Community Food Network
The Community Food Network is proud to be the coordinating agency on the 5th Annual County-Wide Food Drive, originally begun by WION Radio! Donations will be collected throughout Ionia County to support not for profit organizations helping families in Ionia County.
October 26th - November 22nd
5th Annual County-wide Food Drive Recipients
Continuing on with the WION Tradition, the Community Food Network will be coordinating the 5 th Annual County-Wide Food Drive! Donations will be collected throughout Ionia County to support up to 10 non-profit organizations helping families in Ionia County. Several local supporting businesses and organizations will be conducting mini-drives from October 26th – November 22nd. This includes several schools, fire departments, and other supporting groups. A full list of mini-drive locations will be available in October. Donations will all be gathered at the Ionia Intermediate School District on November 22nd where they will be sorted by volunteers. Recipient agencies will gather on November 23rd to pick up donations.
Non-profits interested in applying must attend a Registration Workshop on September 30th. Volunteers will be available to help you from 4-7pm at the MSU Extension Office. You may send any representative from your organization!
Mini Drive Information
There will be a Mini-Drive Kick-Off on October 21st at the Ionia Co Intermediate School District Admin Building from 4-7pm. Mini-Drive hosts are encouraged to stop in to pick up supplies, pick up marketing materials, and chat with the Food Drive Committee.
Organizations and businesses are encouraged to host a mini-drive at their location with all donations coming together at the Ionia Intermediate School District on November 22nd where they will be sorted by volunteers. Mini-drives can take place any time between Make A Difference Day on October 26th to National Family Volunteer Day on November 22nd.
For more downloadable resources visit our Google Docs Folder!
And don't forget to read the Blog about National Family Volunteer to learn how you can get involved in helping the Community Food Network with counting, sorting, and packing up all the donations received from this great event!
For more downloadable resources visit our Google Docs Folder!
And don't forget to read the Blog about National Family Volunteer to learn how you can get involved in helping the Community Food Network with counting, sorting, and packing up all the donations received from this great event!
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