Local 2 Held Food Drive For Hurricane Victims
KPRC Partners With Houston Food Bank, H-E-B
POSTED: Wednesday, August 31, 2005
UPDATED: 6:12 pm CDT September 2,
2005
HOUSTON -- Local 2 held a food drive Friday, along with
H-E-B, the
Houston Food Bank and the
End Hunger Network to help Hurricane Katrina victims.
The drive was held from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and collected more than just food, officials said.
"We need paper goods, glasses, plates -- things like that. We also need diapers, baby formula. We need some non-perishable food items, like peanut butter and those things that won't spoil and don't need to be refrigerated," said Joan Smith, with the Houston Food Bank.
Items Needed: Paper goods such as plates, cups, diapers and tissue Cleaning supplies, such as bleach, Top Job, Mr. Clean Bottled water (no glass containers) Single serving snacks such as Pop-Tarts and cereal bars Peanut butter Heat and eat foods such as chili, stew, canned pasta with sauce and canned vegetables Any other single serving foods that don't require refrigeration MREs (Meals Ready To Eat) Baby formula Personal hygiene products
Even though the drop-off locations at the Local 2 studios and H-E-B stores were shut down Friday night, donations can still be taken to the Houston Food Bank,
3811 Eastex Freeway. For more information, call (713) 223-3700.
Local 2 thanks the thousands of people who donated items that filled numerous 18-wheelers, as well as all the volunteers who donated their time.
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