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National Food Drive for Equality
In the spirit of the holiday season, let's set aside our own struggles and needs, to demonstrate to the nation and the world the collective power of the LGBTQ community to be a force of betterment for all society. Beginning on November 28th, 2008 and going until we Light Up the Night for Equal Rights on December 20th, JoinTheImpact is launching the first national LGBTQ Food Drive for Equality!
Through this event, we will work to reach out not only to those who have worked alongside us, but to organizations and individuals that fear us and oppose our cause by donating to faith based food pantries.
Our efforts to alleviate the hunger America is facing in this difficult time will be indiscriminate with regards to creed or political philosophy. These are gaps we can and must bridge if we are going to achieve equality in this country.
So leading up to our LUTN vigils on 12/20, each city will be organizing a massive charitable effort to demonstrate the positive impact the LGBT community can make. The effort has already begun in Cleveland, OH, so look to JoinTheImpact.com for a step by step model to maximize the impact in your city or region. Join us for this important event, and on Saturday, we will demonstrate the powerful impact the LGBT movement can have in the lives of ordinary Americans.| Step 1: Figure out who's in charge or step up as the organizer--visit your city's page Step 2: Get a list of faith based food pantries in your area Step 3: Figure out where you're going to store the donations until 12/20 Step 4: Get a plan of action together for collecting/dropping off donations (ideas below) Step 5: Track your success! Add your donation totals to this page |
FAQS & SUGGESTIONS
How do i find out about a food drive in my city?
Visit your city's page!
No one has signed up to organize a food on my city's page. What should I do?
Visit your city's page and contact the LUTN organizer in your city--if no one has signed up yet, keep collecting food and hang tight--we're expecting to hook up with organizers in the next few days. We're always looking for organizers, so if you're interested, add your info to the Food Drive section of your city's page.
Action Plan: Ideas for getting donations
- Putting an ask out to all friends and family.
- Asking local bars to offer reduced/free admission for those that bring a food item. You'll need one volunteer to be in charge of these.
- Gong door to door in your neighborhood both asking if there is anything they can get together at that time and giving a date a few days out that you will return. Be sure to make up a flyer explaining what to donate, where donations will go and the date/time you'll be returning. Make this more fun by doing it in pairs!
- Asking the LGBTQI centers and other organizations in your area if you leave a drop box for non-perishable food items. Another volunteer should be in charge of this.
- Find a volunteer that owns a truck to help with the delivery
WANT TO GET INVOLVED? >>VISIT YOUR CITY'S PAGE
More about the Food Drive on JoinTheImpact.com
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| Fenrai | Small town Kansas | 0 | Dec 19 2010, 7:56 PM EST by Fenrai | ||
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I live in a small town in Kansas, and as far as I know we have a very limited LGBT community. I found the LUTN thing and thought it was an awesome idea and I want to participate. I also want to participate in the food pantry aspect of the event but I can't really do it by myself. I would go someplace bigger, but have no way of getting there.
Yea, that makes me sound like a big downer, but what I am going to do is go to the largest local place of business and just do what I can where I am. |
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| napkinrick | Labels for Food (page: 1 2) | 31 | Dec 18 2008, 7:33 PM EST by napkinrick | ||
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I found some Avery 05247 labels at Office Depot. They are 1" round, white, permanent labels. They're made for sealing envelopes but I think they'll do just the trick for labeling food.
Here's the text that we're using in Napa County: "Donated by your gay / lesbian / bisexual neighbors and their friends. Una donación de parte de su comunidad gay/lesbiana/bisexual." It fits pretty well within the label using Arial 5.5pt type. I downloaded the MS:Word template from: www.avery.com/library
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| bearsplaying@yahoo. | INVEST IN LOVE NOT HATE! The Church Donated $22Million towards Hate | 1 | Dec 14 2008, 4:02 PM EST by jacjr | ||
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Ever since Prop 8 passed, tensions have been high between the GLBT community here in Utah & the LDS church. A friend of mine (Thomas Kerns) has made a suggestion, that may turn this atmosphere to a positive outcome. In protest against the churches stance on proposition 8, rather than resorting to violence or negative actions, put this energy into feeding the hungry.
The LDS church is known for donating food to the hungry, rather putting our time and money into dividing the country, the GLBT community will be putting it where the church should have in the first place; into helping our fellow man. This is starting at a local bar named Try-Angles 240 West 900 South in Salt Lake City, which will be filling their entire patio with food. A local magazine named Q Salt Lake is helping by advertising to getting folks behind it. We are hoping that with the right publicity this won’t stop with one well meaning bar but hopefully spread nation wide. Proving not only that we have a large, strong, unified community, but a compassionate, giving one as well. Concerned more with using our time and money for the love of our fellow man, than spreading more hate We know that this matter involves two things you care deeply about, and if you can help spread the word, we would be deeply thankful. Just as a side note, I am LDS, and Straight, and have been torn between my deep belief that love is NEVER wrong no matter who it is with, and my churches stance on this matter. This is a way I can positively protest. Please let it be known, there is a large group of “Mormons” out here, that are against prop 8 any other legislation like it. Much Love, Mary INVEST IN LOVE NOT HATE! THIS YEAR WE HAVE RECORD LEVELS OF HOMELESS FAMILIES and SEVERE ONGOING FOOD SHORTAGES IN ALL COMMUNITY FOOD BANKS!
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