Want to have fun with your food drive? These theme ideas are a great way to spice things up!
Can-struction: Build simple or complex structures with donated canned items, and watch the creativity flow! For information or inspiration, visit canstruction.org.
See where your food goes: After holding your food drive, volunteer at the food bank to sort your donated items and see where your food goes.
Management “Weigh-In”: Weigh the management team at your place of work, and use this weight as a goal for pounds or dollars to be collected.
Admission to events: Food drive donors are invited to bring an item of food as a means of admission into a an event, like a sporting event, party, movie screening, or some other activity.
“Is Dinner Ready”: This type of food drive seeks to collect a group of food items that can be used to create a full meal (i.e. spaghetti and pasta sauce).
Source articles:
http://safoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/food-drive-themes.pdf
http://www.foodforpeople.org/sites/default/files/styles/Food%20Drive%20Theme%20Ideas.pdf