Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma Food and Fund Drives Fighting Hunger, Feeding Hope Community FOOD BANK of Eastern Oklahoma
Hosting Your Food and Fund Drive Food and Fund Drives are easy! Your company, organization, friends and family can play a vital role in ending hunger by sponsoring a food and fund drive. We work with you to help plan, promote and manage your campaign. We provide you with the tools you need collection boxes, coin canisters and posters. With help from businesses like yours, we are able to distribute more than 346,000 meals a week through over 450 Partner Programs. Food security for all is our goal, and we need your help to achieve it. Tips for Hosting a Successful Food Drive Ideas for Collecting Food Most Needed Items What Your Gift Can Do Hosting a Food Drive Page 3 Page 3-4 Page 5 Page 5 Page 6-7 1
Tips for Hosting a Successful Food Drive Select specific dates and locations. Determine what time frame would be most effective in maximizing participation: a day, a week or a month. Then decide where your event will take place your local office, building lobby or a special event or function. Organize. A successful food drive often depends on those who organize it, so be sure to enlist the help of people who are dedicated, enthusiastic and good at motivating others. Set a goal. Reaching for a target can help build momentum. Remember fifteen pounds of food can feed a family of four for one day. Promote your food drive. Promote your event early and often. Display posters in highly visible locations. Send out e-mails, text messages and voice mails. Include reminders in newsletters or on your website or social media. Tips for Hosting Food Drives Make it easy to donate. Put collection boxes and contribution canisters in high-traffic, easily accessible locations. If your facility is large, consider having more than one drop-off point. Pack up your donations. If you do not use Food Bank collection boxes, pack your donated food into sturdy boxes that aren t too heavy and securely tape the bottoms. If the Food Bank is picking up the donated food, please gather it into one location that is accessible by a dolly. Celebrate your success! Share the results with everyone. Send out thank you notes, throw a party and recognize those who contributed. 2
Ideas for Collecting Food 3 Ideas for Collecting Food Fun & Games Host a poker or game night with canned food or dollar donations as an entrance fee or buy-in. Gather friends and co-workers for trivia night and include statistics on hunger in Oklahoma. Ask participants to donate a canned food item to participate. Gather friends or co-workers for a karaoke contest. Charge spectators an admission fee to be donated to the Food Bank. Invite friends over for a movie night and collect cans at the door. Hold a Wii or X-Box tournament for a fee. Hold a friendly contest between departments or offices to collect the most food and funds. Entertain Collect donations at the door of an open mic night for budding comedians, musicians and poets. Organize an art show and collect canned food a the door. Host a concert and collect food or funds as admission. Host a dinner party and collect food or funds.
Ideas for Collecting Food Play with your food Collect food and build a can-structure. Create teams and let the public or your organization vote on their favorite design. Host an office potluck and charge admission of food or funds to be donated. Fill a large jar with a favorite candy and charge participants to guess how many pieces are inside. The winner gets the candy! Create teams between co-workers and see who can collect the most food or funds. Wear it Collect donations in exchange for a casual dress day or jeans pass. Hand out Food Bank bracelets for a small donation. Organize a fashion show and donate admission fees. Host a clothing swap and collect canned food as admission. Ideas for Collecting Food Match It Encourage upper management to match donations, can for can or dollar for dollar. Challenge a competing company or organization to match (or beat!) collected food and funds. Set a goal and ask friends or family to match what you collect. Get social Post updates to your personal Facebook, Twitter or Instagram or keep your group updated on results through your organization s Facebook page! Be sure to follow the Food Bank and tag us: facebook.com/okfoodbank twitter.com/okfoodbank instagram.com/okfoodbank 4
Most Needed items Most Needed Items While we welcome all donated food, some of the items most needed by the Food Bank include: Canned meats (tuna, chicken, etc.) Canned or packaged fruit Canned or boxed meals, soups and stews 100% fruit juice Peanut butter Rice, pasta and sauces Baby cereal and formula Non-food items such as toothpaste, shampoo, soap, laundry detergent and other basic necessities are also accepted at the Food Bank. The Food Bank cannot accept home-canned, previously opened or homemade foods, unlabeled products or products not in its original packaging, perishable food, alcohol, medicine or sodas. 5 $1 Provides four meals to those in need in one of the 24 counties we serve. What your gift can do When you donate to the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, every 1.2 pounds of food donated can provide 1 meal to those in need; however, due to the Food Bank s ability to purchase food in bulk, your $1 donation can provide the equivalent of 4 meals. $21 Can feed a family for a week through the Food Bank s resources. $280 Purchases a pallet of fresh produce to be distributed from the Food Bank s warehouse.
Ready to start your own food drive? 1. Email Kinsey Cranford at kcranford@okfoodbank.org to confirm your organization s participation 2. Request a date for boxes and posters to be delivered to your location(s) 3. Encourage the collection of non-perishable, canned items and funds Wrapping Up Your Food Drive Drop Off Food Donations Transportation costs can be a burden for the Food Bank. Help preserve our resources by dropping off your collected food items at our location at 1304 N. Kenosha Ave, Tulsa, OK, 74106. Hosting a Food Drive Schedule a pick-up for donations Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma will pick up food drive donations that weigh more than 300 pounds (or 3 full donation boxes). Contact us at least 5 business days in advance to schedule a pick up at 918-936-4511. 6
Hosting a Food Drive Cash Donations Please return all monetary funds to the Food Bank. Make checks payable to Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma. Please include your business or organization name on the memo line of all checks or money orders. You may also drop off monetary donations at the Food Bank. Please schedule a time in advance. We will be happy to take a check presentation photo in our lobby or warehouse. Mail donations to: Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma ATTN: Kinsey Cranford 1304 N Kenosha Ave Tulsa, Okla. 74107 All financial contributions to the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma are tax-deductible. The Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma is a tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) organization. For more information about the Food Bank and its programs, visit okfoodbank.org. For questions concerning food drives, please contact Kinsey Cranford at 918-936-4511 or kcranford@okfoodbank.org. 7
Mission Feed the hungry of eastern Oklahoma through a network of Partner Programs and engage our communities in ending hunger. Vision Food security, with dignity, for all eastern Oklahomans. Fighting Hunger, Feeding Hope Community FOOD BANK of Eastern Oklahoma www.okfoodbank.org