THE GIVING TREE KIDS COLLECTING CANS PROJECT We are thrilled you have decided to participate in our Kids Collecting Cans Project! What a wonderful way to help feed the hungry in your community. Complete the steps below and you will be sure to have a fabulous collection! 1st -­‐ Complete the below information about yourself and the service program you are working with. Name: Email: Organization/Club: Age: School: Phone: Service Hours Goal : 2nd -­‐Tell us when you would like to have your collection: Start Date: Finish Date: 3rd -­‐ Who would you like to donate your collection to: ____Manna on Main Street, Lansdale, PA ____Doylestown Food Pantry, Doylestown, PA ____New Britain Food Lauder, New Britain, PA ____St. John’s Soup Kitchen, Norristown, PA ____Inter-­‐Faith’s Food Cupboard, Abington, PA ____Mattie Dixon Community Cupboard, Ambler PA ____Nor-­‐Gwyn Food Pantry, North Wales, PA ____The Shepard’s Shelf, Kulpsville, PA ____Bethlehem Baptist Church, Spring House, PA ____Seeds of Hope Food Pantry, Dresher, PA ____Keystone Opportunity Center Food Pantry, Souderton, PA ____ Pennridge FISH, Perkasie, PA ____Quakertown Food Pantry, Quakertown, PA 4th -­‐ When would you like to deliver your items? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 5th -­‐ What kind of collection would you like to do? We have a few fun collection ideas or you can do an overall RESTOCK THE SHELVES collection! _____ Pasta Party (Pasta, spaghetti sauces) _____ Birthday Party (Cake Mix, Icing, Candles, Sprinkles) _____ Fruits & Veggies (Canned items of a variety of fruits and vegetables) _____ Meat & Potatoes (Canned meat, chili, stew, chicken and tuna along with canned and instant potatoes) _____ Soup and Sandwiches (Canned soup, jelly, peanut butter, and Nutella) _____ Bountiful Breakfast (Cereal, oatmeal, and waffle/pancake mix, syrup) _____ Keep Yourself Clean (Shampoo, Conditioner, Soap, Toilet Paper, Baby Wipes, Toothpaste) _____ Snack Attack (Cookies, Crackers, Pretzels, Chips, Snack Bars) 6th – Who are you going to ask to help with this collection? Neighbors, family, church, school, club, friends, etc. 7th – Create a letter to explain what your project is and how you are asking for their help. We have created two letter templates that can be downloaded from our website. One letter is for bag drop off collections and the second is for collection box locations. Print the letter that is appropriate for you, fill in the blanks, and make the necessary copies for distribution. When you ask for their participation, attaching the letter will give the participants a better understanding of who you are and why you are doing a collection. A helpful tool for your collection is to provide a bag for the donated items. We have created labels that you can print and put on the bags as a reminder for your collectors. This can be a regular plastic or paper bag, or we have bags available for you as well. 8th – Report back to us with your success and let us know if you need any help with the drop off. We would love to be there to take your picture and congratulate you on a successful collection. 9th – Complete the drop off at your selected location. Finally, sit back, relax and pat yourself on the back for a job well done. Your collection will make a difference in many lives in our area. Congratulations! THE GIVING TREE
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Dear Friend, My name is ____________________________________ and I am participating in The Giving Tree Kids Collect Cans Project. My goal is to earn ____________ service hours with this collection and more importantly helping those in need. The theme of my collection is _____________________________________________________________________. Please consider donating a few non-­‐perishable items within this theme, such as ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________. All of the collected items will be donated to___________________________________ _________________________________________. This wonderful organization provides the necessities’ to many people in need. If you would be so kind to put your donated items in the bag provided and leave it on your door or porch on ________________________________________________, I will be by to pick up your donation and get them boxed for delivery. I appreciate your help with my collection and for helping feed the hungry in our community. Thank you again, ___________________________________ The Giving Tree -­‐ Teaching Children About Charity -­‐ www.givingtreefamilies.org THE GIVING TREE
