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Be a Food Donor!
This page is designed to provide you information to become a food donor.
How To Become a Food Donor
The first thing is to see if there is a Chapter in your area. Click this link and go to the “Simple Gesture Event Manager” home page. Under "Find My Chapter" enter your zip code, you may find one for your exact zip code or perhaps you'll find one nearby. Proceed to their page and register. Click the "Events" page to see what's coming up and keep an eye out for emails and texts to check your status for the next event.
You can choose to log in with a username and password, or just use the link that will be included in any email you receive. If you forget your password or need another email link you can solve either problem by clicking on the "Login" button in the upper right of the page.
You may not see a chapter near you. If so, consider starting one! That may seem to be a lot more than you want take on but take al look at the "Start a Chapter" page on this site to learn more. We will be with you step by step and provide you lots of information and support.
What to Donate?
Most Pantries will be very happy to receive any shelf stable food donations; such as cereals, dry milk, cereal bars, baby formula, canned fruit, canned vegetables, canned meats and fish, boxed or canned juices, canned soups, peanut butter, boxed instant food, pasta/boxed pasta, boxed rice, and dried beans.
When you receive an email or text notifying you to an upcoming food donation event, click the link. That link provides you a list of items your nearby pantry has identified.
In some cases pantries may be asking for things beyond shelf-stable foods. For example, some pantries have cold storage and can handle items that require refrigeration such as eggs and other items you would put in your refrigerator. You may also have a panty that seeks other items such as pet foods, children's toys, diapers, and household cleaning supplies.
If you wish to donate something other than shelf stable food, please be sure to read the Events Page on your site page to see if those items match to what your pantry needs.
Options to Donating Food from Home
Any chapter can set up as many as 3 alternatives for food donation. If you prefer one of these, go to your site page (login to www.asgeventmanager.com) and open you profile page. You can then set your food donation status to "no". When you do that you'll see 3 alternative methods to donate.
- Self Delivery; this works well for people that are not in the area served by that chapter. When you click this setting you'll receive an email with the panty location and hours of operation to drop off your bag at your convenience. Ideally, you would drop it off on the same day as the event, but that's up to you.
- Financial Donation; money provides flexibility based on your chapters needs. They may use that to help cover the costs of the operating system or give the money to the pantry to purchase food. You will always have the option to donate money in addition to your food donation, look for the link on your Site Page or in the emails and texts you receive.
- On Line Shopping; your Chapter can set up a shopping page on services such as Walmart and Amazon; these services allow you to pick items they have listed, they are then shipped directly to the pantry.
Your Donation is a Charitable Contribution
Donating food is a charitable donation. Use the information below for your records.
A Simple Gesture HQ
3503 Redington Drive
Greensboro, NC 27410
Registered Charity; 47-29959932