The Cats "claim" to have won most of the food drives, but, really the needy families in the Missoula and Bozeman areas are the real winners. We could always remind the Cats we have more wins on the football field!
The competition is based on weight, so heavier items like canned goods are best. Cash donations are accepted and rated at $1.60 = 1 lb of food. In the past over 40,000 pounds of food has been collected and every year they like to add to the last years numbers by at least 10,000+. The most requested items are tuna fish and peanut butter.
Albertsons will again have prepacked donation bags that can be purchased at the check out. And this year, you can text NOURISH to 20222 and a one-time donation of $10.00 will be added to your mobile phone bill or deducted from your prepaid balance. How easy is that? Boy, I love technology! There are no excuses not to get involved.
We would like to encourage businesses to challenge each other to competitions to see who can collect the most. Let's give local families food on their tables AND Can the Cats!!!
Some local donation drop offs are: Missoula Food Bank, Karl Tyler Chevrolet, all Missoula Federal Credit Union locations, Noon stores, Orange Street Food, Mansfield Library, Worden's, Grizzly Grocery and Good Food Store just to name a few. To find out more "like" Can the Cats Canned Food Drive on Facebook or visit www.missoulafoodbank.org.
So what are you waiting for? There are no excuses to not get involved and Can those Cats!