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Dear Friend, My name is ____________________________________ and I am participating in The Giving Tree Kids Collect Cans Project. My goal is to earn ____________ service hours with this collection and more importantly helping those in need. The theme of my collection is _____________________________________________________________________. Please consider donating a few non-­‐perishable items within this theme, such as ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________. All of the collected items will be donated to___________________________________ _________________________________________. This wonderful organization provides the necessities’ to many people in need. If you would be so kind to drop your donated items in the collection box located at _________________________________________________________________, I will collect the items and get them boxed for delivery. I appreciate your help with my collection and for helping feed the hungry in our community. Thank you again, The Giving Tree -­‐ Teaching Children About Charity -­‐ www.givingtreefamilies.org KCC Bag Label -­‐ Avery # 5164 The Giving Tree
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www.givingtreefamilies.org KIDS COLLECTING CANS PROJECT DONATION OPTIONS Manna on Main Street, Lansdale 713 W. Main Street Lansdale PA 19446 215-­‐855-­‐5454 Donations can be made, weekdays from 9 am to 5 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm, rear of the building. Doylestown Food Pantry – Buck County Housing Group 470 Old Dublin Pike Doylestown, PA 18901 215-­‐345-­‐4311 x 101 Wednesday – 5:30 pm – 8 pm Thursday – 10:30 am -­‐1:30 pm Sunday – 10:30 am – 1:00 pm New Britain Food Lauder @ The New Britain Baptist Church Route 202 and Tamanend Avenue New Britain, PA 18901 215-­‐822-­‐0221 Donations can be dropped on Monday or Wednesday from 9 am to 4 pm St. John’s Soup Kitchen, Norristown St. John’s Episcopal Church 23 E. Airy Street Norristown, PA 19401 610-­‐272-­‐4092 Donations can be dropped off on Tuesday 9 am to 11 am / Saturday 8:30 am to 10:30 am Inter-­‐Faith’s Food Cupboard, Abington Holy Trinity Church 2086 Parkview Avenue Abington, PA 19001 215-­‐659-­‐2642 Donations can be dropped at Monday thru Friday, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm at Holy Trinity Church Mattie Dixon Community Food Cupboard, Ambler 150 N. Main Street Ambler, PA 19002 215-­‐628-­‐3002 Donations can be dropped weekdays between 9 am to 2 pm Nor-­‐Gwyn Food Pantry, North Wales St Luke’s United Church of Christ 125 N. Main Street North Wales, PA 19454 215-­‐699-­‐9342 – Wednesdays from 1 pm to 2pm KIDS COLLECTING CANS PROJECT DONATION OPTIONS The Shepard’s Shelf Christ Lutheran Church 2211 Mainland Road Kulpsville, PA 19443 215-­‐256-­‐9015 Please call to make donation arrangements. Bethlehem Baptist Church 712 Penllyn Pike Spring House, PA 19477 Donations can be made weekdays, 9 am to 4 pm 215-­‐643-­‐4977 Seeds of Hope Community Food Pantry Chelten Baptist Church 1601 Limekiln Pike Dresher, PA 19025 215-­‐646-­‐5557, Jim Lewis Tuesday and Thursday 9 am – 12:30pm Wednesday 7 pm – 8:30 pm Keystone Opportunity Center Food Pantry 104 Main Street Souderton, PA 18964 215-­‐723-­‐5430 x 101 -­‐ Cindy Dembroski Donations accepted: Monday thru Thursday 9 am to 4pm Friday 9 am to 12 pm Pennridge FISH 306 N. 5th Street Building 3 / Rear Perkasie, PA 18944 215-­‐257-­‐7616 Monday and Wednesday 3 pm to 5 pm Thursdays 6 pm to 8 pm Friday 9 am to 11 am 1st Saturday of the Month – 9 am to 11 am Quakertown Food Pantry 101 B 3rd Street P.O. Box 278 Quakertown, PA 18951 215-­‐536-­‐0240 Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10 am to 1 pm Tuesday and Thursday 6 pm to 8 pm Saturday 10 am to 12 pm