FOOD DRIVE HOW-TO
1.
Choose the dates that are best for your organization to begin and end
your drive. If this is the first time you've done a food drive, usually
a week or two is best. Or, if you're having a special event of some kind
(holiday party, etc.), asking an "admission" of x-number cans of food
works really well for some organizations.
2. How much food do you want to collect? - Decide if you think your drive wil be large enough for us to bring you a collection barrell or if it would be better for you to use boxes that you have on had. If you'd like to have a barrel, we'll schedule a delivery and pickup for you. If you choose to use your own boxes, you may drop them off at The Food Bank 8am-4pm Monday-Friday at 6824 J Street.
Barrel sizes are: small which holds about 100 cans or large which holds about 150 cans.
3. What items
are needed? - Click here for our
updated
"What We Need" flier, which has a
list of items we always need at The Food Bank. Please feel free to print
it out and use
it for a poster around your office or school, tape it to your collection
boxes, print your food drive information on the back to hand out... however you see fit.
4. Set
up your food drive! - Please email Nancy Lee, or call her at 331-1213
xt 105, with the following information:
- Name,
address and phone number of organization.
- Contact person's name, email and phone number if
different.
- Dates you're planning to hold your food drive - if
we're bringing barrels, please specify what date you'd like
them delivered and picked up Monday through Friday
only.
- How many large or small barrels you need
- Are you having a contest of any kind? Please let us know if you are and would like your donation weighed by team.
- Any other information that would be useful in delivering or picking
up the barrels. (i.e. "have the security desk callme" or "Use west doors" or other instructions)
5. Spread the word about your food drive.
- Want to use our logo? Email Kareen Hickman for an electronic copy of our logo.
