Are food drives a bad idea? (MSN Money)
Donating canned goods and other nonperishable items to local food drives makes us feel generous -- but are we really helping as much as we could?
By Giselle Smith on Fri, Dec 9, 2011 4:32 PM
Most of us, at one time or another, have participated in a food drive. Hunger is a basic need that we can all understand, and reaching out to help seems natural and simple.
Even if we don't organize a donation site at work, or volunteer to sort cans at a community center, we often give away the excess in our own pantries, or purchase a few extra items at the grocery store and drop them in a bin. We feel better, thinking that we've helped. And there's always another collection box somewhere, so they must want the food. Right?
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