Run A Food Drive - Wakefield Food Pantry

Run A Food DriveWakefield Food Pantry2022-02-03T14:53:26-05:00

Run A Food Drive

Organize a food drive at your business, club or house of worship. Invite your colleagues to bring non-perishable food to your next function, workplace or civic facility for a day, week or month. Please email Fooddrive@wakefieldfoodpantry.org for more information.

Below are some tips for running a successful food drive to help your Wakefield neighbors in need! Don’t hesitate to contact us for guidance and resources.

Plan Ahead

When do you want to run a food drive?
What types of food do you want to collect?
Do you need any supplies?
Do you have boxes for collecting food?

Set A Goal

How much food do you want to collect?
Do groups, clients, or departments want to challenge each other?

Promote Your Food Drive

Make flyers and send emails with details.
Where can the food be dropped off?
What types of food can people donate? (See our list of most needed items)
When is the food driving happening?
Who is in charge?

Collect the Donation

How is the food going to get to the Food Pantry?

Tell Everyone About Your Success!

Take pictures and share with participants and on social media.
Write a follow-up story that can be used with your photos. We can help with this too! Just email us with a request.

“The pantry makes such a difference in my life as an elderly person on a fixed income. Without its help I would go days without food. Now I have healthy options to get me through the month.”

“Faced with the stresses of living paycheck to paycheck, the pantry helps when unexpected expenses such as car repairs, medical co-pays, medications, etc. occur.”

“The pantry’s support and the communities’ support have made a huge difference in my family’s life and we are greatly
appreciative.” From a single parent/single paycheck family

Click here to read a guest's true story