June 1, 2021 -
July 1, 2021
Organize a Summer Collection Drive (10 hours)
Local Service, Global Impact
SKILLS DEVELOPED
Collaboration, Communication, Critical thinking, Initiative, Leadership, Social skills
SUMMARY
Reflection
Running food drive in my community gave me opportunity to give back to my community. In the process I learnt so much about how poverty impacts my community, how to drive and lead and inspire others for good cause. Results and experience motivated me to run more drives during summer.
Project Impact
I was able to get around 60% participation from houses in my neighborhood. I collected 150 plus items that included food and personal items that was donated to local food bank.
PROJECTS TASKS
Food Drive 1: Belcourt way :Research
2.00 hours leading a collection drive | Compassion
I did research on poverty and hunger in my area. I looked at how I can run food drive for my neighbood community. I looked at YSA toolkit to plan the food drive. I did search on food pantries that are in area. I found that one of the food pantry i.e Manna on Main in Lansdale(local to my area) that allows food drive is same as the one I have served before as volunteer. I found good guidelines on logistics to run food drive on thier website and contact address we well.
Food Drive 1: Belcourt way: Nonprofit Outreach
1.00 hour leading a collection drive | Compassion
Once I decided that I will run food drive for Manna on Main in Lansdale, I used their website to read items they take and got thier phone number. I called them to confirm process for food drive. I did many follow up calls to learn how to learn food drive. Food Bank contact was very generous to share tips and tricks for successful food drive. I learnt I could get bags and boxes from grocery stores and create flyers and signs to promote my drive
Food Drive 1: Belcourt Way : Planning & Preparation
4.00 hours leading a collection drive | Compassion
This was my first food drive but I got great pointers reading on websites and after talking to food pantry contacts. I created list of things to do drive. Found friends who can volunteer with me to help promote the event and pick up of food from door to door. I reached out to my community house association requesting them to send email to everyone in community on food rive. I created flyer and collected bags from grocery stores.
Food Drive 1: Belcourt Way : Promote the Collection Drive
5.00 hours leading a collection drive | Compassion
I promoted my food drive by creating flyers, posting them around the neighborhood, left flyers and empty bags on everyone's door in my neighborhood. Asked home association to send reminder emails to everyone on food drive day. It was fun work and I had all the great energy to take it to success!
Food Drive 1 : Belcourt Way : Collection Drive
6.00 hours leading a collection drive | Compassion
I ran my food drive for 3 days. I picked up food door to door along with my friends who volunteered to help me. I got great success rate. More than 60 percent of houses donated food and personal items.
Food Drive 1: Belcourt Way: Deliver Donations
3.50 hours leading a collection drive | Compassion
I arranged delivery time with food bank and organized all food I collected so it can be transported to bank. I added the food to the car and it took some time to fit all of it for transport. Dropped it at manna on main and followed their procedures for delivery.
Climate & Wildlife
Equality
Hunger & Homelessness
