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Host a food drive with your organization or company to fill the shelves at Central Storehouse!

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FOOD DRIVE PLANNING

Have a meeting with your team and

answer the following questions:

• Will you or your company be partnering with anyone else for the food drive?

 

• What is the start and end date for the food drive?

 

• How many pounds of food or how many meals (1.2lbs = 1 meal) would you like to set as your goal for the food drive?

 

• Determine what food you would like to collect for donation. Central Storehouse is determined to provide healthy food options for their neighbors. Collection of low trans-fat, low sodium, and low sugar foods are preferable. All foods must be shelf stable, non-expired, and aged prior to the best buy or sell by dates on the item.

 

• Where will your collection location or locations be?  (You want it to be visible for all people to encourage greater engagement)

• Will you or your company be partnering with anyone else for the food drive?

 

• What is the start and end date for the food drive?

 

• How many pounds of food or how many meals (1.2lbs = 1 meal) would you like to set as your goal for the food drive?

 

• Determine what food you would like to collect for donation. Central Storehouse is determined to provide healthy food options for their neighbors. Collection of low trans-fat, low sodium, and low sugar foods are preferable. All foods must be shelf stable, non-expired, and aged prior to the best buy or sell by dates on the item.

 

• Where will your collection location or locations be?  (You want it to be visible for all people to encourage greater engagement)

• Will you be collecting food and monetary donations? (A QR Code will be sent to post if you want to include a monetary option.)

 

• Do you have a creative theme for your food drive? 

 

• Will the food drive include a competition?  Often this will bring in more donations.  Competitions can take place between groups or departments within an organization or even by storefront locations.  If it is a competition, talk about that the reward will be for the winner.

 

• How will the food get to Central Storehouse?  Will you deliver or will you need us to pick up the donations?

 

• Are you interested in a food drive toolkit to be sent to you?

• Will you be collecting food and monetary donations? (A QR Code will be sent to post if you want to include a monetary option.)

 

• Do you have a creative theme for your food drive? 

 

• Will the food drive include a competition?  Often this will bring in more donations.  Competitions can take place between groups or departments within an organization or even by storefront locations.  If it is a competition, talk about that the reward will be for the winner.

 

• How will the food get to Central Storehouse?  Will you deliver or will you need us to pick up the donations?

 

• Are you interested in a food drive toolkit to be sent to you?

REGISTER YOUR FOOD DRIVE

ON THE CENTRAL STOREHOUSE WEBSITE

REGISTER YOUR FOOD DRIVE

ON THE CENTRAL STOREHOUSE WEBSITE

Complete the registration form in full below. You will need to know the answers to the questions below to complete your form.

Complete the registration form in full below. You will need to know the answers to the questions below to complete your form.

GROUP/ORGANIZATION/COMPANY

POINT OF CONTACT

FOOD DRIVE LOCATION

OTHER INFORMATION

GROUP/ORGANIZATION/COMPANY

POINT OF CONTACT

FOOD DRIVE LOCATION

OTHER INFORMATION

GATHER YOUR SUPPLIES

GATHER YOUR SUPPLIES

You will need tubs, bags, or boxes for food collection.  You can get a big box that fits on a pallet called a gaylord and decorate it if you like.  Make sure the box is on an actual pallet before you start loading it with food.

You will need tubs, bags, or boxes for food collection.  You can get a big box that fits on a pallet called a gaylord and decorate it if you like.  Make sure the box is on an actual pallet before you start loading it with food.

gET THE WORD OUT

gET THE WORD OUT

Use the food drive toolkit that will be emailed once your registration is submitted for approval.  It will include the following items:

 

• A mass email template suggestion

• A social media graphic and post language suggestion

• A printable flyer with your information on it

 

We suggest that weekly communication to your audience go out to remind them of the ongoing food drive including updates depending on the date range you have chosen.

