CAPSBC FOOD BANK
FOOD DRIVES

How would you like to boost the morale of your business, school, group, or club and help the CAPSBC Food Bank feed the hungry of San Bernardino at the same time?  A food drive is just the ticket

Types of Food Drives

Regular Food Drive
Food Drives for Schools
"Fill Er Up!"Auto Dealership Food Drive
Virtual Drive

Regular Food Drive

Tips for a Successful Food/Drive

Plan Ahead:

• Get other people, particularly senior management, administrators, organization officers, teachers, friends and/or neighbors committed to the drive.
• Choose a theme or name for your drive (for example: "Tons of Tuna," "Oodles of Noodles," "Halloween Trick or Trunk").
• Set a goal for how many pounds of food, how many cans or the dollar amount you will collect.

Promote the Drive:

• Schedule a fun kick-off event.
• Educate your group about the issue of hunger
  (see our Hunger Facts).
• Decorate a container to hold donated food.
• Place posters and flyers in highly visible places.
• Distribute memos or send letters to parents, neighbors, area businesses, etc.
• Include flyers with employee paychecks.
• Set up a collection schedule to collect certain types of food on specific days or during designated weeks.
• Provide each person with a bag to fill with food.
• Issue reminders throughout the drive.

Make it Fun:

• Encourage friendly competition between departments, offices, classes, etc.
• Challenge a rival company or school.
• Conduct a raffle for prizes.
• Offer Incentives such as stickers, pins and office dress-down days.
• Reward groups and individuals who collect the most food.

Thank the Participants:

• Certificates of appreciation.
• Thank you cards or letters.
• Throw a party to celebrate your successful food drive.

Food Drives for Schools

You can sponsor a food drive with the proceeds going to the CAPSBC Food Bank!  Involve your entire student body (don’t forget the teachers) or simply have a food drive sponsored by your school group, club, fraternity.

"Fill Er Up!" Auto Dealership Food Drive

This is a great way to feed the hungry in the Inland Empire and promote your dealership at the same time!  Chose a car truck or van of your choice and publicize that your dealership intends to “fill it up” with groceries, with the proceeds going to the CAPSBC Food Bank!  You may want to have a drawing for a prize going to a lucky participant.  Challenge your competitors, or your neighboring dealerships of the same make.  Make it fun! And get the word out!

Virtual Food Drive

Would you like to shop for specific food or household good to go to a needy person of family without leaving your computer?  Now you can with our new “virtual food drive”.  Simply click on the items you would like to purchase, and then click the “checkout” button, it’s secure and it’s easy.

For more information, contact us:

CAPSBC FOOD BANK (909) 723-1585, Fax (909) 723-1589
Monday- Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m

678 S. Tippecanoe Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0610

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