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Donation Drive To Help the Homeless
DURATION
More than 4 hoursWHERE
You pick the place (such as your school, church, synagogue, local business, etc.)
WHEN
All year long
WHOSE HELP IS REQUIRED
Mom, Dad or other grown-up to help with the donation delivery
HOW IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Many of the basic items we use every day are not readily available to those with limited incomes. By conducting a collection drive at your school, church, synagogue, or local business, you will help make sure that the people/families we work with have access to items like clean clothing, toiletries and other daily essentials.
DESCRIPTION
Host a donation drive at your school, church, synagogue, local business or other establishment to collect supplies needed for the programs we run at the San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission.
ITEMS NEEDED
1. Large boxes or storage bins for collecting donations
2. Poster board / markers for making signs for collection boxes
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
NEXT STEPS
Decide when and where you will do your donation drive. For questions or to discuss what kind of drive would be most helpful at the current time, please contact Audrey Cocar at acocar@erescuemission.org or (818) 960-0402.
WEBSITE
1. Contact Monica Loyd @ mloyd@erescuemission.org to find out what types of items we are most in need of before setting up your donation drive.
2. Once you know what items you will be collecting, make signs and set up your collection boxes/bins at the location(s), clearly indicating what you are collecting, how long your collection will last, and that your collection will benefit the people served by the San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission. We suggest running your collection for at least two weeks.
3. Tell friends, family, neighbors, teammates and others about your collection and encourage them to donate. Email and social media are great ways to share news of your drive.
4. Collect items from the bins during the course of your collection drive.
5. At the end of your collection period, contact Audrey Cocar at acocar@erescuemission.org or (818) 960-0402 to set up a time to deliver your donations. (Please note: In some instances, particularly for drives involving larger items, a pick-up by one of our drivers can be scheduled.)