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What Our Customers
Are Saying!
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Make a donation directly to the
Greater Berks Food Bank Here!
Dates:
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November 15th thru December
15th
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Drop off Locations:
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Essig Plumbing &
Heating (Front Door)
450 South 5th Street, Reading, PA 610-373-3229
8:00 am to 4:30 PM
Essig Plumbing & Heating (Front Door)
1701 Fairview Street Reading,
PA 610-373-3229
8:00 am to 4:30 PM
Kitchen & Bath
by Design
(Front Door)
3 Dutch Court Sinking Spring,
PA 610-678-3810
9:00 am to 4:30 PM
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What We Need
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Non-perishable
food items
- cereals
- grains (rice, oatmeal, etc.)
- canned goods:
tuna fish, meats (chili, stew, etc.) fruits,
fruit juices
vegetables, soups (preferably chunky soups)
- peanut butter
- dry milk
- pasta
- beans
Personal
hygiene items
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shampoo
- bath soap
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toothpaste
- toothbrushes
Baby items
- baby shampoo - diapers
- baby
wipes -
body lotion and powder
Items for Kids
Cafes
- pens & pencils - notebooks
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dictionaries
- construction paper
- glitter glue
- board games
- educational software
- children’s books (middle and grade school)
- inexpensive calculators
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What we do:
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Essig will donate 10¢
for every can collected
Cash donations are always welcome and provide an even greater supply of
food because for every $1 donated, the GBFB can receive $20 worth of
food. For example, you could go to the grocery store and buy a box of
Kellogg’s cereal for about $3.00, or you could donate the $3.00 to the
GBFB to help pay our transportation cost for donated foods. It costs
$345 dollars to bring in 19,392 boxes
of Kellogg’s (some 11 oz. and some 6.4 oz.)—that’s less than 2 cents
per box. So theoretically, the $3.00 donation would pay for the
shipping of 150 boxes of cereal.
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