When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade or sometimes donate them instead.
The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona isn’t hosting its traditional “Super Citrus Saturday” collections this year, but they are offering citrus drop-off locations.
So, orange you glad there’s another option to donate?
The decision to cancel the annual collection was made so that the Community Food Bank can focus on a drive-thru food distribution during the current pandemic. For anyone who has extra fruit on their trees can pick and gather the citrus and bring it to several partner agencies of the Food Bank who are accepting citrus donations.
Citrus Drop-Off Locations and Hours:
Interfaith Community Services
- 2820 W. Ina Rd.
- Monday – Friday
- 8 – 10 a.m.
IMPACT of Southern Arizona
- 3535 E. Hawser St.
- Monday – Friday
- 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Greater Vail Community Resources
- 13105 E. Colossal Cave Rd., Vail, AZ 85641
- Tuesday – Friday
- 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Iskashitaa Refugee Network
- 1406 E. Grant Rd., Building Two
- Monday – Saturday
- 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Additionally, Iskashitaa Refugee Network is also providing gleaning services all year-round to benefit low-income families, local food banks, and soup kitchens. You’ll need to request a gleaning appointment with them ahead of time.
For more information and to register, visit communityfoodbank.org.
Article written by:
Matt Sterner
More about MattAt a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.
He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing “fluffier” content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.
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