Host a Food Drive! 

Want to run a food drive for South Corvallis Food Bank but don't know where to start? 

  Designate the kind of food drive you want to host!  

Neighborhood Food Drive: 

Volunteer group selects neighborhood(s) in town and drops off flyers at people's houses letting them know when they will be back to collect items and what items are needed from their front porches. Group gathers again at this later date to go around and collect items in the time window given. 

Flash Neighborhood Food Drive: 

Very similar to the above, the group selects neighborhood(s) in town and knocks on doors to ask people to donate items with flyer listing items- then groups will return to houses that have been met with to pick up donated items. This consolidates the fundraiser into one day but is able to give people some time to go through their pantries! 

Food Drive at Grocery Store: 

Prior to the date you want to hold your food drive, you’ll want to call a store and explain what you are hoping to do and ask for permission to set up a donation table at the doors for the intended donation drive date. Your volunteer group will stand in front of the grocery store entries and hand out flyers to shoppers with lists of what items the food bank is looking for. Shoppers are able to purchase items along with their groceries and drop them off to volunteers on their way out the door. These are some potential stores you can do this donation drive at: 

• Winco: (541) 753-7002

• Safeway 3rd: (541) 750-0160

• Safeway Philomath: (541) 738-2100

• Safeway Circle: (541) 753-2966

• Market of Choice: (541) 758-8005

• Trader Joe’s: (541) 753-0048 

• North Co-op: (541) 452-3115

• South Co-op: (541) 753-3115

• Fred Meyers: (541) 753-9116

• Rite Aid: (541) 753-2226

Food Drive Bin: 

Place a clearly labeled bin for food donations in a location that gets regular foot traffic for an allotted time. We have clearly labeled bins that can be dropped off or picked up for your organization to use.

Once you've decided what kind of donation drive you're planning, let us know! We can provide you with flyer templates to distribute as well as bins to collect donations. We are also happy to set up a time with you to drop off the donations from your drive if our regular hours don't work for you.