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Why Hold a Food Drive

A food drive is an organized effort by individuals, families or groups to collect food and/or other items, usually within a given time period, for donation to the hungry. Hunger is a reality for 1 in 6 Americans. Owasso Community Resources helps to feed an average of 85 families a month from our food pantry. Your school, church, company, civic group, club, friends and family can play a vital role in ending hunger by holding a food drive.

Food and fund drives are fun and easy! We work with you to help plan, promote, and manage your campaign by providing supplies and even arranging the pick-up and delivery of your donations.

Drives are held throughout the year. Start planning yours today!

For more information contact:

Gage Taylor
(918) 272-4969 or gtaylor@owassohelps.org

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7 Ways to a Successful Food Drive

  1. Select specific dates and locations. Determine a time frame that would be most effective in maximizing participation: a day, a week, or a month. Then decide if your drive will occur at one location or several.
  2. Organize a committee. An enthusiastic, dedicated committee that is good at motivating others will help to make the event a success. A mix of multigenerational members is a great way to brainstorm on how to get individuals of all walks of life involved.
  3. Set a goal. Aim high! Determine if you will collect food, money, or both. Then, set the goal. Having a target in mind and revisiting that target throughout the event will help build momentum. Determine the number of pounds or food items you want to collect, set a goal for each person, and then multiply this number by your total head count.
  4. Promote your event. Promote your event early and throughout. Display posters in visible locations, send out emails, and voice mails. Include reminders in newsletters, on your website, or in paychecks.
  5. Pack up your donations. If you are not using OCR collection boxes, pack your donated items in sturdy boxes that aren’t too heavy and securely taped.
  6. Make it easy. Make sure donors know exactly where to bring their donated items. For example, “Drop off items in the teachers’ lounge.” Provide grocery bags and/or donation envelopes if money is being accepted. A list of most needed items for the pantry is also helpful and can be provided by OCR.
  7. Make it fun! Build momentum with daily updates on your progress. Design fun challenges between departments or competing corporations. Give prizes or sponsor a party to the department, grade or class that raises the most food.