FEEDING WESTCHESTER

FEEDING WESTCHESTER

FEED A FAMILY 2018 ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES 200,000 Westchester residents are hungry, including families, seniors, and 60,000 children. This holiday season, help us to raise awareness about this critical issue by participating in our Feed a Family holiday campaign. WHAT IS THE FEED A FAMILY CAMPAIGN? Through Feeding Westchester s Feed a Family campaign, a donation of $25 can provide a complete holiday meal for a family. Everyone deserves a festive meal around the table this holiday season, and with your support we can help feed families, children, and seniors who are hungry. The months of October through December is your opportunity to participate in a movement that has a real and lasting impact on the mission to end hunger in Westchester County. We all have a role to play in ending hunger. HOW TO GET INVOLVED Advocate Educate Volunteer Donate Feeding Westchester is encouraging local businesses, organizations, individuals and groups to help Feed a Family this holiday season. Here are some ideas: Donate a portion of in-store proceeds to Feeding Westchester Start your own online Fundraiser Raise awareness by hanging Feeding Westchester flyers and signage Create a holiday inspired food dish with a portion of proceeds donated to Feeding Westchester Start a Food & Fund Drive PARTNERING WITH FEEDING WESTCHESTER FOR FEED A FAMILY CAMPAIGN YOU WILL RECEIVE: Feed a Family Logo I AM Feeding Westchester window cling Social Media Cover Images Table Tent Cards Feed a Family Flyers Social Media Assets: Graphics for Facebook and Twitter and Corresponding Suggested Post Copy Website Listing Social Media Coverage For more information please contact Nicoal Crawford at NCrawford@feedingwestchester.org or 914.418.5204

HELP RAISE HUNGER AWARENESS DURING THE HOLIDAYS, BY USING ONE OR ALL OF THESE IDEAS: 1. Bring a group to volunteer at Feeding Westchester. Groups of up to 60 people can sort and package nutritious food to be delivered to soup kitchens and food pantries across the county. Post a photo of your group in action! Don t forget to tag Feeding Westchester. 2. Start a food and funds drive at your office. Feeding Westchester can provide a branded cardboard bin or signs to help you collect the food donations. Then bring the donations to be weighed in and distributed through Feeding Westchester to our over 300 partners. Doing a fund drive? Every $1 donated helps Feeding Westchester provide 4 meals for people in need! 3 1 5 3. Creative fundraisers. Need inspiration for ways to fundraise? Here are some creative ideas to get your friends, family or colleagues involved: hold a bake sale host a cocktail party, wine dinner or happy hour for Feeding Westchester host a dress down day at work in exchange for a donation to Feeding Westchester. 2 4. Participate in a Feed a Family event. Feeding Westchester has many events going on during the holiday s such as our #GivingTuesday repack competition (Community Scoop-A- Thon 11/27). Visit www. feedingwestchester.org/ FAF2018 for more event information. 4 5. Host a lunch and learn and invite Feeding Westchester to participate. Learn about hunger in Westchester County and what Feeding Westchester is doing to address it with the help of its partners. Contact Tamar Jacobson for details: 914-909-9612 or TJacobson@feedingwestchester.org

GET READY TO FUN-RAISE! START FUNDRAISING! Raise money with friends, family or colleagues by creating a Peer-to-Peer Fundraiser! With your customizable Peer-to-Peer Fundraiser, you can accept online donations, track your progress, and invite your $1 = 4 friends to help Feed a Family with you! MEALS Get started. Visit our Feeding Westchester Feed a Family Page and click Start a Fundraiser or follow www.feedingwestchester.org/faf2018 Customize your online Fundraiser Page. Customize your fundraising page with as much or as little as you d like. You can: Share your story on why this cause is important to you Add photos to your page or choose one of our Feed a Family graphics Set a goal amount. Remember, for every $1 donated, we can provide 4 meals for our 1 in 5 neighbors struggling with hunger. ($500 = 2,000 meals) Show your commitment to helping feed our neighbors by making the first donation to your page. Share your impact. Invite your customers, family and friends on social media by asking them to donate to your page. Use your platforms as a call to action and encourage followers to follow Feeding Westchester. Try to include Feeding Westchester s social media handle in your posts. Facebook: Feeding Westchester Instagram: @FeedingWestchester Twitter: @FeedWestchester Remember to tag #FeedingWestchester and #FeedaFamily in most if not all posts andinclude your Peer-to-Peer fundraising landing page URL. We re here to help you launch your Fundraising campaign, hit your fundraising goal, and help feed our 1 in 5 Westchester neighbors struggling with hunger. If you have any questions, or need help getting set up, please reach out to Nicoal Crawford, NCrawford@feedingwestchester.org or 914.418.5204.

