A city-wide food drive is being held on September 28. You are invited to participate in one of two ways:
- Edmonton Food Bank donation boxes will be set up in the lobby at St. Charles for food donations. You can drop off non-perishable food items from September 21-28.
- You can also participate in the Food Drive by taking a route and delivering bags to individual homes from September 24-26 and then picking up any bags that have been set out on September 28. (Please see the Volunteer Information sheet below for more details). The deadline for signing up for a route was August 26.
If you volunteered, the routes and bags will be available for pick up the second week of September.
FOOD DRIVE INFORMATION FOR VOLUNTEERS
Food Bag Delivery (September 24-26)
- You will receive a map with your route clearly marked as well as a set of bags.
- Deliver a bag to each house on your route anytime between Tuesday September 24 and Thursday September 26. Try to secure the bag so it won’t blow away; by rolling it up and wedging it between the doorknob and door jamb, tucking it inside an outer screen door or putting it under a doormat. (Whatever works!) Don’t leave a bag if there is a “No Soliciting” sign and don’t deliver to apartment buildings. Please stay on sidewalks and avoid walking on lawns or through gardens.
Food Collection (Saturday, September 28)
- On Saturday drive along your route and pick up any bags of food that have been set out on doorsteps. You can start collecting bags after 10:30 am. Please don’t start earlier than 10:30 am.
- It works best to have one driver, and 1 or 2 people checking all doorsteps for food bags and loading the vehicle.
- Make sure you are done collection before 1:00 pm. Food collection should only take an hour or two depending on the size of your route.
- It is recommended that you drive your route again, looking for late or missed bags.
Food Loading at Collection Site
- Bring your food bags to the collection site:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 17416-115 Street NW
(across the field from St Charles)
- Drive into the parking lot behind the church.
- Volunteers will be there to load your food bags into a semi-trailer that will be taken to the Edmonton Food Bank.
- Please check in with your designated supervisor to report that you have completed your route.