Austin Show Food Drive

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Donate food at My Morning Jacket show
By Music Source | Monday, August 18, 2008, 12:13 PM

My Morning Jacket is playing a sold-out show Sunday at Stubb's. The band has teamed with the Austin Center for Peace and Justice and the Capital Area Food Bank to collect non-perishable food items from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. outside the club at 801 Red River St. (so if you don't have a ticket, you can still drive by and donate).

Here's how it came about:
- The band contacted the Center for Peace and Justice and said they wanted to make a donation.
- Center officials were thrilled, of course. Board member and publicist Sylvia Benini heard a report on KUT that very day about needs at the food bank. She wrote a letter to MMJ's management, thanking them for the donation and telling them about other needs in the community.
- Within 24 hours, Benini heard back: The band wanted to donate to the center and set up a food drive at the show.


From the food bank web site:

What should I donate?
* Healthy non-perishable food
* Items with intact, un-opened, consumer or commercial packaging
* Items with non-breakable packaging (no glass please)
* Food within the expiration date on the packaging


What are the most-requested items?
* Canned meats like tuna, stew and chili (pop-tops preferred)
* Canned vegetables
* Pasta & pasta sauce
* Beans
* Rice
* Healthy cereals
* Peanut butter
* Baby food & baby formula