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FEED THE CHILDREN
FEED THE CHILDREN
Truck Sponsorship Program
Each sponsored truck delivers 400 boxes of food, 400 boxes of personal care items, and 2 pallets of
miscellaneous goods to hungry children and families in the U.S. If every FCCLA member participates,
as many as 25,000 families could receive food for as little as $2 per student!
INTRODUCTION
We are honored that Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) has chosen Feed The Children’s
Truck Sponsorship Program for its 2007-2008 National Outreach Project. Our Truck Sponsorship Program provides
tangible relief to children and families in need.
WHAT IS TRUCK SPONSORSHIP?
Truck Sponsorship is one of Feed The Children’s most rewarding community outreach programs. Each sponsored truck
provides 400 pre-packaged boxes of food, 400 boxes of personal care and hygiene items, and 2 pallets of miscellaneous
goods to impoverished families. These items can supplement meals for 400 families of four for approximately one week!
Donations must be received by Feed The Children 30 days in advance of the distribution date. Feed The Children will then
choose a qualified nonprofit agency (food pantries, homeless shelters, etc.) to serve as the receiving agent for the goods.
On the day of the food drop, FCCLA members will assist with set-up, distribution, and tear-down, allowing you to witness
firsthand the impact of your donation! To register your fundraising project(s), submit funds, or schedule a truck drop,
please contact Marcella Ross at 800.627.4556 (ext. 4048) or by email at marcella.ross@feedthechildren.org. Be sure to
submit any fundraising materials using Feed The Children’s name or logo to Marcella Ross for approval prior to distribution.
WHY TRUCK SPONSORSHIP?
In the U.S. alone, 13 million children live in poverty—that’s 18 percent of the population! Families living in poverty often
do not have enough to feed their families. A single truck sponsorship provides approximately $35,000 to $50,000 worth
of food and other essentials (actual weight and value of product varies by shipment) to families in need.
STATE ASSOCIATION GOAL
The project goal is for every FCCLA state association to raise $7,200. If the combined fundraising efforts of FCCLA
chapters in your state meet or exceed the $7,200 goal, you will have the opportunity to apply these funds towards 1) a
truck drop in a community in your state (48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia only) or 2) to a disaster-
affected area of your choosing within the 48 contiguous United States or the District of Columbia.
NATIONAL PROJECT GOAL
Any funds raised by a state association in excess of the $7,200 goal (as well as any funds raised by states that do not
meet the $7,200 goal), will be applied towards the national project goal of sponsoring up to 20 additional trucks.
Depending on the total funds raised, Feed The Children will send up to 10 truckloads of products to be distributed by
FCCLA members at the 2008 National Leadership Meeting in Orlando, FL. If sufficient funds are raised, up to ten
additional trucks may be sent to 1) FTC-approved partner agencies in the Orlando, FL area or 2) disaster-affected areas
within the 48 continuous United States or the District of Columbia.
STEP ONE—LEADERS GET READY! STEP FOUR—SET UP TEAMRAISER
GET STARTED
Each FCCLA state adviser will act as the TeamRaiser is a fun and interactive online tool
primary project coordinator for his/her designed to make the fundraising process more
respective state. Individual chapter members manageable. TeamRaiser’s customizable web
will also play an important role in the pages help you raise funds and keep your
fundraising process. If you are an FCCLA state state/chapter motivated while sharing photos,
adviser or a local chapter leader, the following ideas and success stories.
steps will help you get started.
All participating FCCLA state associations,
local chapters, and individual FCCLA
STEP TWO—STRATEGIZE members are eligible to have their own
Start brainstorming now about how your TeamRaiser webpage.
chapter(s) will raise truck sponsorship funds.
The “Fundraising Ideas” section of this To access the TeamRaiser homepage for this
Guidebook provides some suggested projects. project, please visit:
Be creative and be sure to clear your projects www.feedthechildren.org/fccla.
through principals, administrators or any other
necessary authorities. Start early to give your
team plenty of time to raise the funds. Use STEP FIVE—STAY MOTIVATED
TeamRaiser (see Step Four) to track your Keep your state/chapter motivated by
progress and to motivate your group. regularly evaluating and celebrating your
fundraising progress. Visit your TeamRaiser
STEP THREE—REGISTER YOUR PROJECT webpage often to monitor your progress and
Each participating FCCLA chapter must register the progress of other FCCLA states/chapters.
any and all fundraising projects with Feed
The Children’s Special Projects Department
before beginning its fundraising efforts. WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON’T MEET THE
$7,200 GOAL?
