Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, & Children

The USDA’s WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) helps low-income, nutritionally at-risk pregnant women, and infants 5 and under obtain food from participating farmer’s markets, community supported agriculture programs, and roadside stands. The program currently operates in 45 states.

The purpose is to provide fresh and nutritious locally grown food to the elderly who may otherwise not be able to afford it.

Eligibility
current WIC participants
those on the WIC waiting list

Operating Timeframe
Because the SFMNP is based around harvest seasons, the benefits times vary by region, but can be very short.

How to Apply
Go here, to the  FMNP State agencies - for local contact information including websites, names, and phone numbers.

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Plastic Storage comparison sales

Here is a price-match comparison of plastic storage containers on sale this week.

Kmart is offering 50 points per $1 spent on storage.
Print your Fred Meyer 10% off Storage coupon Exp Jan 1, 2011 (Excludes clearance)

Shoe Box Storage by dollar amount

• 6-qt shoe box 90¢ [15¢/qt] @ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• 6-qt shoe box $1 [16.7¢/qt] @ Walgreens
• 5.5-qt shoe 5pk $4.99 [18¢/qt] @ KMart

Quart-Size Storage by dollar amount

• 12-qt sweater box $6.99 4pk [14.5¢/qt] @ Kmart

• 16-qt clear $2.69 [16.8¢/qt] @ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• 16-qt tote $5.88 2pk [18.3¢/qt] @ Home Depot Sterilite
• 16-qt tote $3.50 [22¢/qt] @ Walgreens

• 19-qt clear $6.29 [33¢/qt] @ Fred Meyer 10% off price

• 31-qt clear $7.19 [23¢/qt] Clever Storage @ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• 30-qt clear $6.29 [21¢/qt] Roughneck @ Fred Meyer 10% off price

• 41-qt clear $7.99 [19.5¢/qt] @ Kmart
• 41-qt Clever Storage $8.09 [19.7¢/qt] @ Fred Meyer 10% off price

• 56-qt clear $4.50 [8¢/qt] @ Target
• 56-qt tote $5.48 [9.7¢/qt] @ Home Depot

• 66-qt tinted $5 [7.5¢/qt] @ Target
• 66-qt clear $5.99 [9¢/qt] @ Target
• 66-qt latch tot $6.29 [9.5¢/qt] @ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• 66-qt clear latching $7 [10.6¢/qt] @ Target
• 66-qt clear $8.99 [13.6¢/qt] @ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• 66-qt latching tote $9.74 [15¢/qt] @ Home Depot

• 71-qt plastic $9.99 [14¢/qt] @ Kmart
• 71-qt Clever Storage $10.79 [15¢/qt] @ Fred Meyer 10% off price

• 106-qt latching tote $14.74 [14¢/qt] @ Home Depot
• 110-qt clear $12 [11¢/qt] @ Target

Quart-Size Storage by per unit price

• [8¢/qt] 56-qt clear $4.50 @ Target
• [9.7¢/qt] 56-qt tote $5.48 @ Home Depot
• [7.5¢/qt] 66-qt tinted $5 @ Target
• [9¢/qt] 66-qt clear $5.99 @ Target
• [9.5¢/qt] 66-qt latch tot $6.29 @ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• [10.6¢/qt] 66-qt clear latching $7 @ Target
• [11¢/qt] 110-qt clear $12@ Target
• [13.6¢/qt] 66-qt clear $8.99 @ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• 71-qt plastic $9.99 [14¢/qt] @ Kmart
• [14¢/qt] 106-qt latching tote $14.74 @ Home Depot
• 12-qt sweater box $6.99 4pk [14.5¢/qt] @ Kmart
• [15¢/qt] 71-qt Clever Storage $10.79 @ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• [15¢/qt] 66-qt latching tote $9.74 @ Home Depot
• [16.8¢/qt] 16-qt clear $2.69 @ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• [18.3¢/qt] 16-qt tote $5.88 2pk @ Home Depot Sterilite
• [19.5¢/qt] 41-qt clear $7.99 @ Kmart
• [19.7¢/qt] 41-qt Clever Storage $8.09@ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• [21¢/qt] 30-qt clear $6.29Roughneck @ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• [22¢/qt] 16-qt tote $3.50 @ Walgreens
• [23¢/qt] 31-qt clear $7.19 Clever Storage @ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• [33¢/qt] 19-qt clear $6.29 @ Fred Meyer 10% off price

UnderBed Storage by dollar amount

• 41-qt underbed box $4.50 [11¢/qt] @ Target
• 26-qt underbed clear $6.99 2pk [13¢/qt] @ Kmart
• 41-qt underbed box  $6.29 [15¢/qt] @ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• 60-qt underbed box $12 [20¢/qt] @ Target
• 67-qt underbed box $13.49 [20¢/qt] @ Fred Meyer 10% off price

UnderBed Storage by per unit price

• [11¢/qt] 41-qt underbed box $4.50  @ Target
• [13¢/qt] 26-qt underbed clear $6.99 2pk @ Kmart
• [15¢/qt] 41-qt underbed box  $6.29 @ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• [20¢/qt] 60-qt underbed box $12 @ Target
• [20¢/qt] 67-qt underbed box $13.49 @ Fred Meyer 10% off price

