“Yes We CAN” Food Drive for Harvesters
Name: ___________________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________________
Home Phone:________________________
Cell Phone: ___________________________
Work Phone: ________________________
Which number is preferred? ______________
E-mail address: ____________________________________________________________
Please enter “X” to the left of each of the following ways that you can help with our food
drive:
Help by providing Harvesters with food:
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Donate food
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Door-to-door neighbor-to-neighbor canvassing for food donations
(this is where we need the most people)
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Coordinate food donations in your condo/apartment building (we can provide a donation box
and sign)
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Solicit food donations where you work (we can provide a donation box and sign)
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Talk with business owners about having a Harvesters donation box placed in their building
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Solicit food donations at specified times in front of grocery stores that are willing to
cooperate in the project (no OFA/Obama gear for these shifts)
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Organize a group of volunteers (e.g., friends, church group, PTA, club, scouts,
confirmation class, students needing community service hours, etc.) to help collect
food donations
Help by providing Harvesters with money
(each dollar donated can provide 5 meals!):
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Make a tax-deductible donation to Harvesters at www.yeswecan.harvesters.org
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Help solicit monetary donations for Harvesters
Help by providing assistance in conducting this drive:
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Make photocopies of lists/documents/fliers in support of the drive
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Help with phone banks to recruit volunteers
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Help work with media outlets between now and July 27 to promote the event in local
newspapers, television news and radio news/talk programs. This includes radio/TV coverage
in the last few days reminding people of the drop-off site to promote last-minute donations
from throughout the metro area.
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Help on Monday, July 12 to prepare materials for the drive
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Help work at the primary kick-off meeting on Wednesday, July 14 (greeters, sign-in
table, packet distribution, collection box/sign distribution, etc.)
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Help work at the secondary kick-off meeting on Saturday, July 17
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Provide a location to store food collected by volunteers who will not be able to drop food off
on the morning of Tuesday, July 27 and then bring that food to the drop-off site
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Help transport donated food from donators’ homes to household storage facilities
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Provide beverages/snacks at drop-off location at 7AM on Tuesday, July 27
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Help work at the drop off any hours between 7-11AM on Tuesday, July 27. Great
opportunity for volunteers who are big brothers/big sisters to get the “littles” involved.
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Help transport donated food from the drop-off location to Harvesters if necessary on Tuesday,
July 27
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Help process the collected food at Harvesters 1-4PM on Tuesday, July 27
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Provide other in-kind donations of supplies in support of the drive such as copier paper
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Help document the events by taking photographs/videos
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Help recruit friends/coworkers to participate in the project
Please e-mail this completed form to George Mayer – gmayer@everestkc.net