To register, fill out an online application by If your state raises truck sponsorship funds, but
visiting is unable to meet the $7,200 goal, those funds
www.feedthechildren.org/specialprojects and will be combined with the money raised by
clicking on the “Start Your Project Now” button. other FCCLA states/chapters that also didn’t
Applications can also be mailed, e-mailed or meet their goal. By combining funds with other
faxed. Under “Group Name,” be sure to such groups, you can still be a part of sending
mention both FCCLA and the name of your truckloads of product during the FCCLA
local chapter. National Leadership Meeting.
Registering your chapter allows us to: QUESTIONS?
track funds raised by your chapter For general questions about this project, contact
reward your efforts Marcella Ross by phone at 1-800-627-4556
confirm the project’s legitimacy Ext. 4048 or by email at
marcella.ross@feedthechildren.org.
Note: To be recognized by FCCLA as a
participating chapter, you will also need to For questions about your TeamRaiser
register on the FCCLA Web site under the webpage, contact Wendy Shreffler by phone
2008 National Outreach Project. at 1-800-627-4556 Ext. 5156 or by email at
wendy.shreffler@feedthechildren.org.
FUNDRAISING IDEAS
Be Creative! Have Fun!
Before undertaking any fundraising efforts, be sure to get approval in advance from the proper
authorities. Depending on the type of project and the project location, these authorities may include school
principals, businesses, city/municipal agencies, churches, etc.
Bake sale Concession stand
Silent auction Fashion show
Casual dress day Recipe book
Garage sale Bike race
Talent show Spaghetti dinner
Letter writing campaign Make and sell jewelry
Battle of Bands Date auction
Car wash Donations at sporting events
Candy sales Potato bake
Sell handmade holiday cards Basketball free-throw contest
Book sale Collect and turn in aluminum cans
Matching gift program with local businesses Dog wash (like a car wash, but for dogs!)
Hat day Mystery dinner theater
Walk-a-thon Dress up the principal day
Dance marathon Get sponsors to donate for every game point
Lock-in Write class storybook and sell copies
Coin collection Student vs. faculty sports tournament
Play/performance Pancake breakfast
Sell classroom services (chalkboard cleaning) Auction household chores
Charity ball Bowling tournament
Sock hop Ugly tie contest
Halloween party Crazy hair day
Masquerade ball Karaoke night
Poverty/hunger awareness week Cake walk
Penny war—class competition Ice cream social
Candy grams on Valentine’s Day Carnival
Feed The Children is a Christian,
international, nonprofit relief
RECONITION
ELIGIBILITY FOR RECOGNITION
To be eligible for recognition, participating organization with headquarters in
states/chapters must be registered with FCCLA and
Feed The Children. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, that
delivers food, medicine, clothing and
STATE, CHAPTER & INDIVIDUAL REWARDS other necessities to individuals,
1. State associations reaching the goal of $7,200 children and families who lack these
will be recognized at the 2008 National Leadership
Meeting and will be awarded a plaque for each essentials due to famine, war,
state reaching the $7,200 goal. Additionally, each poverty, or natural disaster.
member in that state that is in attendance at the 2008
National Leadership Meeting during the general
session as well in attendance at the National Truck During our 28-year history, Feed The
Distribution Events will receive a commemorative pin.
Children has grown into one of the
2. Chapters that complete a fundraising project will world's largest private organizations
receive a certificate prior to the 2008 National
Leadership Meeting and will be listed in the general dedicated to helping hungry and
sessions for all to view. hurting people. Last year, Feed The
3. The state that raises the most money will be Children shipped 129 million pounds
awarded t-shirts for every member who participated of food and other essentials to
from that state that is in attendance at the 2008
National Leadership Meeting. children and families in all 50 states
and in 43 foreign countries,
4. The chapter that raises the most money, from any
state, will be awarded t-shirts for every member who supplementing more than 730,000
participated from that chapter that is in attendance meals a day worldwide. Since our
at the 2008 National Leadership Meeting.
founding in 1979, Feed The Children
has reached out to help children and
FCCLA RECOGNITION
For its participation in Feed The Children’s Truck families in 118 countries around the
Sponsorship Program, FCCLA will receive a national globe.
television spot. A minimum of three minutes, this spot
will include sound bites from FCCLA representatives
and contain footage from the National Outreach
Project. Additionally, for the duration of the project
year, FCCLA will have a link on Feed The Children’s
Web site, www.feedthechildren.org.
4 stars
Charity Navigator’s highest rating
28 years
of serving the world community
118 countries
helped by Feed The Children
129 million pounds
