Resources

• Most Needed Items Poster (letter)
• Most Needed Items Poster (legal)
• General Food Drive Poster (legal)
• General Food Drive Poster (letter)
• General Poster (legal)
• General Poster (letter)

Social Media

• Spread the word on Facebook, Twitter, and any other social media accounts you use.
• Use The Mississauga Food Bank’s accounts to leverage your activities. Tag us so we can help support you!
• Provide updates to your network every couple of days or each week. Tell them how the campaign is going, get them excited about what you are doing. This will also act as a reminder for them to donate.
• TMFB’s Social Media:
  Facebook: facebook.com/themississaugafoodbank
  Twitter: @Food_Bank
  Instagram: instagram.com/themississaugafoodbank

Follow Up!

• Let’s face it, most people are always on the go and even if they intend on donating…they might forget. Posting online and sending updates will act as a reminder.
• Email, text, call and let everyone know if you still need their support
• After we receive the donation from a community event, we will send a thank you letter to the event organizer. We encourage you to duplicate this letter to send it to your donors and proudly show your community what you have all accomplished together.

Get Creative!

• Food Drives and Fundraisers are limited only by your imagination – garage sales, scavenger hunts, charity dinners…almost anything!
• Feel free to use your own ideas, or take a look at some of our ideas.

Fundraise Online

• Consider this easy, online way to fundraise! Cash donations are easier to manage than heavy cans and boxes, and they help us deliver donated food to neighbours who need it!
• Contact us to discuss how we can set you up with an online giving page for your fundraiser.

Kids Who Care is our engagement program for elementary students. These tools are great to use when discussing with kids the importance of helping others and teaching them ways to get involved. You can also use the tools to strengthen children’s cognitive skills and help to increase their awareness of hungry people of Mississauga.

Resources available:

• Youth Food Drive Guide – How to organize a drive, canstruction, or fundraiser and how to make your birthday party help the food bank!
• Elementary School Activity Package – includes activity pages and colouring sheets PDF | Word
• Aquaponics Teacher Activity Book
• AquaGrow Farm Kids Activities

Student Connections is our engagement program for teens. These tools are intended to be used in secondary schools or other groups that meet regularly with youth and contain information on how to get your students more involved in the community while giving back and creating a difference in Mississauga. We aim to get the students involved with one another through teamwork and collaboration.

Resources available:

Food Drive Guide: How to form a student ambassador team, enhance your drive with CANstruction or fundraising, and social media suggestions. (PDF)

High School Lesson Plans: Aligned with the Grade 10 Ontario Curriculum in the subject of Civics and Careers. One lesson plan involves researching and collaborating with classmates to investigate civic citizenship by learning about The Mississauga Food Bank. The second involves visiting the food bank followed by an worksheet. (Word)