What You Can Do

Join the fight against hunger. Sign-up today!  Operation Feed will kick-off in March and continue through June.  There are several ways you can get involved:

• organize a campaign through a workplace, association or organization,
• hold a Virtual Food Drive and invite friends and family to join the fight against hunger,
• participate in community-wide events held to benefit Operation Feed.

Choose your favorite method, and join your neighbors, your co-workers, your faith community,
your friends and your family members to raise food and funds for those who desperately
need them—because no one should go hungry.

Workplace / organizational Campaign

If your workplace or organization has an Operation Feed campaign, participate and encourage peers to get involved. Check with leaders in your organization to see if you are participating (if not, ask them to get on board). Campaigns are rewarding and fun! They are also a great way to boost morale, promote team building and offer leadership development opportunities. Events, contests and other creative activities make it convenient for employees and members to come together and donate right in their own environment. Operation Feed provides structure and support for your activities, including training sessions, materials and guidance.

Are you interested in running a campaign through your organization? Read our Frequently Asked Questions from 2009 and join the fight against hunger by registering for the 2010 Campaign.

Virtual Food Drive

The Virtual Food Drive is a quick and easy way to get a club, organization or association involved in the fight against hunger. This web-based tool allows you to set-up a fundraising team and spread the word to your friends, family members and co-workers, giving them the opportunity to make a secure online donation (you can also make an individual contribution). Every dollar raised provides two meals.

It doesn’t take a lot to make a lot of difference. Consider the following examples:

• $25—packing lunch for one week instead of buying out—provides 50 meals for a worker just laid-off from his job.
• $50—renting a movie at home instead of buying movie tickets and snacks for a family of four—provides 100 meals for a hard-working single mother and her children
• $100—cutting-out one grande coffee each week for a year—provides 200 meals for an elderly couple on a fixed income.

Community Events

Canstruction©, sponsored by the Columbus chapter of The Society for Design Administration and supported by Giant Eagle and Pepsi, offers local architects and design professionals the opportunity to dislay their talents and help feed hungry people by building giant sculptures entirely out of canned goods and non-perishable foods. All items used in the structures are donated to Operation Feed. Canstruction© 2009 raised nearly 28,000 meals. 

For over 25 years, the 10TV Family Fund Food Parade has given Central Ohio residents a fun, convenient opportunity to contribute much-needed food items right from the comfort of their automobiles. The 2009 event generated 52,000 pounds of food.

The National Association of Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger” drive is coming up on Saturday, May 8. Residents can place bags of non-perishable food items near their mailboxes. Letter carriers then pick up food contributions and deliver them to local food banks. The 2009 event, sponsored by Campbells, United States Postal Service, United Way, Valpak, Feeding America and AFL-CIO, raised nearly 99,000 pounds of food!

The Foodfight6.30–eat out to fight hunger event will benefit Operation Feed again this summer. In partnership with Mid-Ohio Foodbank, the Central Ohio Restaurant Association organizes a group of restaurants that generously volunteer to dedicate a portion of Wednesday, 6/30/2010, sales to feeding hungry people.  2009's inaugural Foodfight6.30 raised over 40,000 meals. A list of participating restaurants will be coming soon!

The YP "Virtual Food Drive" Challenge gives young professionals a unique opportunity to join the fight against hunger. Members from various organizations enjoy some friendly competition while joining together to raise funds that provide food for people in need. Members can also send an email blast to friends, family or co-workers to raise hunger awareness and ask for help raising meals for Operation Feed. 

Contact Us  

If you have questions or would like more information about Operation Feed, please email operationfeed@midohiofoodbank.org or call a member of Operation Feed staff:

• Joan Lloyd, Operation Feed Campaign Director, (614) 317-9410
• Andrew Murphy, Operation Feed Campaign Manager, (614) 317-9427