Taking A Bite Out Of Hunger: Peanut Butter Drive Underway

October 25, 2012

The Escambia County Extension office, Santa Rosa County Extension office and the EscaRosa Young Farmers and Ranchers are collecting peanut butter now through mid-November to help take a bite out of hunger.

The groups are accepting donations of unopened jars of peanut butter to be donated in local food pantries during Farm-City Week, November 16-22.

“Let’s keep children eating locally grown peanuts in healthy, nutritious, and yummy peanut butter,” is a slogan being promoted for the drive. The extension service said the average child will eat 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before graduating high school.

Unopened jars of peanut butter of any brand can be dropped off until November 16 at any of the following locations:

  • Escambia County Extension office, 3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment
  • Escambia Farm Bureau, 153 Highway 97, Molino
  • Escambia County Board County Commission, Public Information Office, 4th Floor, 221 Palafox Place, Pensacola.
  • Santa Rosa Farm Bureau Jay office, 4035  Highway 4, Jay
  • Santa Rosa County Extension office, 6263 Dogwood Drive, Milton
  • Santa Rosa Farm Bureau Pace office, 4474 Woodbine Road, Suite 3, Pace
  • Santa Rosa Farm Bureau Gulf Breeze office, 3171 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Gulf Breeze

For more information, call Escambia County Extension at  (850) 475-5230 or Santa Rosa County Extension at (850) 623-3868.

Comments

One Response to “Taking A Bite Out Of Hunger: Peanut Butter Drive Underway”

  1. RENITA HENDERSON on October 25th, 2012 2:38 pm

    This is such an awesome idea. I am going to be donating some PB. My husband and kids live off the stuff. Hope you get a lot.

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