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I have had several people ask me about donation location ideas here in the North Tampa area…You have NO IDEA HOW HAPPY THIS MAKES ME!!! >:D< big hug Yes, coupons are a wonderful thing to help save our families money – but you know that each week there are items that we can get for cheap, free, or even with overage. If you need those items – GREAT – if you don’t I always ask that you consider donating them. There are people everywhere that could use an extra hand every now and then, so why not help when we can?
I think it’s a beautiful concept and I LOVE hearing that others are doing this too. Honestly, it makes me tear up…If we all just took an extra 10 minutes a week (that couple minutes in the store – that couple minutes to drop off the items) can you imagine the lives we could affect?!

These are two places I go to regularly:
Oasis Pregnancy Center – Land O Lakes – I donate baby coupons (there are so many now available on Coupons.com), baby food, and feminine items here
Suncoast Harvest Food Bank – Land O Lakes – I donate everything else here – food, vitamins, personal care items

Here are a few more:
Lutz Pregnancy Center
The Spring – Tampa, FL – Women’s Shelter
Feeding America – Tampa Bay – Food Bank
Kaye Prox Food Bank – Tampa – 33615
Metropolitan Ministries – Tampa – 33602
Village Presbyterian Church – Carrollwood – drop box by Church Office – Thanks Jenni

Also, ask your local church if they have a member that is in need of any extra help at the moment – Cherylann e-mailed me earlier and that’s where her extra stockpile is going this week.

If you know of others or go to others – PLEASE leave them in the comments section here so that I can add them to this post and so that others can see them too!

Thank you!

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Here is a great dinner and dessert recipes for Easter!

CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY TRIFLE

2 small boxes instant chocolate pudding mix, prepared (using 1 1/2 cups milk, instead of two)
chocolate cake, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 quart strawberries, washed and cut in fourths
1 container of strawberry glaze
16 oz. Cool Whip
Put a half of the chocolate cake in the bottom of a trifle bowl or a large see-through bowl. Next, spread a third of the pudding on top of cake, followed by half of the strawberries. (Remember to save a few strawberries out for garnish.) Now spread half of the strawberry glaze on top of strawberries in the bowl, followed by a third of Cool Whip. Next, repeat layers in the same order- cake, 1/3 of pudding, strawberries, strawberry glaze, 1/3 of Cool Whip. On top of that, add the remaining 1/3 of chocolate pudding, followed by the remaining 1/3 of Cool Whip. Garnish with strawberries and chocolate shavings, if desired. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

INCREDIBLE! SERVE IT TO A CROWD, AND NONE WILL BE LEFTOVER! See More HERE