Remember to acknowledge contributions. Appreciation can be expressed in a number of ways. Write a letter to the editor, or to individual donors. Hold a breakfast or luncheon meeting to recognize staff for their efforts.

Most Needed Items

• The Peninsula Foodbank can provide 4 meals for every $1 donated!
• High protein foods such as canned meats (tuna, chicken, salmon, etc.), peanut butter, and beef stew
• Canned fruits and vegetables
• 100% Fruit Juice
•  Shelf-stable dairy products (they now offer milk in juice boxes as well as yogurt that can be stored in a kitchen cabinet with no refrigeration required)
• Kid-friendly healthy snacks – individual servings of fruit, granola bars, etc.
•    Please avoid glass containers and perishable foods.

Food / Fund Drive Form

*** Please fill out and fax to 757.595.2507 or email information to bfite@foodbank.ws and tburgess@foodbank.ws.

Organization Info

Name of organization: ____________________________________________________________________________

Contact person:__________________________________________________________________________________

Address:________________________________________________________________________________________

City / State / Zip:_________________________________________________________________________________

Phone:______________________________________         Fax:____________________________________________

Food / Fund Drive Info

Theme (if any):__________________________________________________________________________________

Start date: _________________         Duration:__________________________         End date:__________________

Goal:___________________________________________________________________________________________

Do you need anything from the Foodbank? (i.e. collection boxes or barrels, brochures, etc.):________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________

When do you need these supplies? (Please allow at least 3 days notice.):________________________________

Could you pick up the supplies?................................................................................................ YES         NO

Will you be dropping off the food to the Foodbank?...................................................................... YES         NO

Will you need the Foodbank to pick up the food?......................................................................... YES         NO

If yes, what time(s) would be convenient?___________________________________________________________

May pallet jacks/hand trucks be used to transport food in your building?........................................ YES         NO

May a service elevator be used in your building?............................................................................YES         NO

If your organization resides in a multi-level building, can food be stored on the first floor?...................YES         NO

If no, what floor will the food be stored?____________________________________________________________

Please assure that your receptionist can direct Foodbank staff to where the donation is being kept.

Thank you for planning a food / fund drive! Without your generosity, we would not be able to meet the increasing demand among the Peninsula’s hungry. If you need any help during the duration of your food drive, you may contact Bill Fite at 757.596.7188 ext. 21 or e-mail at bfite@foodbank.ws or Treva Burgess at ext. 11 or tburgess@foodbank.ws.

 Mission Statement

The mission of The Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula is to distribute food effectively through collaborative efforts that minimize hunger, promote nutrition and self-reliance through education.

 Goals

1). Ensure future capability to acquire, store and distribute food for those in need within our community.

2). Secure sufficient funding to sustain operations.

3). Recruit, develop and maintain the most qualified and committed people as personnel and board

      members.       

4). Collaborate with agencies and other organizations to provide food for those in need.

5). Educate the community about the problem of hunger, basic nutrition, safe food handling and self-

      reliance.

 Programs

• Donated Food Distribution Program
• Donated Food Distribution Program
• USDA TEFAP Food Distribution Program 
• FEMA Emergency Food Distribution Program 
• Virginia’s Table Prepared & Perishable Food Rescue Program
• Neighbor to Neighbor Program
• We Produce...Produce Program
• The Bread Plus Program
• Nutrition/Self-Sufficiency Training Program
• Nutrition, Self-Sufficiency and Food Safety Training/Education Program
• Kid’s Cafe Program
•  Food For Kids Program
•  Plant a Row for the Hungry Program 
•  SHARE Hampton Roads (Self Help and Resource Exchange)

 Who We Help

The Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula provides more than 8 million pounds of food to the working poor, children and senior citizens in 9 jurisdictions. Those jurisdictions include the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson and Williamsburg and the counties of Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Surry and York. We cannot do this without YOU! Volunteers gave the Peninsula Foodbank more than 41,000 hours last year! That’s equivalent of an additional 20 staff members.

How We Operate

Have you ever wondered how the Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula distributes more than 8 million of pounds of food each year? The illustration below shows you exactly how food gets from the Foodbank to those in need.

Product Donated product arrives from the food service industry, retailers, manufacturers, distributors, growers, processors and food drives.

The Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula The Foodbank collects inventories and inspects product for distribution to more than 220 nonprofit partner agencies on the upper, lower and middle Peninsula.

Partner Agencies Food pantries, youth programs, senior centers, community kitchens, day care centers, night shelters, rehabilitation centers and more receive product from the Foodbank and serve or deliver food to people in need.

People In Need Deserving people in all walks of life are benefited by our services. Recipients include working poor families, children, and the elderly, disabled, mentally ill and battered women.