Whether it's at your children's school or your workplace, hosting a food drive for St. Vincent de Paul in Marinette is easy with the following toolkits. Hosting a food drive can be so much fun if done the right way -- but who has time to figure out how to be successful? That's what we are here for! We want your food drive to be successful, so we have created flyers, tips, and even some competition ideas that we have seen be successful over the years. Take a look around and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We want your food drive to be just as successful as you do!

Food Drive Flyers

We know you don't have time to create flyers for your food drive, that's why we have it taken care of! Below are generic food drive flyers for schools and workplaces. Want something more customized with your business/school name or even have your incentives/competitions added? Not a problem! Shoot us an email and we will create a flyer just for you. 

Generic School Food Drive Flyer

Generic Business Food Drive Flyer

Click on the image above for a downloadable PDF version of this generic school food drive flyer.

Click on the image above for a downloadable PDF version of this generic business food drive flyer.

Food Drive Tips & Tricks

Set Goals for Your Food Drive

Before you distribute your flyers, make sure you set a goal of what you'd like to raise as an organization for your food drive. Set those goals high! Some of our favorites are: three items or dollars per student/employee or 100 pounds of food total. 

Food Drive Competition Ideas

Nothing sets a food drive into overdrive like some friendly competition. Whether it's between departments, grades, students or individual employees -- implementing a food drive competition is the surest way to see your food drive be successful. Below are some of our favorite competitions we have seen, so far:

• Principal/Boss for the Day: for every item donated, students/employees earn a ticket into a drawing. At the end of the food drive, a name is chosen and that person is Principal or Boss for the Day (or even half the day). That comes complete with lunch with the actual principal/boss, of course! 
• Pizza Party: nothing gets people in competition mode quite like a pizza party. Award the winning class/department with lunch on the organization. Not only is it delicious, but a great team-building moment. 
• Costume Punishment: a punishment for a prize? We say, yes! If your company/school hits their food drive goal, the boss/principal has to dress in a funny costume for the day. The thought of the head honcho dressed as a chicken will make memories for a lifetime. 
• Food Sculptures: Which group can make the best "sculpture" with their food donations. Can your class stack boxes of noodles to make a dinosaur? What food does your department need to design your logo? Get creative! The best sculpture wins a prize. 

Market Your Food Drive

A food drive is a great marketing tool for your company/organization. Make sure to not only distribute information to parents, but let the local media know and attach some pictures. Use your company/school newsletter and emails to spread the word and motivate others with your progress.