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Join the Food Bank of the Golden Crescent in supporting DeTar Healthcare System's
Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive
to fight hunger in the Crossroads
March 1 - 25, 2025
The Food Bank of the Golden Crescent is thrilled to announce DeTar Healthcare System's Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive. This marks the third year of this impactful campaign, and its reach is expanding to include local businesses and community centers across the Crossroads area. FBGC is the support system for over 100 agencies in our 11-county service area of Calhoun, Colorado, DeWitt, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, Refugio, Wharton and Victoria.
Why Peanut Butter?
Peanut butter is a staple in many households—nutritious, easy to store, and packed with protein. For families facing food insecurity, it’s an affordable way to provide a healthy and filling meal. Your donation of just one jar of peanut butter will help feed those in need, especially in our local communities.
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How can you help SPREAD the love?
We are calling on local businesses, schools, and community groups to host a donation barrel for this worthy cause! You can make a big difference by encouraging your employees, customers, and community members to donate peanut butter throughout the month of March.
Donation Barrel Locations
Jars of Love donation barrels also will be at all DeTar Healthcare System facilities, including:
● DeTar Hospital Navarro
● DeTar Hospital North
● DeTar on Demand (both locations)
● DeTar Health & Fitness Center
● DeTar Cancer Center
● DeTar Physician Office Building (East and West Towers)
● DeTar Outpatient Rehabilitation Center
The barrels can also be found at area businesses and organizations that have requested one. See the form below to request a donation barrel from FBGC today!

Businesses: Request a Barrel for Your Location
If you're a business owner or community leader, you can make a direct impact by hosting a donation barrel. Simply complete the form below to request a barrel to be placed at your location. The FBGC team will deliver the barrel to you before March 1, and pick it up by March 25. You can also call the Food Bank of the Golden Crescent at
361-578-0591 to request your barrel.
Once your form is submitted, we’ll take care of the rest. It’s that easy to join the fight against hunger in the Crossroads!

Donate Online - No Time to Shop? No Problem!
For those who can’t participate in person,
the Food Bank has made it easy to donate online.
$2 = one jar of peanut butter
Join the $20 Challenge—a donation of $20 = 10 jars of peanut butter, which will make a huge difference in our local communities.
Your generous contribution will go toward purchasing peanut butter for food pantries in the Crossroads, including campus food pantries
at UHV and VC.
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“We recognize the impact hunger has on an individual’s health and wellbeing, and we want to help those in our community who are struggling with food insecurity,” says Bernard Leger, CEO, DeTar Healthcare System (seen here wearing his famous Mr. Peanut suit). “A large number of people in Victoria are facing food insecurity. Our Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive is a great way to partner with community members to reduce hunger in our area.”