Organizing and hosting a food drive may seem daunting, but try out these fun themes to make it more engaging and fun for everyone!
Special Dress Day: At work or in class, have students or employees “pay” to wear certain attire with non-perishable food items. (casual dress, jean day, t-shirt day)
Is dinner ready?: Collect combinations of food that can be used to prepare a full dinner meal (ex: spaghetti noodles & sauce, beans, rice, salsa, taco shells, and Mexican seasonings)
Kids for Kids food drive or share your snacks: Have students collect foods for other kids. (ex: healthy after school snacks, juice, granola bar, applesauce, fruit cups, crackers, peanut butter)
Fill the Bag: Provide a bag for each employee or student to fill with non-perishable food items.
MEAT the need: Hold a canned meat drive (tuna, spam, chicken).
Wash away hunger: Have a car wash where the price of the wash is a donation of nonperishable food items.
No Show Picnic: Have a picnic where no food is served, but instead is collected.
Food Theme Days: Have themed days so everyone brings in a different item each day of the week. Macaroni Monday, Tuna Tuesday, Whole Grain Wednesday, Tomato Pasta Sauce Thursday, Fruit cup Friday.
Together we “can”: Bring in canned goods.
Price of Admission: Have an event and charge an admission of a non-perishable food item.
