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Non-perishable foods can be dropped off until December 11, 2015! 
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FOOD DRIVE!

 

The Albion FFA Chapter is hosting their Annual Food Drive to benefit our local Community Action. The food we are collecting goes to needy families right in our community and across Orleans County. So let's all help the families who need it most this holiday season.

Albion Agencies is proud to say we are accepting canned goods and other nonperishable food items at our office at 30 North Main Street to benefit this food drive. We will be collecting through December 11th. Each contribution, large or small, is much appreciated!

Your donations will be helping those who need it most in our own communities in Orleans County. Take a look through your pantry or run to the store for these and other canned or nonperishable goods:
Suggested healthy non-perishable foods:
- Canned fish, such as salmon, tuna and sardines
- Canned meats, such as chicken and turkey
- Whole grains, such as quinoa and spelt
- Rice (brown, wild)
- Steel-cut or rolled oats
- Whole grain dry cereals with at least 5 grams fiber/serving
- Whole grain pastas, such as whole wheat, brown rice flour or quinoa
- Fruits in natural juice with no sugar added
- Canned vegetables, low salt or no added salt
- Canned fruit packed in water vs syrup
- Canned or boxed low-sodium soups and stews
- Dried or canned legumes, such as peas, lentils, peanuts and beans
- Pureed foods, such as sweet potato, pumpkin and applesauce
- Low-fat dry or shelf-stable milk
- Nut butters, including peanut, almond, walnut
Other great things to donate:
- Dried herbs and spices and no-salt spice blends
- Popcorn kernels
- Dried fruits (preferably no added sugar), such as prunes, mangoes, apricots and raisins
- Granola, muesli
- Shelf-stable milk alternatives such as soy, almond, rice
- Seeds, such as sesame, sunflower or pumpkin
- Healthy oils, such as olive and grape seed
- Green, white and herbal tea
- Plain, unsalted nuts such as almonds, walnuts, pistachios and pecans
- Natural sweeteners, such as honey
- 100% fruit juice
Consider donating food with pop-top lids for recipients who may have difficulty opening cans with a can opener. Many food recipients are children. Support their healthy food habits by donating food in kid-friendly sizes with easy-to-open packaging and no-cook food items(No alcohol of any kind, home-canned goods, or food where the ingredients are not available in English. If a canned item has been sitting in the back of your pantry for an unknown amount of time, dented, or damaged, it’s probably best to leave that donation at home, or throw it out.)
 
Thank you in Advance for helping us help our neighbors!
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