Any young man wishing to attain the Eagle Scout [wikipedia entry] rank, which is the highest rank any Boy Scout can achieve, must "plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service project helpful to any religious institution, any school, or [his] community." (The Boy Scout Handbook, ed. 11).
For this project, known as the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project, I conducted a successful food drive. Over the period of two days, many volunteers and I collected over 5,500 items of food to donate to a local food bank. I planned, coordinated, and directed all aspects of this project.
Due to the project's success, I have decided to publish the exact steps I used to hold this drive on this website. The hope is that if you ever wish to hold a food drive, you can use the same model for holding this drive as I did. I recognize its success and believe that you as well can reach similar success if you follow this guide. This link to this guide can be found in the column on the right.
Also found on this site is information about hunger on a national level. Since food drives work to combat hunger, I find it only natural that some information regarding hunger be found alongside the food drive guide. Links to this information are also found on the right column. (Charlottesville visitors: Looking for Charlottesville-specific information? Click here.)
I greatly appreciate your willingness to hold a food drive and for reading the information on this website. I realize that there are many methods of conducting a food drive, but I feel you can meet great success with this model.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Etc.? Email Andrew at fooddriveguide[AT]gmail[DOT]com (replace the 'at' and 'dot' with the appropriate symbols.)