Food Collection Drive

In five easy steps, you can organize your very own collection drive

Step 1 — Choose what kind of collection drive to hold?
 

Food Drive

Every day the Rescue Mission serves over 1,000 meals a day. That's a lot of food! With your help, we will be able to continue to provide hungry people nutritious meals every day.

Here is a list of items we need daily.

Kitchen Needs
Breakfast Items		 Kitchen Needs
Lunch & Dinner Items
Oatmeal
Pancake Mix
Cornmeal
Syrup
Jam
Sugar
Juice (grape, orange or cranberry)
Rice
Dairy (milk, cheese, etc.)		 Corn
String Beans
Mixed Veggies
Peas
Canned Tuna or Chicken
Carrots
Potatoes
Beets
Beans (Kidney, Pinto, Garbanzo)
Olives
Peanut Butter
PDF Shopping List
PDF Shopping List
Step 2 -- How do you motivate your group?
  Build excitement, compassion and action
  • Competative: Multiple groups trying to out-do each other.
    • Progress-O-Meter: Set a group goal / mini-goal per person and have a thermometer or gague to show the progress of your drive.
  • Compassion: Because of the great need, how could I not give or impact one life.
    • Guest Mission Speaker: come and talk about the the Rescue Mission and tell about homelessness, recovery and the great need
  • Contribution: Everyone has something to give, value the act of giving, that’s what counts, not the substance of what was given.
  • Social Games & Ice-Breakers
    • Scavenger Hunt -- Have multiple teams go out and see who can be the most creative on gathering specific items on a list
Step 3 -- Promote your Collection Drive?
  Spread the word and make it visible

Here are a few Promotion Flyers for you to kick start your drive

Letter Handouts
8-1/2" x 11"		 Letter Poster
8-1/2" x 11"		  Tabloid Poster
11" x 17"
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Step 4 -- What to do once the items are collected?
  Post drive planning is important.
  • Complete Log sheet of volunteer hours
  • Complete Log sheet of expenditures
  • Assign a team member to deliver drive items and log sheets to the Mission
  • Schedule a tour of the Mission with your Drive team, (contact David Bradley)
   
Step 5 -- What are the benefits of giving special recognition?
  Celebrate your team’s accomplishments with a special party, meeting or gathering.
Report on what your team or group was able to accomplish.
Provide a meaningful memento of what was accomplished.
  • Photos
  • Trophies or plaques (genuine, fun or humorous)
  • Special Recognition or perks
   
Ready, Set & Go!
  Thank you so much for your interest in holding you own collection drive. We wish you "all the best" as you encourage others to care for the homeless and those in-need.

To get started, please fill out our Online Volunteer Form to let us know that your plans. Please give us feeback on how this site has been helpful or how together we can improve it.

Thank you and have fun!
   

Do you have questions?
Please contact:

  
David Bradley
Coordinator of Volunteer Services		  
Office:
Fax:
Email:		 (510) 215-4865
(510) 215-0178
volunteers@BayAreaRescue.org 		 

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