Businesses can support Loaves & Fishes many ways. Through volunteering, hosting food drives, donating funding and more. Businesses looking for a way to donate in support of a specific need may find one of our business sponsorship opportunities a great way to make a difference for our neighbors in need.
Opportunities
Neighborhood Food Project
Support the personnel or marketing materials of this neighborhood food collection program. This program costs us $12,000 to $20,000 per year depending on what materials and supplies need replenishing.
Billboard
Support our billboard that reaches out to potential clients to make them aware of the help we provide. The billboard costs about $850 per month.
Postal Mailings
We do a series of postal mailings each year at a cost of about $12,000 each. Our Annual Appeal, Newsletter and Residential Mailer help us to let potential clients know about Loaves & Fishes, solicit donations of food and funding and lets donors know their donations are being put to good use. We could do more mailings with greater sponsorship.
Loaves & Fishes Spring Into Action 5K
This walk / fun-run has several opportunities. Sponsor a company team, sponsor an individual participant/family, sponsor event costs. Sponsors are recognized on the website and with lawn signs at the event.
Annual Appeal Mailing
Last year our Annual Appeal was mailed to over 20,000 residents and businesses and helped us raise more than $42,000 last year.
Donation Box Program
Sponsor the construction of food donation boxes or coin canisters that are placed in area grocery stores and businesses.
Sponsor a Food Category
- Carrots $5,000 annually
- Potatoes $5,000 annually
- Onions $4,000 annually
- Frozen vegetables $6,000 annually
- Fresh produce during off-season $5,000
- Meat/poultry $4,000 per month
- Margarine $5,000 annually
- Paper towels $2,000 annually
- Toilet paper $7,000 annually
- Thanksgiving meal $50 per family
- Holiday meal $50 per family
- Milk Vouchers $600 annually
Garden Maintenance
One of our former Board members established a beautiful garden and, unfortunately since her passing it hasn’t been the same. Can your company can take on this project and either pay for a contractor or provide an employee team to maintain the garden? Labor, plants, mulch could be included.
Lawn Maintenance
Currently we pay a contractor to mow/trim/blow our lawn. Can your company sponsor this cost or provide these services?
Interior Maintenance
Periodically (we need some help this Spring), we need to repaint the walls. Can your business pay for a professional crew or provide their own employee team to accomplish this project?
Your donation can also help us replace some carpet tiles.
Exterior Power Washing / Repair / Painting
A number of years ago a crew from Shriver Job Corps. took on this project. Might your business be the one to help us this year?
Provide Privacy for Clients and Counselors
We are in need of $15,000 to acquire and setup partitions to afford more privacy to clients and counselors when they meet in the pantry.
Shelving for Walk-in Refrigerator/Freezer Unit
Estimated $10,000 ($5,000 already received). We need shelving to increase our food storage capacity in our walk-in units.
Chest Freezers
We need to replace some chest freezers that are in disrepair at a cost of $1,500 per unit. We need two units.
Other Opportunities
We have some large projects coming up such as reconfiguring our driveway and replacing aging HVAC units. Contact us to learn more about these and other opportunities.
Interested?
Contact the Executive Director to learn more about these opportunities.