DONATION PROJECT 2011 - What can you get for $11 a week?

[Patty Smyth]

nice job Patty!

and only 5 more weeks, what will you do in 2012

Actually I have already started. I am donating fresh fruit to the lunch program at my son's school. They get all kinds of boxed snacks but nothing fresh. I have been buying cases of fruit at Sami Fruit and it's been about $15 a week so far. I get a case of 40lbs of bananas for $14 and when we went apple picking I gave them a 50lb box of apples. We'll see how it goes during the winter when fruits are more expensive but I may start a new thread for 2012 lol.

[2010ontest]

Oh this is so nice.

It is for something like "Le club des petits déjeunés du Québec"? I may do something similar, the school here have that program. My DDs don't go there, we have enough food here and I don't want to take the place of a kid who really need it.

My hubby work as teacher at "secondaire" (high school) and one year the group he was having a class of "adaptation scolaire", (so just one group of 15 kids for him) and alot of the kids was not having lunch, didn't breakfast very often. There cannot listening him, they were starving. At least, once a week, he was buying a bag of apple for his class. The kids who need food were so happy to eat those apples.

[Patty Smyth]

Oh this is so nice.

It is for something like "Le club des petits déjeunés du Québec"? I may do something similar, the school here have that program. My DDs don't go there, we have enough food here and I don't want to take the place of a kid who really need it.

My hubby work as teacher at "secondaire" (high school) and one year the group he was having a class of "adaptation scolaire", (so just one group of 15 kids for him) and alot of the kids was not having lunch, didn't breakfast very often. There cannot listening him, they were starving. At least, once a week, he was buying a bag of apple for his class. The kids who need food were so happy to eat those apples.

So far the kids have been really happy. The guy at Sami fruit gives me a little extra special price sometimes because he knows it's for the school, so 1 or 2 dollars off it helps.

They get their food donated from the Generations Foundation.

They are having their xmas fundraiser at La Stanza Buffet on Jean Talon on Friday from 6 -10 am I am taking the kids because they both have the day off.

[Appleby]

you are a very generous person and I congratulate you and what you have done this year.........

[Tbites]

Wow, I had no idea this project (or section) existed. Your generosity is amazing and inspiring... people like you DO make this world a better place. Thank you for that.

I can't fathom the amount of lives you'd touch if the new Target stores would allow stacking

[Skippy]

you are a very generous person and I congratulate you and what you have done this year.........

And let's remember Hubby for his part in the project too!

[DH666]

And let's remember Hubby for his part in the project too!

Thanks for the shout out Skippy!

[GottaLoveFreeebies]

Awesome as always!!! I would LOVE to see your personal stockpile- I miss seeing all those posts on here!!! I found the deal on cornflakes!!!! Hoping they still have them when I get back to Walmart so I can grab a casr (14 boxes for $7) for the foodbank, my girls are very into donating now!

[Mia001]

and GrandPa helps too.....you guys are a great family ! Well done ! I'm looking forward to seeing how far your $11/week will go next year....
Congrats again to both of you who are teaching your kids the sharing values and for being an inspiration to us !

[Patty Smyth]

EEK!!! 2 more weeks to go!!! Update on post #3 Weeks 48-50

[2010ontest]

EEK!!! 2 more weeks to go!!! Update on post #3 Weeks 48-50

already!

Year pass to fast!

[itsjustmebub]

2 weeks?! unbelievable!!

[Patty Smyth]

2 weeks?! unbelievable!!

Me sceerd, what am I gonna do after?

[Sawyergirl]

Patty, I have to tell you how amazingly nice your donations are. The world needs more people like you. You restored my faith that there are some truly good people out there.

[itsjustmebub]

Me sceerd, what am I gonna do after?

that smiley is awesome!!!!