Host Your Own Food And Fund Drive -
A Fun And Easy Way to Help The Foodbank:
Food and Fund Drives are a fun and easy way to support your local food bank! They are also an important source of food. In fact, they provide nearly one-third of the food we distribute annually. By hosting a food collection barrel or running a financial drive at your company, school or place of worship, you help us to continue to meet the needs of so many people in our community. Once you've organized your Food and Fund Drive you can add it to our Calendar of Events.
Create a Virtual Food Drive - a way for your company to provide a customized online shopping cart. Through this Internet-based technology, you will be able to make monetary donations to the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia, enabling the food bank to purchase the exact items needed.
Why use the Virtual Food Drive?
The answer is simple - to get more meals on the tables of hungry people faster and with less expense than through traditional food collection drives.
The Virtual Food Drive gives you the opportunity to take advantage of the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia's strong relationships with food industry partners and its cost-effective operations. In fact, using the Virtual Food Drive will turn a $1 donation into enough food for up to 3 complete, nutritious meals!
Please click on the documents download links below to review our guidelines that can make it easier to plan a successful food drive.
• Food and Fund Drive Guidelines - Word Document
• Food and Fund Drive Timeline - Word Document
• How much is 500lbs. - Word Document
• Sample Food and Fund Drive Flyer - Word Document
The information and ideas will help guide you and trigger your imagination for other creative ideas to raise food and money. If at any time you need help or have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Food and Fund Drive Coordinator at 757-314-4575.
PLEASE BE ADVISED: The Foodbank is NOT able to take jar baby food as a donation from individuals. Due to the risk (no matter how small) of food contamination and the sensitivity of babies’ immune systems, we are asking that NO donations of jar baby food are made. Thank you for your understanding.
Foodbank can purchase
foods needed to provide balanced meals and support the operation of all our programs.
Thousands like you give their time and talent, helping in the office, warehouse and
distribution sites.
Food drives are
wonderful opportunities
to contribute directly
to those in need.
The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia is a nonprofit corporation governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. A copy of our financial statements is available upon request from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Virginia State Division of Consumer Affairs, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, P.O. Box 1163, Richmond, Virginia 23218. FEIN #52-1219783. The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and its branch, the Foodbank on the Eastern Shore, do not sell or share our list of donors to any third party entity.
The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia is a member of Feeding America and the Federation of Virginia Food Banks.