Use the food drive toolkit that will be emailed once your registration is submitted for approval.  It will include the following items:

 

• A mass email template suggestion

• A social media graphic and post language suggestion

• A printable flyer with your information on it

 

We suggest that weekly communication to your audience go out to remind them of the ongoing food drive including updates depending on the date range you have chosen.

START YOUR DRIVE!

START YOUR DRIVE!

Remember to set up the collection location in a visible location for all to see.

Email updates and pictures as you go so we can celebrate with you.

 

info@central-storehouse.org

Remember to set up the collection location in a visible location for all to see.

Email updates and pictures as you go so we can celebrate with you: info@central-storehouse.org

Setup delivery or pickup at the

end of your food drive

Setup delivery or pickup at the

end of your food drive

• Contact Central Storehouse to setup a day/time for delivery or pickup.

 

• Delivery can be made Mon-Thurs from 8:30am – 12:00pm.

 

• Pickups can be made by Central Storehouse operations team

 

• All food donations will be weighed and results will sent to you.

• Contact Central Storehouse to setup a day/time for delivery or pickup.

 

• Delivery can be made Mon-Thurs from 8:30am – 12:00pm.

 

• Pickups can be made by Central Storehouse operations team

 

• All food donations will be weighed and results will sent to you.

CELEBRATE AND THANK

CELEBRATE AND THANK

You will want to celebrate with us with the results of your food drive.  Social media is a great place to start.  Tag Central Storehouse on your Facebook, Instagram, and Linkedin posts.

 

Central Storehouse will highlight your group or organization on our social media to celebrate your heart for helping the hungry in the community.

 

Included in your toolkit will be a basic thank you email template you can send to people who gave.

 

You can also thank people as they drop donations in real time.

You will want to celebrate with us with the results of your food drive.  Social media is a great place to start.  Tag Central Storehouse on your Facebook, Instagram, and Linkedin posts.

 

Central Storehouse will highlight your group or organization on our social media to celebrate your heart for helping the hungry in the community.

 

Included in your toolkit will be a basic thank you email template you can send to people who gave.

 

You can also thank people as they drop donations in real time.

UNDERSTAND THE NEED

The east Fort Worth area is a food desert. That means that an area has very limited access to healthy foods.  In the community that we serve, more than 18% of the people struggle with what is called food insecurity. That means that they often do not know where their next meal will come from. There is also a great need among the children of east Fort Worth.  More than 20% of the kids are facing childhood hunger, that is 1 out of ever 5 kids in our community. The need is great!

 

Your food drive can be for the general operations of Central Storehouse as we serve more than 1,500 families per month. You can also do a food drive specifically for the Storehouse Students program that delivers 5-6lb bags of food to more than 450 students from 8 schools in the area on a weekly basis. Food donations for that program will need to be shelf-stable single-serving items such as fruit cups, proteins such as tuna snacks and food bars, apples and oranges, drinks, and more.

 

The need is great and you can make a big difference in the lives of our neighbors. Please feel free to contact us at info@central-storehouse.org with any questions you might have about the ministry or the food drive process.

The east Fort Worth area is a food desert. That means that an area has very limited access to healthy foods.  In the community that we serve, more than 18% of the people struggle with what is called food insecurity. That means that they often do not know where their next meal will come from.  There is also a great need among the children of east Fort Worth.  More than 20% of the kids are facing childhood hunger, that is 1 out of ever 5 kids in our community. The need is great!

 

Your food drive can be for the general operations of Central Storehouse as we serve more than 1,500 families per month. You can also do a food drive specifically for the Storehouse Students program that delivers 5-6lb bags of food to more than 450 students from 8 schools in the area on a weekly basis. Food donations for that program will need to be shelf-stable single-serving items such as fruit cups, proteins such as tuna snacks and food bars, apples and oranges, drinks, and more.

 

The need is great and you can make a big difference in the lives of our neighbors. Please feel free to contact us at info@central-storehouse with any questions you might have about the ministry or the food drive process.