If you notice stacks of peanut butter appearing at some of your favorite Baton Rouge businesses this week, it's for a good cause.

Ten local businesses teamed-up to host an annual fundraiser supporting the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. This is the sixth year.

Anyone who donates will receives discounts at some local businesses.

Mimosa Handcrafted, a local jewelry store, started the annual Peanut Butter Donation Drive in 2017 when the business reached out to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank to see what items they could help with donating.

"We initially chose to host the campaign during the summer because it was typically their lowest donation time of the year," said Madeline Ellis, the founder and creative director of Mimosa Handcrafted. "We asked the Food Bank what foods could help the most, and they responded with 'peanut butter.'"

Once the peanut butter is collected, Mimosa takes it to the Food Bank to be weighed. Ellis said they've collected over a ton of peanut butter in one year alone.

Last year, Mimosa partnered with five local businesses and collected 434 lbs. of peanut butter and $532.17 in direct donations to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, according to a post from the Mimosa Handcrafted Instagram page.

Mimosa and participating businesses are collecting peanut butter from now until Aug. 3 and Mimosa will match the donations of the store that collects the most.

To make the drive engaging, Mimosa offers a special discount on pieces to people who donate, and participating businesses sometimes offer their own incentives, Ellis said.

For those that cannot donate in person, there is a virtual option where people can buy peanut butter online, have it shipped directly to the Food Bank and send Mimosa a screenshot of the receipt. Once the receipt is received, a discount code will be sent, Ellis said.

Peanut butter is a high protein, low cost item that is easy to transport, making it an ideal donation.

Here are the locations you can drop off donations:

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