Holiday Giving 2020

The holiday season will undoubtedly be different this year given the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s still an excellent time to support the Campus Food Bank. Students continue to need our assistance during the holidays, and contributions now go a long way in supporting students as they finish this semester and begin the next.  By supporting the Campus Food Bank this December you can help students impacted by food insecurity. There are many opportunities to support us this time of year:

• Participating in our ongoing The Fast and the Studious 24 hour fast
• Holding a holiday fundraising drive in your office
• Making a tax deductible contribution before December 31st.

You may not be able to hold an office holiday party like you may have in previous years, but you can still support the Campus Food Bank. Consider an alternative to your regular in-person holiday fundraisers:

• Hold an online fundraising drive in your office! Collect donations from coworkers and friends and try to raise as much as you can as a group.
• Host a virtual version of an in-person event. Many in person events like craft nights, happy hours, film screenings and more can be translated to an online setting. Attendees can be encouraged to make an online donation instead of a traditional food donation.
• If you are still working in-office or partially in-office hold a distanced food drive. You and your colleagues can collect donations of non-perishable food items which can be brought to the Campus Food Bank.
• Make a collective donation to the Campus Food Bank on behalf of your whole office.
• Consider donating a portion of your budget that would have been used for your holiday office party.

The Campus Food Bank can support you through the creation of custom online donation pages or arranging pick up of donated items if necessary. If you are looking for ideas for your fundraiser check out the blog post below: 

The Fast and the Studious is a 24 hour fast and pledge drive in support of the Campus Food Bank and University of Alberta Safe House. You can support this initiative by registering as a participant or donating to someone else participating in the fast. You can find more information and a registration link below.

You can also support the Campus Food Bank this holiday season by making a tax deductible donation before December 31st! You can find the link to donate below.