IDEAS FOR A FOOD COLLECTION DRIVE
Have FUN while you FUNdraise!
Be sure to set a poundage or financial goal: Remember, 5 meals =$1.00
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Do chores, cut grass, rake leaves in exchange for food donations.
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Monitor Progress: For every 10 pounds of food brought in, tape a small picture
of a can on the door, window or hall outside the room, Also use the power of
social media to post updates on the competition and pounds collected.
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Host a Movie Night: Charge a food item like a can of food as the admission
price. Take it a step further: ask a local movie theater to host it. Now you can get
hundreds of peeps & hundreds of cans of food!
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Conduct community events: Bake sales, cake walk, BBQ dinners, car washes,
multi-family (department) yard sales, etc.
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Friendly competition: Challenge other schools, classes, grade levels,
departments, etc. , Whoever wins can make the others wear their schools colors,
decorate their rooms, halls, or offices, etc.
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Have a Pajama/Dress Down/Crazy Hair Day: Petition your Principal. Set a goal.
(Like, if 50% of teens bring in food, you get to dress down.)
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Select student leaders to raise awareness of the drive – make posters and flyers
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Got an event coming up: Holidays? Big sports event? Concert? Make a
canned food the price to play or watch. After the event/game, deliver the jeans
together.
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Create a Raffle – Win Cool Stuff!: Get good prizes donated. Price to get a
ticket? A shelf stable food item.
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Lock Up Your Teacher: Columbus High School in Iowa did it recently. They put
teachers on the school roof on a drizzly, cold day. (Seriously!) Each donated item
added a minute of lock-up time. The result? 6+ hours on the roof!
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Hot Chocolate Stand: Pick a good location. Get fun people to work it. Pick a
good time—like right in front of school in the morning or outdoor event.
Advertise it with posters a few days before: "Want some hot cocoa? It’ll cost you
a can of food!" Give extra marshmallows to those who contribute more
than one can.
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Sponsor a cans sculpture contest: Get crazy prizes donated. The person
or group with the best sculpture wins the prize!
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Days of the Week: Make a theme for each day of the week & tell people
to bring in cans that fit the theme, like Munchy Monday or Thick Thursday.
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Ask the Principal or Administration to participate in an interesting/appealing
contest, if the food/fund drive goal is met; i.e. wear a funny outfit, sing in front of
students or at a big school event; etc.
• Dedicate your food drive: Select one or two of our most need
food items and employ a catchy title for your group and see which
group/class/grade/department can collect the most food. Ex. "People
for Peanut Butter, Protein Team, Bean Duty", etc.
These are just a few tips to give ideas on how to have fun for a worthy
cause.
Many, many THANKS for your support of the Georgia Mountain Food Bank.
Have fun!