Develop a plan to collect donations outside the scheduled collection dates to support the need for new boxes and potential storage until distribution of donations to food banks. Be sure to include a plan to resupply when collections are picked up. Establish a schedule to collect the donations from each of the collection sites within your activity. Post this schedule to the workforce so they will know when to provide donations. EVERY COLLECTION BOX MUST BE LABELLED AS FOLLOWS: USDAFeds Feed Families Flyer / Poster () Standard DoD Box - You Must Fill In the Information on this Label and You May Add Your Agency’s Logo If You Wish () Optional Labels You may Attach Other Marketing Posters / Labels – but the Other Two MUST Be Attached. PLEASE ATTACH LABELS WITH STRONG TAPE SUCH AS DUCT TAPE The labels are critical to DoD (and the agencies within DoD – getting appropriate credit for the donations). Each Commissary throughout the Department will be setting up donation sites and providing donation boxes for collection. Contact the Commissary manager to coordinate collection of donations. 1. National Capital Region (NCR): Current Collection sites are all activities throughout the National Capital Region. The region stretches from Andrews AFB in Maryland to Quantico Marine Base in Virginia. It does not include Fort Meade, Fort Detrick or Dahlgren. USDA, in coordination with the Capital Area Food Bank, has secured boxes to be used for collection of donations. Each box will hold approximately 200 pounds of food. Each activity should estimate the number of boxes needed for this campaign and order accordingly. Boxes may be ordered from USDA at . Also, the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) has agreed to order boxes for the national capital region which may be picked up at the Pentagon Docking area beginning 18 June 2013. The POC for pick up is Jackie Newton at 703-692-4077. 2. Outside the NCR: Collection sites across the Nation will vary according to worksites. The Feds Feed Families Point of Contact for each activity worksite will coordinate with local food banks and/installation pantries to determine any specific requirements. Based on these requirements each activity will collect donations per the guidance provided above. USDA has not secured boxes for food banks outside the National Capital Region, but it is understood some local food banks may provide specific boxes for donations.
Develop a plan to collect donations outside the scheduled collection dates to support the need for new boxes and potential storage until distribution of donations to food banks. Be sure to include a plan to resupply when collections are picked up. Establish a schedule to collect the donations from each of the collection sites within your activity. Post this schedule to the workforce so they will know when to provide donations. EVERY COLLECTION BOX MUST BE LABELLED AS FOLLOWS: USDAFeds Feed Families Flyer / Poster () Standard DoD Box - You Must Fill In the Information on this Label and You May Add Your Agency’s Logo If You Wish () Optional Labels – You may Attach Other Marketing Posters / Labels but the Other Two MUST Be Attached. PLEASE ATTACH LABELS WITH STRONG TAPE SUCH AS DUCT TAPE – The labels are critical to DoD (and the agencies within DoD getting appropriate credit for the donations). Each Commissary throughout the Department will be setting up donation sites and providing donation boxes for collection. Contact the Commissary manager to coordinate collection of donations. 1. National Capital Region (NCR): Current Collection sites are all activities throughout the National Capital Region. The region stretches from Andrews AFB in Maryland to Quantico Marine Base in Virginia. It does not include Fort Meade, Fort Detrick or Dahlgren. USDA, in coordination with the Capital Area Food Bank, has secured boxes to be used for collection of donations. Each box will hold approximately 200 pounds of food. Each activity should estimate the number of boxes needed for this campaign and order accordingly. Boxes may be ordered from USDA at . Also, the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) has agreed to order boxes for the national capital region which may be picked up at the Pentagon Docking area beginning 18 June 2013. The POC for pick up is Jackie Newton at 703-692-4077. 2. Outside the NCR: Collection sites across the Nation will vary according to worksites. The Feds Feed Families Point of Contact for each activity worksite will coordinate with local food banks and/installation pantries to determine any specific requirements. Based on these requirements each activity will collect donations per the guidance provided above. USDA has not secured boxes for food banks outside the National Capital Region, but it is understood some local food banks may provide specific boxes for donations.
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