Heartland Share Day

Today is Heartland Share Day.
What is Heartland Share?
Topeka-based Let's Help Inc. launched Heartland SHARE in November 1991. Heartland SHARE is modeled after a program established several years earlier in California that gives participants the opportunity to purchase a box of groceries at a reduced price, provided they have given two hours of volunteer time in their community. Over the years, the Heartland SHARE program grew to include local distribution sites throughout Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma.

Heartland SHARE offers a great-tasting, nutritious grocery package at up to half the retail cost in exchange for 2 hours of volunteer service in your community.

IE: A fantastic way to save on you grocery bill. Pacakage pick-up is between 8:30am and 9:30 am today.

Anyone can participate in Heartland SHARE because everyone has something to contribute.

There are several programs simaler to Heartland Share, but none of them are the size and scope of the Topeka, KS based Heartland Share that covers Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Arkansas.

One "share" costs only $18 + 2 hours of volunteer time. A person can buy as many shares as they want. While this is my first time buying a share, it is certainly not the first time I have heard of them. Infact, a former President of the board ran for the state senate a few years back, and I went down to their warehouse for a commercial to be used by his campaign. I along with others were in the background moving food around.

This months share (menu) includes:

2 lbs. lightly breaded chicken breast bites

1 lb. skinless, boneless chicken breasts (Individually Quick Frozen)

.75 lbs. cubed sirloin beef tips

.5 lb. Meatballs

.75 lb. chub pure pork sausage

(2) 1/2 lb. ground beef patties

6 potatoes

3 onions

1 sleeve celery

(1) 1 lb. bag slaw mix

5 Gala apples

5 oranges

5 plums

(1) 1 lb. bag red grapes

(1) 5.5 oz. package spiral macaroni and cheese

All for the low price of $18 plus a $1 handling fee and 2 hours of volunteer service. A $2 transportation fee will be added in some locations.

Other Programs I found in Yahoo Search:
Wisconsin Share
Toronto Canada
Iowa
Share Colorado

and there are others all over the USA and Canada, but the one right here in Topeka is the one the feds want to see copied.

You should deffinatly find your communities "share" program," it is a great way to save on your grocery bill.

****UPDATE*****
Heartland Share ran into financial troubles and merged with another program. Their new address is:
http://sharecolorado.com/