What is a food drive? How do I start and organize a food drive?

All you need to know about starting a food drive is listed right here. Would you like to help High Plains Food Bank out with a food drive but don't know where to start? Maybe you need some creative ideas or need all the forms, procedures for getting the collected food to the High Plains Food Bank - it's all right here! Listed below is all you'll need to know about getting started with a food drive, touring our facility or scheduling a group tour of High Plains Food Bank! All forms below are in a PDF format:

Food and Fund Drive packet (full kit) - it tells you how to start a food drive, gives creative ideas and includes everything listed below

Most Needed Items - food/product items in need the most at High Plains Food Bank

Food Drive Registration form - register your food drive with us so we know what groups/entities are helping us out. This helps us keep track of all food donors to HPFB

Event/Fundraiser Registration and Agreement form - complete this form if you plan on holding a special event, fundraiser or benefit event that will yield only monetary donations to HPFB. Please note, only fill out this form if you a planning a big event open to the public, etc (raising money at your office, business, etc are exempt from this form). For more information regarding this, please contact Zack Wilson at 806-374-8562

Order Collection barrels - click on this link to order food collection barrels for your food drive

Fequently Asked Questions - the questions we receive the most about running a food drive

Fighting Hunger Facts - some interesting facts about hunger in the Texas Panhandle and how HPFB works

Food Drive poster - a printable poster to use for your food drive with our most needed items displayed!

Food and Fund Drive Report Form - fill this form out after your food/fund drive is complete

Food drop-off locations - you can drop off food anytime at these locations (see also below)

Schedule a Tour - fill out this form if you'd like to tour our facility

Request a Speaker from HPFB - would you like a speaker to come talk to your group? Complete this form and return!

 

Drop-off your food donations at these locations!

High Plains Food Bank - 815 Ross St, Amarillo, TX 79102 (806-374-8562)

Sprint - 6801 S Bell St, Amarillo, TX 79109 (806-356-0095)

 

 

What's Happening Corner: Picture Perfect

Members of the Amarillo Club of Rotary East put together family boxes for the Food Bank's Direct Mobile Distribution Service on January 21, 2010

 

 

Connect with the High Plains Food Bank on social networking web sites!

 

 

Most Needed Items at the High Plains Food Bank: 

Canned vegetables (green beans, corn, peas and beans)

Canned fruit

Canned meat (spam, tuna)

Canned soups (chicken noodle, tomato)

Canned chili, stews

Boxed dinners (hamburger helper, macaroni and cheese, etc)

Cereal (boxed or bagged)

Peanut butter

Rice

Pinto beans

Pasta, pasta sauce

Paper products (toilet paper, paper towels, tissue, napkins, plastic cutlery, paper plates)

Hygiene items (soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc)

(Download a Most Needed Items list here)