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Looking for volunteer opportunities you can do with your school
club, scout troop, or youth group? There are many ways you can
help make a difference in our mission to end hunger and reduce
food waste on Long Island!
Turkey and Trimmings Collection Campaign
(TTCC): Each
November and December, we need dozens of extra volunteers to
help at Supermarket Food Collections and other events where
we collect turkeys and canned and packaged food, and to help
us
sort and box donated food.
National Association of Letter Carriers’ Food
Drive (NALC): At
this annual event, held each May, hundreds of volunteers
sort and pack non-perishable food items that are collected
by the
Letter Carriers and brought to a central processing and distribution
location. In 2005, approximately 1.5 million pounds of food
was sorted, packed and delivered to community-based, non-profit
organizations
throughout Long Island.
Special Events: Help at such events
as food shows, community fairs, office projects and large
food drives. Event days
and times vary. Join our e-mail list to be advised of special
events!
Plan a Food Raiser or Fundraiser: Have a food
collection or organize a fundraiser at your school or club.
Call us
for our food drive kit or to talk about your ideas for raising
funds
or food! Here are a few ideas to get you started:
- Have a themed
food drive at your school, in your neighborhood or through
your group – themes like Sandwich Fixings,
Kid’s
Stuff, Bringing Up Baby, Hill of Beans or Holiday Trimmings
are good ways to get participants excited!
- Organize a Food
Collection at an event: Charge “admission” of
a few cans of food at events like plays, sporting events,
block party. Work with an existing event or organize your
own!
- Get local businesses involved by asking them to give
customers a discount or free item when they bring in
food or money
to donate to Island Harvest.
- Do a Supermarket Food Collection.
If you are friendly with your local store manager, ask
if the group can hand out
flyers asking
shoppers to purchase an extra can or bag of food
for Island Harvest, then collect the food as shoppers leave
the store.
- Raise
Money selling baked goodies, bottles of water, crafts like
handmade valentines or cards, flowers, or
snacks (buy
them in bulk) and donate the proceeds to Island
Harvest.
- Host a fundraising get-together like an Ice Cream Social,
Nacho Party or Snack Bar – ask families to contribute
a few dollars per person to support Island Harvest.
*Adult supervision
may be required, depending on type of activity,
age of volunteers, and size of group.
To become a volunteer, please contact:
Naisha Vinson, Coordinator
of Volunteer Services
Email: naisha@islandharvest.org
Phone: 516-294-8528 ext. 21
If your
planning a food drive or collection, please contact:
Michael Manzer,
Program Coordinator
Email: mike@islandharvest.org
Phone: 516-294-8528 ext. 19 |
