600
partner
agencies
83 million nutritious meals
800,000people fed each year
Hunger Fighter Patch
Hunger101
VolunteerFood Drive
Hunger 101
• Activities that will teach the troop about
hunger and poverty to a wide audience
• Each activity is 10 minutes to 1 hour
depending on the activity
• Only required to do one activity
• Troop must write a reflection paragraph
about what they learned and email it to
Food Drive
• Register online (link on the next
slide)
• Wait for an email from Sean Crowl
• Pick up supplies at our Portwall
Warehouse
• Make sure to collect a receipt when
you get the food weighed
Food Drive Resources
• https://www.houstonfoodbank.org/ways-to-give/host-foodfund-drive/
Ideas that have worked well
• Neighborhood Drives
– Door to door
– One day pickup
• Theme Drives
– Different holiday drives
Volunteer
• Portwall Warehouse (535 Portwall, Houston, Texas 77029)
• Volunteers (ages 6 and older) inspect, sort and repackage donated food items
• Check out our online calendar at houstonfoodbank.civicore.com
• Click on the desired shift then select “Group Registration” to register
• Need additional assistance? Contact Rocio Rubio at [email protected]
What to do when your done?
• Review checklist to make sure everything is done.
• Email Rocio Rubio at [email protected]
– Group picture of volunteering
– Food or fund drive receipt
– Paragraph from the girls about what they learned from Hunger 101
– Complete survey to let the Houston Food Bank know how we can improve
– How many patches you need
• Pick patches up from the Welcome Desk