A Food Drive
Adventure
Scouting in
Action
Opportunity
• Scouting Image
– Food drive happens in your community
– Demonstrates values of scouting
– Shows our kids contributing to society – giving back
• A Good Turn
– Demonstrates us doing good for others
– Shows a little work goes a long way
• Cross Sectional Involvement
– Roles for all children and adults in group
– Provides opportunities for increased interaction
• Leadership Opportunities
– Within the project, there are various jobs suitable for each level of the
program
– A good way to get parents involved
• Quick return on investment
– We delivered to 5000 homes in 3 days
– We collected 5250 lbs of food for the hungry
– Each child reached out to 100 homes
52nd Mississauga Experience
• Year 1
– Delivered bags and flyers (meeting night)
– Knocked on doors to collect donations
(Sunday afternoon)
• Took a long time 3+ hrs
• Yielded limited results for time taken
• May have been considered intrusion by some
residents
– 1,000 homes, 1400 lbs of food
52nd Mississauga Experience
• Year 2
– Delivered bags and flyers (meeting night)
• Flyers requested people to leave food outside with
flyer attached.
– Drove through neighbourhoods and picked up
food that was left outside (Sunday aft)
• Left a “Thank-you” card where food was donated
– 2000 homes, 2500 lbs of food
– Missed some donations – received calls
52nd Mississauga Experience
• Years 3-4-5
– Delivered bags and flyers
• Flyers requested people to leave food outside with flyer attached.
– Drove through neighbourhoods and picked up food that was left
outside
• Left a Thank-you card where food was donated
• Better route coverage and direction to drivers reduced missed
donations significantly
– Year
Homes Lbs of Food
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4,000
4,000
4
5,000
4,750
5
5,000
5,200*
- Residents now look forward to contributing to our event success
- Received appreciation notes and thank-yous from a few!
* During recession!
Challenges
• Coordination
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Choosing neighbourhoods
Identifying number of homes to target
Involving parents/group committee
Advertising/media
Involvement of Food Bank
• Costs
– Bags, Flyers, Thank you cards
– Refreshments, snacks
– Our Time
• Timing
– Scheduling to fit into sections’ plans
• Weather
– Dealing with inclement weather
Steps in the Program
• Planning Stage
– Get buy-in from Group/Sections/Sponsor
• Determine scale of operation based on committment
– Contact local food bank
• Pick up locations, information for flyers (need, logos, etc)
– Determine timeframe (Drop off dates/ Pick up date)
– Order Bags, Design and print flyers and Thank you
cards
• Make Thank you cards non-date specific
– Determine/assign neighbourhoods to canvas
– Send out Media Press Releases (be optimistic)
inviting media to cover event (before and during)
– Invite dignitaries (Mayor, MP, MPP, Councilor, etc.)
Although all non-perishable food donations are appreciated, the following is a list of more urgently needed items:
Canned Fish or Meat, Baby Food and Formula, Mac & Cheese dinners, Pasta and Sauce, Rice, Canned Fruit and
Vegetables, Canned Stew or Hearty Soups, Canned Beans, Powdered or Canned Milk, Cheese Spread, and Peanut Butter.
FOOD DRIVE
DONATION
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--YOUR PARTICIPATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED--
You can help us to provide
food to those who are hungry.
Provides
directions,
The 52nd MISSISSAUGA SCOUTS
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MISSISSAUGA OPTIMIST CLUB,
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Together, we can make a difference!
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Questions?
Please email our group at Akela@52ndscouts.ca
We are asking you to consider helping us on December 3rd. Please leave a
donation of non-perishable food outside your front door with the “Food
Drive Donation” side of this flyer attached to it so that it is visible from
the sidewalk. We will start collecting donations at 1:30 pm. If it is
raining, please put the donation bag inside a plastic bag to protect it.
ALL FOOD COLLECTED WILL BE
DONATED TO FOODPATH FOOD BANK
Urgently needed items listed on other side of this flyer.
Complimentary printing of
this flyer was provided by:
WWW.FOODPATH.ORG
There is a donations link on
their website if you would rather
make a monetary donation.
1City Centre Drive, Suite 120, Mississauga L5B 1M2
905 949-KOPY (5679)
WWW.CANKOPY.COM
Steps in the Program
Preparation
– Fold and stuff flyers into bags.
– Bundle into 25/50.
– Produce route maps for delivery and pick up
• Counts of houses on each route are important
– Assign routes to sections for delivery
– Produce packages for pick up teams/drivers
• Thank you cards
• Safety/Pick up instructions
• Route maps
– Buy supplies to feed/thank volunteers
• Food (candy/granola bars), Drinks (Juice boxes, Hot Choc, Coffee)
Steps in the Program
Flyer/Bag Delivery
– On Regular meeting night(s)
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Discuss hunger
Discuss safety precautions
Break out into groups of 2-3 kids + adults (maintaining ratio)
Deliver bags with flyers
– Regroup and discuss
• Ask children questions about the night
– Did people ask questions?
– Did anyone have any challenges?
• Thank them. Remind them to come out for pickup day!
Steps in the Program
Food Collection
• Gathering People
– Gather at central location
– Hand out packages to drivers
• Maps
• Safety and instruction sheets
• Emergency Contact number(s)
– Divide children and helpers into small groups (mix older and younger
children) and ensure ratio is maintained
– Short Speech
• Thank people, discuss safety, explain what to do
• Be enthusiastic and positive
– Be prepared for interviews/photos by media
• Pick up food
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Drivers drive along road with 4-way flashers on
Children spot food drive bags/flyers
Children collect food and bring it to the vehicle
Children leave a “Thank-you” card
Adult or older child can load food into vehicle
Steps in the Program
• Regroup at Central Location
– Pile food into a single location
– Gather everyone behind the food for some photos
– Provide hot chocolate/coffee and candy/snack for all helpers
• Thank everyone for assisting
– Very Short Speech
• More interviews/photos
• Deliver to fire station/food bank!
– Load all the food into a few vehicles and deliver to fire station
Children + Leaders, Sponsors, Group
Committee, Parents
Steps in the Program
• Feedback/Reporting
– The food bank is able to provide us with an
estimate of the number of pounds/kilos of
food collected
– We report back to everyone in group and
media outlets involved
Proposal
• Make this an area wide event in 2010
• Work together
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Proposal
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Do it on the same weekend
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Show how a few good deeds adds up to many, many pounds of food for the
hungry.
– 10 groups * 5,000 lbs = 50,000 lbs
– Foodbank shortfall last year was advertised at approx 25,000 lbs before our
drive!
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52nd will provide start up package including:
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Flyer template
Media press release template
Map maker instruction (Scouts/Venturers/Parent Volunteer)
Thank-you Template
Instruction Sheets/ Safety Tips
Central Media contacts (if desired)
Contact info for food bank
Contact info for paper bags – pricing options
Provincial MPP support
Communications notes (talking to kids about hunger and the event)
• Questions?
• Thoughts/Ideas?
• Feedback?
Needs
– Possible Donation Bag source?
– Possible snack donations?
– Area backing for event?
– Central Food Collection location – larger
photo op?
– Other media/advertising opportunities?
– Sponsors –flyers, endorsements?
– Corporate involvement?
More info?
David Chant
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905-615-8924
416-347-1154 (cell)
akela@52ndScouts.ca
info@52ndScouts.ca
Shain Klammer
• 905-275-9266
• chil@52ndScouts.ca