Upcoming Activities
Food Drives
Tips for Hosting A Food Drive
Make it easy for people to get involved.
- Set-up bins in high-traffic areas - Ideal locations are in lobbies, cafeterias, near elevators, meeting rooms and designated offices, grocery store entrances, and church common areas.
- Post signs and wish lists near or on the bins.
- Inland Valley Hope Partners will provide materials for you to use
- To assist in gathering the attention of the event, press releases and notifications will be made in advance by Inland Valley Hope Partners un-less directly requested not to do so (i.e. food drive will take place within a private company)
- Drive coordinators are encouraged to send out e-mails to staff, friends, congregation members, and alike.
- Send a voice mail out to all staff
- Post fliers in lunchrooms and around the office
- Distribute fliers in employee mailboxes
- Let the community relations or public relations department know about the drive
- Put information into the company/congregation newsletter
- Keep communication going throughout the supply drive
Have fun with the drive to increase participation and success.
- Organize competitions between team members
- Offer incentives for employees who participate
- Casual Day and/or Jeans Day
- Pizza Party
- Prizes, such as gift certificates
Call Inland Valley Hope Partners for assistance during the drive and to have supplies collected and picked up.
Celebrate your success! - Make sure your fellow employees know the results of your drive to help feed this many numbers of individuals.
Finally – Thank you for being our partner! 