Food banks can stretch your dollar further by buying what they really need at wholesale. If the holiday season feels busy don’t grab a few sale cans to throw in a box — donate that money to the food bank directly. If you’re able, make it recurring.
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It’s Farmer’s Market season! Take some cash and buy some flowers, fresh rhubarb, or just get a coffee and enjoy community! Go to an old favorite, or try a new location in a nearby city! Farmers need all the help they can get this year.
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Invite friends over for a night of anyone-can-do it art and snacks. Provide everything yourself, or have folks bring something for the charcuterie tray, a bottle of wine, and a couple of old magazines to cut up. Express yourself, make your next protest sign, or laugh and build community.
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Do you run a mutual-aid or community-building space? With school out, lots of families have to make food stretch further, so set up a snack stop. Free fruit for kids, or “take one, leave one” for staff and visitors. Make it feel like the most normal thing to grab a granola bar because it’s convenient.
Create tiny afternoon pick-me-ups to brighten someone’s day, and “spill the tea” on your favorite form of resistance. Write little encouraging notes or print a zine and tuck little bags of joy and resistance into public spaces. Spreading joy is resistance!
Plan a party with a purpose. Charities do it all the time, and you can too! Plan a dinner with single-serve desserts and have an auction. Plan a bingo night with proceeds to the food bank.
Let people know what the plan is up-front, and enlist a friend to co-host.
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