[Vision2020] MHS food drive

bill london london@moscow.com
Wed, 10 Dec 2003 09:28:14 -0800


Steve:
Sorry you had such a bad experience.  Our experience was different.  We 
also left bags of food out for collection, and they were picked up as 
promised on Sunday afternoon.
BL

Steve Lindsey wrote:

>Has anyone else in this group been burned by the Moscow High School food
>drive?  Perhaps I should explain.  I received a note on my door Friday
>asking for me to help the students of Moscow High by donating food for their
>food drive.  The note asked to place either food or checks on our door step
>on Sunday and a student from the high school would come along and pick it
>up.  Knowing that I had a lot of food in my cupboard that could be donated
>to the food bank I filled 2 large grocery bags full of food and toiletries
>and with a warm feeling I placed the bags on my porch and left town for the
>night.
>
>When I arrived at my house on Monday evening I noticed the food was still
>there.  I was a little concerned because no one had been there to pick it up
>but figured I would call the school on Tuesday and let them know that
>someone missed my house during their route.  The person answering the phone
>the next morning got my address and promised me that someone would get it by
>the end of the day, she also mentioned that I was not the first person to
>call regarding this problem.  It is now Wednesday the food is STILL sitting
>on my porch, the food is ruined because of all the frost, snow, rain and
>other precipitation and I am really very disappointed in the
>irresponsibility of the students at MHS that were in charge of this.  Both
>my Money and food have been wasted due the irresponsible act of one or two
>students.  I know that I will simply donate to the Cub/Boy scouts when they
>do their drive or I will give to the food bank myself.
>
>
>Steve Lindsey
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