[csixty4]

I can't speak for those charities, but I have experience with helping run an animal shelter. Some things to keep in mind with donations like this:

  * What's the bread's shelf life?
  * Will there always be X amount of bread? How much notice will the charity have if it's no longer available?
  * Will the bread be delivered, or does the charity need to find a volunteer to pick it up?
  * What are the costs of disposing of unused bread? Will the extra bread take up enough space in the dumpster to overflow and incur charges?
  * Is someone going to throw a tantrum/cause bad publicity if they find out we're not using all the bread?
  * What's the bread's nutritional content? Is it consistent?

Offers like that are always appreciated, and it means so much to know people think of the needy when an opportunity like that presents itself. But in a lot of cases it's easier and better to buy it commercially. The same things that make my Facebook friends turn up their noses at grocery store bread (preservatives, vitamin enrichment, and every loaf looking the same like it came off an assembly line) make it perfect for a charity.