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Holiday Food Drive, September 15 - November 15
1800 Holiday Food Baskets will be distributed - 1000 for Thanksgiving and 800 for Christmas. Each family will receive a complete holiday meal with a turkey they can cook at home plus food staples to help them get through the end of the month. Distribution will be made to families and through 56 agencies who work with the Mission to their clients.
Grocery List
Tuna, Tuna Helper, Oatmeal, Grits, Minute Rice, Green Beans, Baked Beans, Chicken Noodle Soup, Ramen Noodles, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Macaroni and Cheese, Instant Potatoes, Stuffing, Canned Pasta, Powdered Drink Mix, and Frozen Turkey or $15.00 for Turkey purchase.
Watch video of Holiday Food Baskets being packed
Make a Contribution Online
Due to bulk purchasing, The City Mission is able to purchase the items below to fill a Holiday Food Basket for $30. Until Dec. 31, you will be able to select the "Feed a Family for $30!" line for increments of $30 or the "Holiday Food Drive" line for all other donations.
People with a place to live but whose cupboards are empty come to us throughout the year. After Dec. 31, please consider making a contribution to our "Emergency Food Pantry" which will allow us to assist them.
Promotional Materials:
- 6x9 Postcard
- Flyers - two per page (can be used as a bulletin insert or handbill)
1-sided flyer - grocery list for collection site
2-sided flyer - grocery list on the front andl collection sites on the back
- Poster (8.5 x 11) containing all the sites
- How to order a customized poster for your group:
Step 1 : Download the Holiday Food Drive PosterTemplate
Step 2: Email the text changes you would like to have made. A PDF will be sent to you for easy copying. Please include a phone number if we have any questions.
- Yard Sign (limited number available)
We are requesting that the signs be placed on private property only, preferably along well traveled roads, and that they be returned to us at the end of the drive to reuse next year. Note: check with your local city hall - some have restrictions on where they may be placed, if at all.
We can also bring the sign out to an event.
Designated Collection Sites in 2008
Watch this space for information as locations are confirmed.
Downtown (Note: this location accepts donations thoughout the year)
The City Mission (216-431-3510)5310 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44103
Drop off hours : Monday - Saturday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Note: These sites are only accepting donations until November 15.
East
Bethany Covenant Church (440-442-5050)
5120 Ridgebury Blvd, Lyndhurst, OH 44124
Drop off hours: Tues - Fri 9:00 - 12:00
Mayfield Methodist Church (440-729-4006)
7747 Mayfield Road, Chesterland, OH 44026
Drop off hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 - 4:30
Mentor Baptist Church (440-942-8278)
7500 Johnnycake Ridge Road, Mentor, OH 44060
Drop off hours: Mon 9:00 - 12:00, Tues - Fri 9:30 –4:30
Solon United Methodist Church (440-248-1573)
5540 SOM Center Road, Solon, OH 44139
Drop off hours: Mon - Fri 9:00 - 3:00
West
Church on the Rise (440-808-0200)
3550 Crocker Road, Westlake, OH 44145
Drop off hours: Mon - Fri 9:00 - 5:00, Sat 9:00 –1:00
Laura’s Home (216-472-5500)
18120 Puritas Ave., Cleveland, OH 44135
Drop off: Mon- Fri 9:00 - 8:00, Sat - Sun 1:00 - 3:00
North Olmsted Evangelical Friends (440-779-9484)
5665 Great Northern Blvd, North Olmsted, OH 44070
Drop off hours: Mon - Fri 8:45 - 4:30
Parma Heights Baptist Church (440-886-0413)
8971 W. Ridgewood Drive, Parma Hts, OH 44130
Drop off hours: Mon - Fri 8:00 - 4:30
South
Rockside Church / Indiana Wesleyan University (440-650-6780)
4100 Rockside Road, Independence, OH 44131
(Across from Applebees)
Drop off hours: M-TH, 9:00 AM -9:00 PM, FRI-SUN, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
2007 Information
Note: The information below is from 2007 and is provided for reference only.. If you would like to participate, please contact Communications and Marketing via email or by calling (216) 431-3510 x235.
Thank you for Supporting Stuff the WAVE Van at the Zoo!
11/10/07 - Stuff the WAVE Van at the Zoo
On Saturday November 10, we collected 700 food items and $800 in cash and checks between 11 am and 3 pm.
Thank you to everyone who made the event a success, including WNWV and their listeners, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (and their employees and guests), and the seniors in Mayfield Heights High School's National Honors Society who received and sorted the donations at the Zoo. 'Thank you' gifts from the Zoo and a choice of a gift from Cleveland Christmas Connection, Northern Ohio Live and the toboggan runs at The Chalet in Mill Stream Run Reservation in Strongsville or a CD were given to those who brought donations.
A special thank you to Rebecca Pasini who saw the event listed on this site and got everyone she knew involved to provide several boxes of food items and $675 in monetary donations.
Thank You for Supporting Stuff-a-Bus at Steelyard Commons!
Thank you to everyone who came out to support the Stuff-a-Bus at the Wal-Mart Supercenter at Steelyard Commons on Oct. 27, 2007. Despite the less than cooperative weather, we collected 562 food items and $247 in cash donations for the Holiday Food Drive.
