Seven billion dollars.  That's how much Americans spend on diapers every year. 

We go through two boxes of size 1 diapers a week, and a box of size 3's a month.  And at $20 a pop, that adds up.  Blessedly, our family doesn't have to choose between food or diapers.  But many valley families do - because of the ongoing effects of the state drought.

But there's a way you can help.  Fresno State Nursing Students and PINC (Philanthropy Inspired by the Needs of our Community) will host a food and baby supply drive Saturday, November 7th... from 8am-3pm.

You can drop off donations of diapers and formula at the Fig Garden Shopping Center in Fresno.  There is also a need for non-pershible foods of all kinds.

According to PINC, the state's drought program has run dry... meaning needy Valley families are in more trouble.  500,000 acres in this area were left "unfarmed"... meaning $700 million in ag losses alone.

Many people already generously donate canned goods, boxes of food and other items to local food banks.  But we forget that moms and dads are scrimping to afford diapers and formula - a basic need for babies.  Hope you can help.

Again, the drive is Saturday, Nov. 7th, from 8am-3pm at Fig Garden Village.

For more information, click here.

PINC, by the way, is a non-profit group founded just last year.  Its mission is to raise money and help other non-profits around the region.  For more information, visits its website.