Holiday Food Assistance

This is the note we received from the stake regarding Holiday Food Assistance for families within the Washoe County School District.  If you would like to participate please contact a member of the presidency so we can put your name on the list.  We need to provide the stake with the number of boxes our ward is filling by this Saturday.  If you have not signed up and feel you can help please contact one of the presidency to add your name to the list.

"We invite you to join us in participating basic foods to families in need.  The families are identified by Washoe County School District and are given food boxes to assist during the Christmas and New Year holidays and into the Spring.  Thank you for your charitable thoughts and giving.  Please follow closely these directions.

The following list of foods* will supplement a family/individual for one week.  Please fill the box with all and only the specified items and amounts.  All items must be commercially packaged.

4 cans of meat (spam, tuna, chicken, etc.)
4 cans of vegetables
4 cans of fruit
2 cans of soup
2 pkgs dried foods (hamburger helper, stuffing, spaghetti, etc.)
1 2lb. bag of dried pinto beans
1 2lb. bag of rice
1 box of powdered milk or 4 cans of milk
3 boxes of cereal
4 cans of tomato sauce

*Additionally, Gift Certificates purchased at a local grocery store would assist with providing perishable items (eggs, milk, butter/margarine and meat).  You can write on it "For perishable food items only".  Please purchase only the smaller denomination certificates (4-$5.00 certificates would be more helpful than 1 - $20.00 certificate.  Winco and Sac N Save cerfiticates would be the most useful, but others are fine)."