In Hagerstown, MD there is a food bank with bare shelves! I want to raise money and food to donate to them. All money donated will be used to buy food. For more information about my reasons for doing this food drive please read blog post: http://lauren83706.blogspot.com/2010/10/food-for-cause.html

For every $20 or 15lbs of food i receive i will give away a prize to people who donated. My goal is to get 200lbs of food or more. Once you donate you are automatically entered to win a prize. If you donate, and don't win the first time i give away a prize, don't worry you are still entered to win other prizes. If you win a prize Please send me a picture of it once you receive it. I do not know where the gift-cards are going to be to yet or the amount. I will pick some up this week.

Prizes Include
T Shirts
Sweatshirts
35mm Camera
Posters
Buttons
Laundry Samples
Prayer Cards
sunglasses
Key chains
MP3 Player
Flash Drive
BeyBlades
Tote bags
Bells
Gift-cards
Picture frames and more!
**Note all prizes are not pictured, and all pictured are not listed**

****How the contest works:
I receive $10 or 10lbs of food
Everyone who donates gets a number
I use a random number generator to pick a person
That person wins a random prize
Winner stays in drawing
for next round
I received $20 or 20lbs of food
Everyone who donated before $10 or after will be entered in to win the second prize and so on

If i reach my goal, all who donate will be entered into win a prize valued over $50
For every 1lb you donate or $1 you donate you get entered into win a prize

Every Thursday, I attend a Weight Watchers meeting. The past few weeks we have be doing a food drive for the "Lose for Good Campaign." Tonight we were talking about a food bank here in Hagerstown. Someone from Food Resources came into the office and talked to our Thursday night leader, Lori. Whomever came in, asked where all the food we had gathered so far was going to, she told them, to Food Resources . The person from Food Resources was telling Lori, for the first time in awhile, they have bare shelves! It really hit home hard for me. The people from Food Resources are coming early to pick up the food we have now so they can stock some of their shelves.

I have a favor to ask of you. To send me non-perishable foods. Cans, boxes, pasta, whatever you have in your pantry you don't mind getting rid of. There are only a few rules: 1) Nothing glass, 2) Nothing expired, & 3) Nothing dented. Food banks in MD cannot take this food due to regulations.

I will be taking the food with me to Weight Watchers while the campaign is still going on.Once it ends,I will personally take any food items sent to Food Resources.I do not remember the exact date this all will end,but will be posting more info soon.

If you would rather donate money instead of food for me to go out and buy food that is okay as well.

EDIT: 10/08/10 I forgot to mention, the food banks can also take diapers and baby food, please remember the families with young children. Thank you again for taking the time to read this.

Please Email me at Lauren83706@yahoo.com with the subject "Food Bank" if you can help. Thank you.
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