What are some good ideas for collecting can-goods, money, etc. for food pantries?

Question

For my senior portfolio (im a freshman) I want to collect money and food for food pantries over a long period of time. I want to collect as much as I can. What are some ideas for how to get this stuff? Any ideas will help, Thanks.

Answer 1

Some suggestions:

Are there clubs at your school? You know, like Key Club, Sports club?

If so, join or make a charity work club.

You could make an announcment (in assembly or over the p.a system, etc) about a garage sale:

ask your parents to put together old clothes, toys, books, cd's, furniture, etc. and set a date. make sure you make a sign sayign where the money is going!

Also, you could make boxes with signs that say "Please put canned goods/nonperishable goods/money in here. It will be donated to the local food pantries!" Put a box in your school office, but make sure that you empty the contents to a safe place at night so nothing is stolen! you could also sit outside your house with a box and the sign or ask stores if you can stand outside doing this!

xoxo Genevieve