Florida-based Rob Giest, who runs the local branch, supports Heaven’s Kitchen, a local food pantry. 
The Carrollwood branch of refiller franchise Rapid Refill Ink is supporting their local food pantry in the run-up to 2012, the Carrollwood Patch has reported. Rapid Refill is collecting canned food and dried goods throughout December, a popular time for food drives in the US.
The collected food will be sent to Heaven’s Kitchen, a local food pantry. Bob Giest, who operates the Rapid Refill branch, desired to aid a local grassroots organisation. Customers who donate to the food drive will receive a coupon good towards their next purchase.
“It’s a local food bank serving people in need with a hot meal or a food basket. So many people are having difficult times, and it’s an easy way to give back to the community.”
Rusty Hurley, Vice President, Rapid Refill, commended the Carrollwood branch’s initiative to partner with local organisations under “Cartridges for a Cause”, which also included the recent “Operation Paperback”, a initiative that provided discounts on refills for donations of used literature to be sent to US troops.
Hurley commented: “We think it’s very important this time of year in particular. Those resources are drawn upon on most communities in a very heavy way, and a lot of food shelves help out nationally.”