The Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission is authorized to enter into contracts with the various agencies of the United States Government, or any agency or subdivision of state, county or city government, for the purpose of receiving for the State of Oklahoma, items of food, clothing or other things of value which may be donated and used by schools, penal or eleemosynary institutions, or by any citizen, public or private charitable organization that may be designated as an eligible recipient of the item by the donating agency with which the Commission has entered into contractual agreement.