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Seaford Kiwanis Group Seeks Peanut Butter, Pet Food Donations
Bring your non-perishable food items to donate to Long Island Cares on Sunday.
SEAFORD, NY — The Seaford Kiwanis Club wants your canned food, peanut butter, jelly and more to combat hunger on Long Island. The club is holding a food drive Sunday at Seamans Neck Park. The drive begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m., coinciding with Bronco Day.
"We need to do all we can to help," a flyer for the event said.
About 316,000 Long Islanders are hungry, the flyer said. More than 89,000 are kids.
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"Let's make this our best food drive ever," organizers wrote.
The group does not want glass jars. The following is a list of the donations sought:
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- Peanut butter
- Sun butter
- Jelly
- Cereal
- Pancake mix
- Pasta
- Rice
- Grain bars
- Powdered milk
- Evaporated or dry milk
- Canned vegetables
- Soups
- Juice boxes
- Canned ham/chicken/fish
- Canned pasta/beef stew
- Coffee
- Tea
- Condiments
- Cooking oil
- Spices
- baby wipes
- Formula
- Baby lotion/soap
- Toothpaste
- Soap
- Shampoo
- Toilet paper
- Paper towels
- Detergents
- Canned or dry dog and cat food
- New leashes
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