Sponsor A Food Drive

Together We Can Make A Difference

The time is now. Our food pantries are getting a little low and so we decided to do something new, something innovative. Here's your chance to make a difference in your community.

Below are several PDFs that explain our program. Please download them, distribute them, fill them up, sign up, and get invoved.

Food Drive Main Flyer255.76 KB - A flyer for you to download and print out to help spread the word about our food drive.

Food Drive Instructions157.06 KB - Here's a list of suggestions and instructions for getting your organization involved

Food Drive Wish List131.53 KB - These are lists of things that we need.

Food Drive Registration Form60.94 KB - Download, print out, fill out and submit.

Food Drive Instructions

Schedule a Tour or a Guest Speaker

Would scheduling a tour of CCMI's Everyday Café and Marketplaces or having a guest speaker come share all the impactful programs of CCMI give you a jump start to your food drive? Let's schedule one today! Please contact our Volunteer Liaison, Lisa Cronin, at (239) 332-0441 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Choose a Coordinator

This person (most likely you) will be responsible for communication with CCMI's staff, promoting the food drive and coordinating the actual collection. First, you will work with our Volunteer Liaison, Lisa Cronin. Once your food drive is scheduled and underway she will refer you to our Food Innovation Team Leader, Meghan Madden who will help you with any logistics. You may surround yourself with others who will help you as your committee, but there should only be one person in contact with us to avoid confusion.

Secure Support

Make sure your corporation, church, school or organization's top management has endorsed your food drive and will do everything they can to help promote, organize and run it.

Select Your Dates

The perfect time for your food drive is NOW. We have families coming to us daily seeking food. Select a start date that gives you plenty of time for planning and organizing as well as a realistic end date that gives enough time to market the food drive. A successful well organized food drive can easily be conducted within one week!

Register Your Food Drive

You may use the Food Drive Registration Form PDF at the top of this page. Please feel free to get it back to us one of the following ways. Please make sure your food drive is registered and confirmed by our Volunteer Liaison Dept.

Fax (239) 479-5335

E-Mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Mail Attn: Volunteer Department/Lisa Cronin
3429 Martin Luther King Blvd Fort Myers, Florida 33916.

Print Our Wish List

Above is our wish list(s). Non-perishable food donations are always needed but we have specific lists targeted to those customers we serve which might be of interest when your team is collecting. Feel free to share the lists with everyone. If you want to consider other ideas please feel free to think outside the box.

Plan Your Collection

Where will you collect the food? What will you put it in? You may use your own containers and boxes. If yours is a large organization, you may want to have several collection points with at least one container at each location. A smaller organization should choose one large, visible collection point in a high traffic area. Remember, your collection point also serves as continuous publicity for your drive. Consider overflow and safety if food comes in abundance. Set up a secure cashbox for cash donations and checks. Checks can be made out to CCMI.

Set Your Goal and Have Fun

Everyone likes to shoot for a goal. Figure how many pounds of food, or how many items you want to collect. Do not be afraid to think huge! Consider challenges within departments or other companies. When we receive your food we will weigh it and tell you how many pound your team collected. Take pictures as people are dropping off their donations, gather a group around the collection spot and make a memory.

Print our Wish List

Attached is our wish list(s). Non-perishable food donations are always needed but we have specific lists targeted to those customers were serve which might be of interest when your team is collecting. Feel free to share the lists with everyone. If you want to consider other ideas please feel free to think outside the box.

Spread the Word

Promote your food drive via e-mails, fax blast, posters, flyers, and making announcements at every meeting opportunity. Put notices in your local newsletter, bulletin, and other publications. Put collection boxes out early and decorate containers to get them noticed.

Collect the Food

As food donations come in check collection areas for overflow and box items as you go. Continue promoting your food drive throughout the collection period.

Deliver the Food

Have transportation lined up to deliver your food donations to CCMI. Feel free to drop the food off at CCMI 3429 Martin Luther King Blvd. Fort Myers, Florida 33916 our agency is open Monday through Friday 8:30 am till 3:30 pm. We have shopping carts which can be brought out to your car for easy unloading. No appointment is necessary. If you need us to schedule a pick up please give us a one week window to coordinate with our drivers.

Celebrate and Consider a Scheduled Annual Food Drive for CCMI

Thank you for supporting CCMI's mission to end hunger and homelessness in our community! If you would like to send us some pictures of your efforts we will add them to our website! Be sure to name everyone in the pictures. We are now filling our pipeline for annual food drives. Would you and your organization be interested in conducting another food drive the same time next year? May we add you to our calendar?

Wish List(s) for Our Customers

FOOD DRIVE

Here are some suggested items that are always wonderful to receive. Rule of thumb: Anything your family eats another family would most likely enjoy. Consider the buy-one-get-one-free items and donate one to us.