December 6, 2007
Operation Peanut Butter to aid Northwest Harvest food banks
Operation Peanut Butter: Carlos Pellegrini, chair of the Department of Surgery, with only some of the thousands of pounds of peanut butter collected in 2005 for local Northwest Harvest food banks. Peanut butter is particularly valuable for food banks because of its nutritional value and stability. The Department of Surgery has run the peanut butter drive for several years, beginning with an effort to collect an amount equal to the combined weight of its surgeons. They hope to collect even more this year, since the number of surgeons (but not their girth) has grown. Organizer Rosemary Grant welcomes donations of either peanut butter or cash from members of the UW community outside the department. Bring donations to BB-487 in the Health Sciences Building, 7EH-88 at Harborview, or contact Rosemary at mitchell@u.washington.edu by Wednesday, Dec. 26.
