This in from Broken Bear in NYC.

At the upcoming happy hours at the Continental, I'll be hosting a food drive for the Food Bank of New York City.  All of the food banks are running low on everything.  This is a great time to take a look & see if you have anything from the list below that you'd like to bring by to donate.

As an added incentive, for every 3 items you bring, you'll get a raffle ticket.  This will be good for a raffle that we'll draw for the
big prize on the last happy hour of collection - Wednesday, December 12.  Trigger has generously donated a $100 bar tab for the raffle!
So, go through those cupboards and see what you've got.

Happy hours are 11/28, 12/5 and 12/12.  Donations accepted from about
7 to about 10PM.  You can collect a raffle ticket each week or multiple tickets in one happy hour, depending on how many items you
bring for donation.

Also, if anyone has anything they'd like to donate for raffling off,
please let me know - as anything to encourage people to donate is generously accepted. If you'd like to help me hand out raffle tickets/take donations, please let me know.

Thanks everyone - in advance - for your contribution!  If you have any
questions, please let me know.  See below for what to donate...
~karen:)

MOST NEEDED FOODS
Foods collected from food drives help provide more than 250,000 hot,
nutritious meals every day to people in New York City who turn to food
assistance programs. The Food Bank needs a variety of canned, packaged
and nonperishable foods - no perishables - to feed more people. The
"most wanted" foods include:

Canned fish or meat
  Tuna
  Salmon
  Spam
  Ham
Powdered milk and infant formulas
  Boxed meals
  Pasta
  Potatoes
  Rice
Canned packaged meals
  Macaroni and cheese
  Chili
  Stews
  Meaty soups
Peanut butter (plastic jars only)
Canned vegetables and fruits
  All sizes
  All kinds
Cereals
  Hot
  Cold
Canned juices
Canned and packaged beans
Personal products
  Toothpaste, toothbrushes, dental floss
  Deodorant
  Razors and razor blades
  Facial and toilet tissue
  Diapers
  Feminine hygiene items