Site Collection Responsibilities:

• Host boxes/or bins on site as provided by United Food Bank
• Promote to the community
• Have volunteers to help sort & remove any expired products
• Take a few photos to document the success! 

The business, school, or church that collects the most food or raises the most funds will receive an editorial feature in an upcoming 2025 Gilbert City Lifestyle issue (Value $20K!).

Restaurants: 

• Commit to a percentage of all customer sales being donated to the food drive effort 
• Choose to donate from sales on Friday, Saturday, and/or Sunday
• Encourage participation and advertise to your customers, area neighborhood, and employees  
• Submit a few photos if possible, from during the event

The restaurant that collects the most funds will receive an editorial feature in an upcoming Gilbert City Lifestyle magazine (Value $20K!).  There will be a guaranteed special feature for the first 12 restaurants that sign up to give a percentage of the funds for Friday/Saturday/Sunday of Feeding Families Weekend in the February 2025 issue as a special thank you.   

Ready to Help?

Complete Registration form by January  9, 2025 with your organization's information so we can publish your location as a drop-off location or participating restaurant.

• School Registration Form 
• Business Registration Form
• Church Registration Form
• Restaurant Registration Form

Following the final registration date:

• You will be contacted with final details & instructions 
• Provided with marketing materials
• Invited to a virtual meeting in late January with final details 

 Questions? Contact melanie.dykstra@gilbertaz.gov 

Here is a list of the most needed items at our local food pantries.

All donated food items should be unopened, non-perishable and should not be past its expiration date. Please, no glass containers.

Please Note: The food drive is not able to accept Citrus fruit.  However, AZCEND, City Hope, Matthew's Crossing and St. Anne's Friends of the Needy are able to accept direct donations.

Financial donations are welcome year round.  Every $1 you give can provide 5 meals or $30 worth of food for the hungry in Gilbert. You can make a cash donation online with any of the food pantries/banks below.

• AZCEND Food Pantry
• City Hope 
• Matthew's Crossing Food Bank- please enter For Gilbert Food Drive in comments line
• Midwest Food Bank- type Gilbert Food Drive in the memo
• Open Arms Care Center- click write a comment and put in Gilbert Food Drive 
• St. Anne's Friends of the Needy- Select Friends of the Needy in Fund
• United Food Bank
• Vineyard Gilbert Food Pantry- select the drop down of Food Pantry

Financial donations are greatly appreciated because of the food bank purchasing power.  For example, a household will typically donate $20 worth of food to a food drive.  That same $20 financial donation would yield $600 worth of food simply based on the Food Bank’s ability to procure donated food in large quantities.  And, because the food banks distributes the food to all of the food pantries in Gilbert, ultimately they receive 30x the food to provide to people in need.  

Thank you for your donation! 

Need Help?

Food Bank Search or Food Map

The Arizona Food Bank Network has a search engine (above link) that allows you to input your zip code and receive a comprehensive list of all resources in your area.

You can also access our local resource information here 

Want to Donate? 

Interested in donating to a food bank/pantry? Check out the previous Volunteer/Donate to find out more about the local organization, their hours of operation and what they need most.