Gallon-Size Storage by dollar amount

• 17-gal tote $3.49 [20.5¢/gal] @ Kmart

• 18-gal tote $4.49 [24.9¢/gal] @ Kmart
• 18-gal tote $4.50 [25¢/gal] @ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• 18-gal tote $5 [27.7¢/gal] @ Walgreens
• 18-gal tote $5.39 [30¢/gal] @ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• 18-gal tote $5.99 [33¢/gal] @ Target

• 20-gal tote $4.88 [24¢/gal] @ Home Depot
• 20-gal tote $5 [25¢/gal] @ Target
• 21-gal latch tote $7.99 [38¢/gal] @ Kmart
• 22-gal latch tote $8.09 [36.7¢/gal] @ Fred Meyer 10% off price

• 30-gal tote $8.09 [36.7¢/gal] @ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• 30-gal XL green tote $7 [23¢/gal] @ Target
• 35-gal latch tote $11.69 [33.4¢/gal] @ Fred Meyer 10% off price

• 40-gal tote (holiday) $7.99 [20¢/gal] @ Kmart
• 45-gal wheeled tote $12 [27¢/gal] @ Target

• 52-gal winged file box $7.99 [15¢/gal] @ Office Max
• 54-gal Rubbermaid $19.95 [37¢/gal] @ Home Depot

Gallon-Size Storage by per unit price

• [15¢/gal] 52-gal winged file box $7.99 @ Office Max
• [20¢/gal] 40-gal tote (holiday) $7.99 @ Kmart
• [20.5¢/gal] 17-gal tote $3.49 @ Kmart
• [23¢/gal] 30-gal XL green tote $7 @ Target
• [24¢/gal] 20-gal tote $4.88 @ Home Depot
• [24.9¢/gal] 18-gal tote $4.49 @ Kmart
• [25¢/gal] 20-gal tote $5 @ Target
• [25¢/gal] 18-gal tote $4.50 @ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• [27¢/gal] 45-gal wheeled tote $12 @ Target
• [27.7¢/gal] 18-gal tote $5 @ Walgreens
• [30¢/gal] 18-gal tote $5.39 @ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• [33¢/gal] 18-gal tote $5.99 @ Target
• [33.4¢/gal] 35-gal latch tote $11.69 @ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• [36.7¢/gal] 22-gal latch tote $8.09 @ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• 36.7¢/gal] 30-gal tote $8.09 [@ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• [37¢/gal] 54-gal Rubbermaid $19.95 @ Home Depot
• [38¢/gal] 21-gal latch tote $7.99 @ Kmart

Wheeled Carts by dollar amount

• 3-Drawer $8.99 @ Kmart
• 3-Drawer $8.99 @ Office Depot
• 3-Drawer $10.79 @ Fred Meyer 10% off price
• 3-Drawer Wide $17.99 @ Fred Meyer 10% off price

Crates/Drawers by dollar amount

• Collapsible Crate $5.88 (13.58×9.19×18.75) @ Home Depot
• Stackable storage drawer $12 @ Target
• 15-qt clear drawer $11.99 [80¢/qt] @ Fred Meyer 10% off price

Shelves by dollar amount

• 3-Tier wire shelf $14.99 @ Target
• 3-Tier wire shelf $22.99 (24x30x18.75) @ Home Depot

Giving Back: recycling soap & shampoo

Clean the World distributes recycled soap products, along with appropriate educational materials, to impoverished countries worldwide, and to domestic homeless shelters.

It’s mission is to reduce landfill waste and more importantly, save lives by preventing death from hygiene-related illnesses.

Individuals Donating Soap
We accept soap and shampoo from individuals. Read more here.

Donate Money
Each dollar generate 40 bars of soap and 40 bottles of shampoo for needy families in an impoverished country or here in the US. Read more here.

SNAP/FS – Angelfood Network

The Angelfood Ministries food program is set up to accept SNAP (food stamps).

“The United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Stamp program has been instrumental in helping Americans get back on their feet.  Angel Food shares their vision to help those who need help, and has partnered with the USDA to support and accept orders using food stamps” [Angel Food Ministries website].

Orders for a $30 food box is placed once a month with no limit on the number of boxes one can purchase. One food box (of uncooked food) feeds a family of four for a week, or a single senior citizen for a month. Menu HERE.

There are even cooked and frozen meals available too.

Orders can be placed online or in person.

Go HERE for more information, or Find Your Closest Local Host Site.

SNAP/FS – SHARE food program

Another food program that accepts SNAP/FS is the SHARE program.

Food packages cost $20. Anyone interested can pay in cash or food stamps and must also participate in two (2) hours of community service per food package.

There is not a limit as to how many food packages a person can buy.

The SHARE program is available in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia.

Go here to find a SHARE site near you.

SNAP/FS – Meals on Wheels

Meals on Wheels is an excellent program for the elderly or disabled. Volunteers bring a cooked hot meal to those unable to cook for themselves.

