Host a Food Drive
How to Host a Food Drive: Tips and Tricks
Hosting a food, hygiene, or other drive is a great way to get involved at CEAP! We've included some of our top tips and tricks below to get the ideas rolling:
- Use a fun and well-decorated donation collection container! Get creative with a box, table, or other container.
- Set dates that make sense for you. We recommend leaving at least a two week window for your drive.
- Communicate! You may need to remind people you're hosting a food drive more than you would expect. Strive for more than one mode of communication-- in person, via email, and on a flyer posted in the restrooms are all great options to reach everyone.
- Motivate your team. While many people want to give, life and work are busy and it can be difficult to prioritize a food drive. It can help to incentivize meeting the food drive goal with a team reward like an extra half day of PTO, special treats at the next meeting, or something else-- you know your team best and what would motivate them!
- Ask questions and give feedback. If you have questions, or think of something that would be helpful for the food drive experience-- let us know! We want to make the food drive experience a positive and successful one for your team.
- Remember to let us know when you plan to drop off your donation. We want you to have a great experience dropping off your donation, and that means we need to be prepared!
Ready to get started? Email or call Elizabeth Orton at elizabeth.orton@ceap.com or 763-450-3663. We'll share communications templates, graphics for social media, and flyers for your drive!