HERE ARE WAYS YOU CAN HELP FEED A FAMILY FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON! UPCOMING EVENTS & CAMPAIGNS #GivingTuesday Community Scoop-A-Thon Tuesday, November 27 5pm-7pm Feeding Westchester, Elmsford Entrance Fee: $500 per team of 10 or $50 per person On #GivingTuesday, Westchester community members will be rolling up their sleeves, showing their team spirit and supporting our community in alleviating hunger. Join Feeding Westchester s supporters in a fun and friendly repack competition. Teams of up to 10 team members will package critical items for families in need across the county as quickly as possible. The team that packs the most pounds of food will win the Community Scoop Award. Participation also includes: Public recognition in publicity materials Promotion on Feeding Westchester s social media platforms & website Team photo (show your team pride by wearing matching t-shirts) Reception sponsored by Stop & Shop held after the competition to celebrate your good work Reserve a spot for your team or register today at fundraise.feedingwestchester.org/csat2018 For more information, contact Nicoal Crawford at ncrawford@feedingwestchester.org or call 914.418.5204

Check Out Hunger Register Campaign October 15, 2018 January 2, 2019 Each year, select grocery stores throughout Westchester County participate in Check-Out Hunger (COH), a point of sale campaign running through January, 2019 that benefits food banks from New England through Virginia and even Florida. Feeding Westchester is proud and grateful to be a beneficiary of this campaign. While shopping at your participating grocery store, you are encouraged to donate to this campaign, the proceeds of which benefit our 300 + hunger relief programs throughout the County. This year, Feeding Westchester has 16 grocery stores participating, and we need your help to make this campaign a success! Check Out Hunger by visiting participating stores and supermarkets and making a donation at the cash register. Participating Stores and Locations: Balducci s Food Lovers Market - 15 Palmer Ave, Scarsdale - 144 South Ridge Street, Rye Brook ShopRite Croton - 460 South Riverside Avenue Bedford Hills -747 Bedford Ave White Plains - 13 City Place Tuckahoe - 278 Tuckahoe Rd. Thornwood - 960 Broadway Greenway Plaza - 23 Prospect Street, Greenway Plaza Cortlandt Manor (Peekskill) - 2094 East Main Street Scarsdale - 955 Central Avenue New Rochelle - 8 Joyce Rd. & Palmer Ave. Natural Foods Green s Natural Foods Locations Briarcliff 77 N State Rd, Briarcliff Manor Larchmont 2460 Boston Post Rd, Larchmont Mt. Kisco 666 Lexington Ave, #1, Mt. Kisco Scarsdale 780 White Plains Rd, Scarsdale Yorktown - 12 Triangle Center, Yorktown Heights

Fight hunger next time you shop through Amazon by logging in through www.smile.amazon.com, select Feeding Westchester from the list of partners, then shop as usual. Amazon Foundation will donate 0.5% of your purchase price to Feeding Westchester! The new Very Cherry Ghirardelli Chocolate Cheesecake is a cherry cheesecake on a layer of fudge cake, loaded with cherries and Ghirardelli chocolate. For every slice sold from July 30, 2018 - February 28, 2019, The Cheesecake Factory will donate $0.25 to Feeding America and the member food banks. The campaign is expected to bring in a minimum of $100,000. Since 2008, The Cheesecake Factory has donated more than $4.3M to Feeding America through the sale of its specially designated cheesecakes.