tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post6470648340806854459..comments2024-03-12T18:52:31.920-04:00Comments on Write with Fey: Homeless Care Packages / National Homelessness Awareness Month / Good Causes PART 8Chrys Feyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-82490293680729562612022-12-14T13:22:01.606-05:002022-12-14T13:22:01.606-05:00Thank you, Jeff! Not many people think of a womb-h...Thank you, Jeff! Not many people think of a womb-holder's needs, which impacts them tremendously. <br /><br />Thank you for all you do, as well. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-73664441654376016472022-12-14T13:21:00.144-05:002022-12-14T13:21:00.144-05:00You're welcome, Hilary!You're welcome, Hilary!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-61864551858874557472022-12-14T13:20:45.659-05:002022-12-14T13:20:45.659-05:00I am happy to share the Sharing Center with you. :...I am happy to share the Sharing Center with you. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-22101192855503796232022-11-19T21:03:22.899-05:002022-11-19T21:03:22.899-05:00Good job, Chrys. Thanks for helping others. I have...Good job, Chrys. Thanks for helping others. I haven't thought of women's special needs, but I have given out food and purchased food for homeless (but I don't give money). I also support food pantries. Often, they mostly need money because they can buy food for regional food banks at great savings. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339789596944683688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-82770435960996406972022-11-18T10:31:10.873-05:002022-11-18T10:31:10.873-05:00Hi Chrys - you're very inspiring - this is a m...Hi Chrys - you're very inspiring - this is a marvellous blog post - full of so many wise ideas - thanks for them and then great to see what can be done for others. Fantastic - thank you ... HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-53224447930792788522022-11-17T20:05:15.213-05:002022-11-17T20:05:15.213-05:00I didn't know about the Sharing Center but am ...I didn't know about the Sharing Center but am very glad to know now! I will definitely make it a point to donate to them in the future.M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-72201175560280393122022-11-15T14:14:03.255-05:002022-11-15T14:14:03.255-05:00@Rebecca, yes, a month past expiration date for bo...@Rebecca, yes, a month past expiration date for boxed/canned goods in someone’s own pantry is safe and can be consumed at home. Great tip on rotating home pantry items and checking expiration dates to figure out what you’d want to use or donate before it’s too late. I’ve been doing that lately because I’d had a small stock of canned goods.<br /><br />That’s great that the library hosted a good drive, but awful that so much had been past their expiration. Food pantries and drives checking at the time of donation is smart.<br /><br />Thank you for your comment on expiration dates and the advice for others looking to donate nonperishable food.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-59455054554181083502022-11-15T14:10:54.575-05:002022-11-15T14:10:54.575-05:00@Damyanti, thank you! :) @Damyanti, thank you! :) Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-21859372487999312762022-11-15T14:10:08.903-05:002022-11-15T14:10:08.903-05:00@Liz, it’s true. I never used to see homeless peop...@Liz, it’s true. I never used to see homeless people so close to home before, only in one area that was a bit of a drive because there’s a shelter close by, but now there’s so many. It’s truly a crisis.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-67244220454103906272022-11-15T12:58:02.190-05:002022-11-15T12:58:02.190-05:00That's so sweet of you to donate care packages...That's so sweet of you to donate care packages :) Inspiring post.Damyanti Biswashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101150230749343025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-91382500312387253962022-11-15T12:23:41.111-05:002022-11-15T12:23:41.111-05:00Yes, the unhoused population has exploded as of la...Yes, the unhoused population has exploded as of late. Some great tips here.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-74955789180796396652022-11-15T11:11:09.645-05:002022-11-15T11:11:09.645-05:00Agreed about not donating food that’s past the exp...Agreed about not donating food that’s past the expiration/use by date—but bear in mind for one’s own use that those dates are typically a very conservative date for when flavor may start to decline (obvious exception for meat/dairy, though milk may remain perfectly good past the pull date and you can do an easy sniff test to see). So if a box or can expired last month, go ahead and use it—just check for any bulge or the like in a can.<br /><br />To avoid wasting food, rotate your pantry supplies so you use the oldest first. And maybe from time to time look at dates. If a can or box of stuff is within a month or two and you don’t have a plan to use it, that might be a good time to donate. I suspect what often happens is people see that they have stuff they haven’t used in a while or aren’t sure why they bought it, and they donate it, with or without checking dates.<br /><br />When I worked at the library we held a food drive every Christmas (as well as our “food for fines” program—one can could get your fines erased, however much you owed). We got, sadly, a lot of outdated food, and had to start checking it when it was given.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-28167570299294001932022-11-15T09:49:54.132-05:002022-11-15T09:49:54.132-05:00Natalie, food banks are a great way to give back t...Natalie, food banks are a great way to give back through donations and even volunteering. 🙂Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-87629468388040024992022-11-15T05:44:30.612-05:002022-11-15T05:44:30.612-05:00That's awesome that you are donating care pack...That's awesome that you are donating care packages. Here, more people are going to food banks too, and I've been upping my donations to local ones. Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.com