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food/fund drives
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Hosting
a food/fund drive for Second Harvest Foodbank gives your business,
school, church or organization
the opportunity to make an difference and help feed those
struggling with hunger in your local community. See the monthly
top five food/fund drives.
Most
needed Donations
Below
is a list of our most needed donations and more information
about how to host a food/fund drive for the Foodbank.
MONEY
With
every $1 donated, Second Harvest Foodbank can provide 7 meals.
How? Strong relationships with local food industry donors
and other avenues to obtain quality, nutritious food at reduced
prices. A dollar goes much farther in our hands than the common
market.
Matching
Gifts: Your employer may match your financial contribution
or volunteer time (find out more).
Download
this poster illustrating how Second Harvest Foodbank can stretch
a dollar.
(View the individual photos: $10
at retail and $10
at Second Harvest)
FOOD
While we don’t discourage you from cleaning out your
pantry and donating food that might otherwise go to waste
or purchasing groceries at retail prices for a food drive,
we would like to emphasize- your contribution will go much
farther in our community if you choose to donate money.
For
every 1.25 pounds of food donated, we can provide a meal.
These items are most needed by our partner
agencies to assist families facing hunger.
Most
needed kid-friendly food items:
- granola bars
- fruit and pudding cups
- canned soups or meals with pop-tops
- easy macaroni and cheese
- individually packaged crackers
- shelf-stable milk
- individual cereal bowls and boxes
Most
needed food items overall:
- complete meals (stews, pasta meals)
- meals in a box (Tuna/Hamburger Helper, macaroni
and cheese, etc.)
- canned fruit
- tuna
- peanut butter
- jelly
- pasta sauce
- dry pasta
- cereal
planning
your food/fund drive
STEP
1: Learn how to host a food/fund drive with the Food/Fund
Drive Partnership Packet.
STEP 2: Complete the Participation
Form and email it to Lisa
Gundlach.
.
Have
immediate questions? Contact Lisa
Gundlach at 608-223-9121.
See
the monthly top five food/fund drive participants.
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Donation
drop-off SITES
- Food
& Fund Donations:
Second Harvest Foodbank (2802 Dairy Drive, Madison from
7 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday
- Food
Donations Only (4 grocery bags or less): Check
out the Event Calendar for other
food drop-off sites in our service area.
Liability
protection for food donors
Both state and federal
laws protect donors from liability. In 1996, President Clinton
signed Public Law 104-210, the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan
Food Donation Act, to encourage donation of food and grocery
products to nonprofit organizations for distribution to needy
individuals. The new law protects donors from civil and criminal
liability should a fit and wholesome product donated in good
faith later cause harm to a recipient.
Wisconsin Statute 895.51, Liability Exemption: Food Donation,
Sale or Distribution, also provides protection. Any person
engaged in the processing, distribution or sale of food products,
for profit or not for profit, who donates or sells, at a price
not to exceed overhead and transportation costs, qualified
food to a charitable organization or food distribution service
is immune from civil liability for the death of or injury
to any individual caused by the qualified food donated or
sold by the person.
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