Trick or Treat for Canned Goods 2016
Most Food Collected (Total Pounds) - $150 Gift Card of Your Choice
Most Food per Team Member (Total Pounds/Team Members) – Prize TBD
Costume Contest Winner – Prize TBD
Trick or Treat for Canned Goods is back for 2016! Last year’s project was a huge success – with
last year’s sponsorship we donated over 18,000 pounds of food for the Central Illinois Foodbank. We are
currently seeking teams to sign up for this year’s project which will take place, as always, on October 31,
Halloween. Our goal this year is to register over 20 teams and raise over 10,000 pounds. As a
participant, here’s what you will need to do!
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Complete the team registration form (see next page). T-shirts will be provided for registered team
members at the captains’ meeting.
Submit registration forms to the Volunteer & Civic Engagement Center in SAB 60 or by email at
[email protected]. Registration deadline is: Wednesday, October 19 by 4:00 pm.
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There will be a Captain’s meeting on Thursday, October 20 at 9:00 pm in the Volunteer & Civic
Engagement Center, SAB 60. Each team will receive their neighborhood assignments, door hangers,
and T-shirts during that meeting. If Captains are not able to attend the meeting, the Co-Captain
MUST attend in their place.
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Each team is required to canvas their entire neighborhood. This must be done during designated
times. Teams can cover their neighborhood during any time/s on
Monday (10/24) – Friday
10/28 (1:00 pm-8:00 pm), and/or Saturday (10/29, 9:00 am-8:00 pm) to distribute door
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hangers, explain Trick or Treat for Canned Goods, and ask for donations.
On Halloween, each team will return to their assigned neighborhood, collect all donated items, and
Trick or Treat for Canned Goods Collection Party between 8:00pm
& 9:00pm (SLB GYM). You may begin collecting any time after 4:00 pm but you must end
bring them to the
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your collection by 8:00 pm. The collected items for your team will be weighed, and the team that
has collected the most by weight will win Trick or Treat bragging rights along with a great team
prize!
Following your collection efforts, we will have an after party at with music, food, games, prizes, a
presentation on the value of your efforts, and a costume contest.
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected] or 217-206-7716. We sincerely appreciate
your participation as we continue to work together as a campus to make a difference in the local
community!
Team Name: ___________________________________Neighborhood Preference (Optional): ___________________
Team Captain: _________________________________Email: __________________ Cell Phone: _______________
Team Co-Captain: ______________________________Email: __________________ Cell Phone: _______________
Please list all team members, including Captain and Co-Captain below.
**You MUST have a driver for every 5 volunteers**
Captain and Co-Captain may serve as Team Drivers (below)
Teams over 15 can attach a second copy of this form
Larger teams may be assigned more than one neighborhood
Team Driver: First___________________ MI _____ Last _____________________ Cell Phone: ________________
Team Member 1: First _____________________ MI _____ Last _________________ Email ____________________
Team Member 2: First _____________________ MI _____ Last _________________ Email ____________________
Team Member 3: First _____________________ MI _____ Last _________________ Email ____________________
Team Member 4: First _____________________ MI _____ Last _________________ Email ____________________
Team Driver: First___________________ MI _____ Last _____________________ Cell Phone: ________________
Team Member 1: First _____________________ MI _____ Last _________________ Email ____________________
Team Member 2: First _____________________ MI _____ Last _________________ Email ____________________
Team Member 3: First _____________________ MI _____ Last _________________ Email ____________________
Team Member 4: First _____________________ MI _____ Last _________________ Email ____________________
Team Driver: First___________________ MI _____ Last _____________________ Cell Phone: ________________
Team Member 1: First _____________________ MI _____ Last _________________ Email ____________________
Team Member 2: First _____________________ MI _____ Last _________________ Email ____________________
Team Member 3: First _____________________ MI _____ Last _________________ Email ____________________
Team Member 4: First _____________________ MI _____ Last _________________ Email ____________________
Please email or return the completed form to the Volunteer Center located in SAB 60
By Monday, October 19th before 4:00pm
For Additional Information Contact Us At:
[email protected] or (217) 206-7716