GETTING STARTED

• Establish a goal for your drive such as total pounds or cans per person and total $ per person. (Money donated pays for transporting food donations offered by commercial food companies from throughout the U.S.)  $1.00 = 5 meals!

• Arrange forspeakers from Tarrant Area Food Bank to come to your organization. Contact Susan Frye, Community Events Director, at 817-332-9177, or susan.frye@tafb.org.

• Order support materials from Tarrant Area Food Bank with the Cans & Cash Drive Action Form.

• Assign and oversee the following support functions:
• Sponsoring events and competitions to motivate donation of $ and food. See Corporate Campaign Slogans, Fun Ways to Raise Money and Order Up!.

 

• In November and December, join the Turkey Drive and have employees, custormers and others donate frozen turkeys.  See Turkey Truck Form to arrange a time.

 

• Pre-register teams for Kick the Can (Nov. 5, 2004).
  
• Distributing materials -- posters, flyers, recognition cards, etc.
  
• Publicity within your group.
  
• Notifying local news media and internal communications department of your Food Bank drive.
  
• Handling and counting food.
  
• Transportation to the Food Bank. (See Transportation Form and Pick-up Schedule.)
  
• Publicizing the suggested food list.
  
• Updating people on the progress of the drive via newsletter, e-mail, memo, flyers, bulletin boards, information in break rooms.
  
• Displaying the food that has been received

TIPS FOR A BOUNTIFUL FOOD DRIVE:
Getting Started | Fun Ways to Raise Money | A Dollar Goes A Long Way
Corporate Campaign Slogans | Value-added Benefits for Companies | Forms