Here's My 20

Here's My 20

New National Day of Service Project!
October 25, 2008

Exchange Clubs can join in a new partnership with America’s Second Harvest to help children across the country. For this project, clubs will ask the public for donations of 20 pounds food and $20. The 20 pounds of food will go to a food bank partner, and the funds will go to the National Exchange Club Foundation to be divided four ways: 25 percent back to the club; 25 percent to the endowment fund; 25 percent to a fund for CAP Center staff training; 25 percent to Second Harvest to support its programs.

How to Participate:
1 - Find the local food bank you will need to work with.
Find your community food bank on the list provided and contact the executive director with your project plans. Work out the details of food delivery and promotion efforts with your food bank.

2 - Get Organized.
Find a high-traffic location to hold your collection project and work out the details of promotion efforts and food delivery with the recipient food bank. Designate a start and finish time for your drive. Agree on when and how the club will deliver the food. Ask if they can provide receptacles for the food. If not, collect boxes, tape and markers. For the day of your event, plan to have tables, chairs, and a banner to attract attention to your project.

3 - Set a goal.
Set a goal for the amount of food you wish to collect. People are more likely to participate if they have a goal and know it can be achieved.

4 - Promote the event.
Seek radio station and newspaper sponsors and have them run the enclosed public service announcements (PSAs) for the event. Encourage participation with posters, decorated food barrels and/or boxes. Play on the Here’s My Twenty theme to garner interest. Hunger statistics can be found at http://www.hungerinamerica.org. Child abuse statistics can be found at: http://www.childwelfare.gov.

5 - Collect the food.
Hold your National Day of Service Project! Have volunteers on-hand to receive and sort donations. A member should also be in charge of collecting the funds.

6 - Deliver the Food and Mail the Funds.
Drop off the food at the agreed upon time. Deposit the funds and then send a check payable to the NECF, along with the receipt request form.

7 - Follow-Up.
Send a follow-up news release, with pictures, that reports the amount of food and funds collected.

If you have questions about the project or need help reaching your food bank, contact Debbie Baldwin at 419-535-3232 or dbaldwin@nationalexchangeclub.org.

Press Release before project

Press Release after project

National Day of Service