- some are even free!