Still Time To Donate To Peanut Butter Drive

November 15, 2017

The Escambia County 4-H youth have done their part with lots of peanut butter to donate to the UF/IFAS Extension Annual Peanut Butter Challenge. And there is still time for local residents to do their part to help over 20 food pantries in Escambia County to provide this needed food source to local families in need.

UF IFAS Escambia County Extension is teaming up again with the Florida Peanut Producers Association to help “Take a Bite out of Hunger” by participating in a local peanut butter drive.

Residents are asked to help meet the challenge of collecting the versatile food by donating unopened jars of peanut butter at one of five locations now through November 22. All peanut butter collected will be donated to local food pantries in December.

Drop-off locations:

  • Escambia County Administration, 221 Palafox Place, 4th Floor
  • Escambia County Extension Office, 3740 Stefani Road
  • Escambia County Farm Bureau,153 Highway 97, Molino
  • Escambia County Public Safety, 6575 North W Street
  • Gilmore Services, 31 East Fairfield Drive

Since 2012, the volunteers and UF/IFAS Extension faculty have collected jars of peanut butter from residents, volunteer groups and businesses in 16 Northwest Florida counties. Last year, UF/IFAS Extension county offices received 3,236 jars of peanut butter.

Pictured: Peanut butter collected by Escambia County 4-H youth for the Annual Peanut Butter Challenge. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Comments

One Response to “Still Time To Donate To Peanut Butter Drive”

  1. chris on November 15th, 2017 8:50 pm

    Should include soy nut butter
    Many are allergic to peanuts

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