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Lifeafter70

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6. Or she requested donations from various grocery stores

Reply to tulipsandroses (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 7, 2025, 03:39 PM

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But buying in bulk makes more sense for what she is doing. Where I work we have local food banks that pick up every day. We pull all perishables one to two days before sell by date. We freeze all meat and anything else that can be frozen. We have been doing this for the 20 years I have been working for them. Flowers are donated to another group who makes arrangements for assisted living and hospice.

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Highlight:

Woman opens "free supermarket" in her neighborhood so people don't go hungry without SNAP [View all] tulipsandroses Friday OP

None of that raw meet needs refrigeration? leftstreet Friday #1

guessing it's frozen solid eShirl Friday #2

How my stores handle meat donations for food banks Lifeafter70 Friday #3

Yes, the longer video shows the line of people waiting to get in tulipsandroses Friday #4

Or she requested donations from various grocery stores Lifeafter70 Friday #6

Ah, that makes sense n/t leftstreet Friday #5

We have a woman who set up free pantries KT2000 Friday #7