Host a Food Drive

Hosting a food or fund drive is a fun, hands-on way to involve your friends, family or coworkers in the fight to end hunger. 

Examples:

  • ရုံး ချစ်ခြင်းမောင်းများ – အားလပ်ရက်ကင်ပိန်းကို အိမ်ရှင်
  • မွေးနေ့ - သင့် မိတ်ဆွေ များ နှင့် မိသားစု များ ကို ဂုဏ် ပြု ၍ လှူဒါန်း ရန် စုဆောင်း ပါ
  • ချီးကျူး ဂုဏ်ပြု ခြင်း - ဂုဏ်ပြု ခြင်း သို့မဟုတ် သတိရ ပါ
  • ကျောင်းဆင်းပွဲ - အထူးနေ့ ဒါမှမဟုတ် အဖြစ်အပျက်ကို မာ့ခ်
  • 5k Runs/running အဖြစ်အပျက်များ - သင့်ရဲ့ ကြီးမားတဲ့ ပြေးပွဲကို အမှတ်ရစေ

Lets Get Started!

Planning makes for a successful food drive. Here are some steps to help get you started.  

  1. Choose a food or fund drive. Decide what type of drive works best for you. 
    1. Food drive: collect canned goods and food donations in-person.
    2. Fund drive:  make a one-time donation below or become a fundraiser on behalf of Greater Lansing Food Bank. Fundraisers can easily rally friends, family, co-workers and employees to help fight hunger with their own unique donation page. 
  2. Select dates. Make sure to give yourself enough time to plan and promote the food drive. 
  3. Set a goal. Working toward a goal is a good way to achieve success and celebrate your efforts.  
  4. Promote your food or fund drive. Use social media, create press releases and send out group emails to help spread the word. Be sure to tag us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn!  

Collection Guidelines

Collection sites should be well-marked. Use sturdy boxes, not bags, to collect food. For
example, cardboard boxes that printing paper are delivered in would work well.

  • Collect only non-perishable food items.
  • No glass. Glass can chip and break in barrels.
  • Do not mix non-food items with food, even if it is sealed.

Donations are accepted Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the GLFB distribution center at 5600 Food Court, Bath, MI 48808.

Note: GLFB has discontinued the use of red barrels and are now asking all food to be collected in boxes. GLFB will pick-up food collections that exceed 500 lbs. (approx. 500 items).

Please email us at fooddrives@glfoodbank.org for further details or questions.

Food Drive Tool-kit 

Helpful tips and most requested food drive items

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Food Drive Logos 

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