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Organize a Collection
Hope depends on donations to the Food Bank, Care and Share Closet and other programs to help us meet the needs of our clients. There are many different kinds of collections that you might consider. For example, you may want to collect just diapers, "Go Fishing for Tuna" or have a special financial collection to benefit Hope.
We have materials available to help you:
- A video to help acquaint members of your church or organization with Hope.
- A speaker for your group,
- Brochures about Hope and its services, or help in developing the materials you need to run a successful collection.
For more information on doing a collection for Hope, contact Melissa Burkhart at 734-484-2989 x 215 or mburkhart@thehopeclinic.org. All collected items can be delivered to 518 Harriet St., Ypsilanti, MI,
Mon. - Friday, 8:30-12 or 1-5.
Listed below are a few guidelines for collections for Hope:
Collecting for the Food Bank
There are many ways to tailor your "drive" to the group you are working with when collecting for the Food Bank. - A Sunday school class may want to collect just peanut butter and jelly
- Attendees at a Baby Shower might be encouraged to each bring a can of formula.
- Hand out grocery bags with a short list of items to fill the bag with ( i.e. list spaghetti sauce, spaghetti, canned beans and muffin mix on some bags and tuna fish, chicken noodle soup, crackers and canned corn on others).
- Some churches have regular collections where the children bring their food donations as part of the service;
- Put a box with a list of needed items at the back of the church.
Some things to remember: - The food bank needs food items with a long shelf-life and "kid friendly" foods. Bread is not a good collection item since it will often go bad before we can give it out.
- We do not need the "industrial" size cans or containers of food, but all other sizes are welcome.
- Food Bank donations typically drop off between June and September. A food drive during these months is especially helpful.
For more details about items to collect for the Food Bank see the Wish List.
Collecting for the Care and Share Closet
The Care and Share Closet provides essential items not available with food stamps, such as toilet paper, personal hygiene items, and diapers. - We always need dish soap, laundry soap, diapers and toilet paper. A drive specifically for one of these items is always helpful.
- We try to keep the Closet stocked with the essential items most commonly requested by clients, rather than keeping a wide variety of items on hand. For example, napkins or furniture polish are rarely requested.
For more details about items needed for the Care and Share Closet see the Wish List.
Collecting for Wash With Care
The Wash With Care program Hope provides the free use of laundry facilities to needy families and individuals. When available, we provide powdered detergent to our clients. Your organization or church can support this program by collecting laundry soap. A number of churches have "Soap Sundays".
- The laundry soap for the Wash With Care program should be powdered detergent.
- It is helpful if it is prepackaged into baggies in "one load" amounts.
Collecting for the Dental Clinic
The Dental Clinic gives out soft bristle adult and child toothbrushes, toothpaste and dental floss to its patients to encourage good dental hygiene. - Hope Dental Clinic will give out only soft bristle toothbrushes so it's important to be specific when communicating about the collection.
- We discourage donations of mouthwash to avoid giving out mouthwash that has alcohol in it.
Financial Collections
We appreciate all the ways that people support Hope, including financial support. - Hold a special collection during your church service once a month or quarter to benefit Hope Clinic.
- Sponsor a "Prescription for Hope" drive where special prescription bottles (supplied by Hope) are passed out to be filled with cash and returned.
- A "Spare Change" drive where people are encouraged to donate their pocket change over some period of time to Hope Clinic.
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