Ashley Hunter
ECB Publishing, Inc.
It's that time of the year again!
You may have spotted the cardboard donation boxes around town, as several locations have been designated as official collection sites for the 2019 Peanut Butter Challenge.
Each year, the Jefferson County UF/IFAS Extension service in Florida hosts an annual peanut butter collection drive.
The drive seeks to collect unopened jars of peanut butter from Florida communities, which will in turn be returned back to local food pantries in the communities.
The Jefferson County drive began on Tuesday, Oct. 1 and the local extension office plans to continue collecting jars of peanut butter until Wednesday, Nov. 20.
This peanut butter challenge helps combat the war against hunger on a local level by providing local families with peanut butter, which is high in protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals.
The average child, according to the University of Florida, will eat 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before they graduate from high school – that's a lot of peanut butter!
While this drive depends on the effort of local contributions, the University of Florida has announced that the Florida Peanut Producer's Association will again be matching the donations of peanut butter jars and supplying additional jars for each jar that is donated.
Want to find a place to drop off your unopened jar of peanut butter?
Designated drop-off locations are:
• Winn-Dixie, located at 1245 S. Jefferson St.
• Piggly Wiggly, located at 575 S. Jefferson St.
• The Jefferson County R.J. Bailar Public Library, located at 375 S. Water St.
• The UF/IFAS Jefferson County Extension Office, located at 2729 W. Washington St.
• Capital City Bank, located at 800 S. Jefferson St.
• The First Bank, located at 200 E. Washington St.
This peanut butter drive is a perfect civic outreach for local community groups, businesses, youth groups and churches!
Feed local families, support the 2019 Peanut Butter Challenge.
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