Fun Fridays with POD: Harvesting Hope – Collecting Can Goods🥫🥗

Let’s make a difference together! Each office will collect canned goods throughout the week and donate to a local food drive or shelter near them. Every small contribution helps feed hope this fall season. 

🥕 Impact & Challenges

• Roughly 40% of all food produced in the U.S. goes to waste—food banks help redirect much of that surplus.

• Volunteers are the backbone—millions of hours of labor are donated annually.

• Rising costs, food shortages, and transportation challenges make it harder to keep shelves stocked, especially during crises like pandemics or natural disasters.

  
  

❤️ Interesting Bits

• Some food banks now accept and distribute pet food—recognizing that families in need often include furry members.

• The most needed items are usually peanut butter, canned protein (like tuna or chicken), rice, pasta, and low-sodium veggies—and the least helpful? Oddball condiments and half-open boxes of cereal.

• The busiest months are November and December, when need spikes and donations surge.

Put the Box out on Friday and collect till the 13^th-14^th and deliver to a shelter or foodbank. Share your donations and where they went on 1Southern.