Sometimes the meals are free. But sometimes they must be purchased.

In Illinois, Meals on Wheels is authorized to accept SNAP (food stamps). This may also be true in other states. Go HERE to read more.

Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, & Children

The USDA’s WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) helps low-income, nutritionally at-risk pregnant women, and infants 5 and under obtain food from participating farmer’s markets, community supported agriculture programs, and roadside stands. The program currently operates in 45 states.

The purpose is to provide fresh and nutritious locally grown food to the elderly who may otherwise not be able to afford it.

Eligibility
current WIC participants
those on the WIC waiting list

Operating Timeframe
Because the SFMNP is based around harvest seasons, the benefits times vary by region, but can be very short.

How to Apply
Go here, to the  FMNP State agencies - for local contact information including websites, names, and phone numbers.

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Grocery deals at Walgreens thru Sat

Just in case you need to pick something up for the Stamp Out Hunger food drive.

Chicken of the sea tuna, 89¢ w/in-ad coupon

Pink salmon in the can, $1.99 w/in-ad coupon

Chicken broth, 50¢ w/in-ad coupon

Lindsay Olives, 99¢ w/in-ad coupon
- $1/2 printable coupon
Pay $1 wyb2 cans

Rice Krispies cereal, $2.50 w/in-ad coupon
- $1.50/2 from 03-28-10 RP
Buy 2, Pay $3.50
Get $2RR

Walgreens accepts SNAP

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Stamp out Hunger Sat May 8 . . . what are you giving

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Have you decided yet on what you will give for the Stamp Out Hunger food drive? I’m sure your letter carrier has left the yellow bag in your mail box. I got mine.

High impact proteins are always better choices than carbs.  Carbs cause fluctuations in blood sugar (and mood) when consumed without enough protein, while proteins stabilize blood sugar (and mood).

By using coupons, you can contribute a lot.

You can also drop off food at your local QFC on Saturday.

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SNAP/FS: Meals on Wheels

Lack of food among the elderly is a very sad thing. Some seniors do not eat properly due to one reason or another.

Can I pay for Meals on Wheels with my food stamps?

Yes.

Use the Eldercare Locator tool at http://www.eldercare.gov or call (800) 677-1116 to find a Meals on Wheels program near you or someone who needs it.

A random act of coupon kindness

I was in target the other day and I had a ton of coupons for the GE Compact Florescent Lightbulbs. And I mean TONS!

When I turned the shopping cart to go down the light bulb aisle, I couldn’t get thru; there were people standing there. Since I didn’t want to disturb the lady and man blocking the isle (how is that word spelled anyway), I parked my cart in front of the end-cap. The two shoppers looked much older than I am but not quite elderly and I didn’t feel comfortable disturbing them; they were both concentrating so hard. So I waited, pretending to be looking at something else.

A few minutes later, the man left. It was just me and the cute little grandmotherly-looking lady.

I noticed that she had coupons in her hand and was looking at the bulbs. I said ‘excuse me’ to get her attention. Then I offered her some of my coupons explaining that the bulbs were on sale for $1.99 and the coupon was for $2 so they would be free! And since she was already buying the CFL bulbs with the coupon she had, this was a product she was familiar with anyway.

She was kind of speechless for a minute; amazed I had so many coupons. And even more amazed I was giving them to her!

We chit-chatted for a few seconds as I gave her the amount of coupons she requested. She was soooo happy! And so was I!

I left target with 12 (free) light bulbs in my (reusable) bag and a smile on my face, knowing that I had literally “brightened” someone’s day!

Charity Surah Al Mu’miminun 60

Source:  Those Who Give That Which They Giver with Their Hearts Full of Fear http://abdurrahmanorg.wordpress.com/

October 14, 2009

Bismillaah Al-Hamdulillaah was Salaatu was Salaamu alaa Rasoolillah

Concerning Allaah’s statement (what means): And those who give that (their charity) which they give (and also do other good deeds) with their hearts full of fear (whether their alms and charities, etc., have been accepted or not), because they are sure to return to their Lord (for reckoning). (Al-Mu’minun 23:60)

Imam Ahmad recorded from `A’ishah: I said: “O Messenger of Allah, And those who give that which they give with their hearts full of fear… Are these the ones who steal and commit Zina and drink alcohol while fearing Allah?” The Messenger of Allah replied: No, O daughter of Abu Bakr. O daughter of As-Siddiq, the one who prays, fast and gives in charity, fearing Allah.” This was recorded by At-Tirmidhi.

Ibn Abi Hatim recorded something similar in which the Prophet (salallaahu ‘alaihiwasallam) said:

No, O daughter of As-Siddiq, they are the ones who pray and fast and give in charity while fearing that it will not be accepted from them. It is these who hasten in the good deeds.

The Salaf worked diligently in perfecting their actions and making them faultless, then after that, they showed great concern for acceptance of their actions. They did this because they feared that their actions would be rejected. They are those who gave what was incumbent upon them while their hearts were in a state of fear. It is reported that ‘Ali bin Abi Taleb said:

Be more concerned that your actions are accepted than your concern of performing the action itself.