Houston Food Drive on Friday:

[babylonsister]

Local 2 To Hold Food Drive For Hurricane Victims
KPRC Partners With Houston Food Bank, H-E-B

POSTED: 12:44 pm CDT August 31, 2005
UPDATED: 4:10 pm CDT August 31, 2005

HOUSTON -- Local 2 will hold a food drive Friday, along with H-E-B and the Houston Food Bank, to help Hurricane Katrina victims.

The drive will be held from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will collect more than just food, officials said.

"We need paper goods, glasses, plates -- things like that. We also need diapers, baby formula. We need some non-perishable food items, like peanut butter and those things that won't spoil and don't need to be refrigerated," said Joan Smith, with the Houston Food Bank.

Items Needed:
Paper goods such as plates, cups, diapers and tissue
Cleaning supplies, such as bleach, Top Job, Mr. Clean
Bottled water (no glass containers)
Single serving snacks such as Pop-Tarts and cereal bars
Peanut butter
Heat and eat foods such as chili, stew, canned pasta with sauce and canned vegetables
Any other single serving foods that don't require refrigeration
MREs (Meals Ready To Eat)
Baby formula
Personal hygiene products

Donated items can be dropped off at the following locations.

KPRC Local 2 Studios, 8181 Southwest Freeway near Gessner
Riverpark H-E-B, 19900 Highway 59
Gulfgate H-E-B, 3111 Woodridge
Fountainview H-E-B, 2660 Fountainview
Woodlands Market H-E-B, 9595 Six Pines Drive
Mason H-E-B, 1621 Mason Road
Louetta-Stuebner H-E-B, 7310 Louetta
Rice Temple Baptist Church, 6409 Greenbriar

For more information, call [phone].

[CitySky]

1. thanks

I had the first half of the info printed & ready to announce at church tonight, but I think I'll print your message with the additional drop-off locations as well -- will print extra copies to pass around. This rocks. Thank you for posting.

[babylonsister]

2. Any time, CitySky! Every little bit is

going to help.