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New National Day of Service Project!
October 25, 2008
Exchange Clubs can join in a new partnership with America’s
Second Harvest to help children across the country. For this project, clubs
will ask the public for donations of 20 pounds food and $20. The 20 pounds
of food will go to a food bank partner, and the funds will go to the
National Exchange Club Foundation to be divided four ways: 25 percent back
to the club; 25 percent to the endowment fund; 25 percent to a fund for CAP
Center staff training; 25 percent to Second Harvest to support its programs.
How to Participate:
1 - Find the local food bank you will need to work with.
Find your community food bank on the list provided and contact the executive
director with your project plans. Work out the details of food delivery and
promotion efforts with your food bank.
2 - Get Organized.
Find a high-traffic location to hold your collection project and work out
the details of promotion efforts and food delivery with the recipient food
bank. Designate a start and finish time for your drive. Agree on when and
how the club will deliver the food. Ask if they can provide receptacles for
the food. If not, collect boxes, tape and markers. For the day of your
event, plan to have tables, chairs, and a banner to attract attention to
your project.
3 - Set a goal.
Set a goal for the amount of food you wish to collect. People are more
likely to participate if they have a goal and know it can be achieved.
4 - Promote the event.
Seek radio station and newspaper sponsors and have them run the enclosed
public service announcements (PSAs) for the event. Encourage participation
with posters, decorated food barrels and/or boxes. Play on the Here’s My
Twenty theme to garner interest. Hunger statistics can be found at
http://www.hungerinamerica.org.
Child abuse statistics can be found at:
http://www.childwelfare.gov.
5 - Collect the food.
Hold your National Day of Service Project! Have volunteers on-hand to
receive and sort donations. A member should also be in charge of collecting
the funds.
6 - Deliver the Food and Mail the Funds.
Drop off the food at the agreed upon time. Deposit the funds and then send a
check payable to the NECF, along with the receipt request form.
7 - Follow-Up.
Send a follow-up news release, with pictures, that reports the amount of
food and funds collected.
If you have questions about the project or need help reaching
your food bank, contact Debbie Baldwin at 419-535-3232 or
dbaldwin@nationalexchangeclub.org.
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Press Release before project
Press Release after project
Radio
PSAs
Receipt Request Form
Broad Sheet
Food Bank List
National Day of Service
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