Hunger Action Month
Take Action Against Hunger Challenge
Join us for some fun and friendly competition in September for Hunger Action Month to raise 25,000 pounds of food!
All month long, we’ll be challenging our community to help raise awareness about food insecurity while collecting as much food as possible for WayForward’s pantry. Mark your calendars and start making a plan to take action with your workplace, school, organization, family, friends, or neighbors.
- Set a food collection goal
- Organize a food drive (consider picking a theme – see further below for a few ideas)
- Challenge another company, group, or person
- Share your plans and progress on social media
(follow and tag us @wayforwardresources) - Let us know what your challenge plans are by signing up
Sign Up Today!
Interested in participating individually?
You can drop off nonperishable food donations at our Distribution Center, Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., or buy items directly from our Amazon Wish list to be delivered.
We’ll have awards to recognize challenge achievements in a variety of categories (i.e., most creative theme, most enthusiastic team, most pounds per person collected, most condiments collected, longest boxed cereal “domino” line, most engaged with social post).
Need a theme idea? Here are a few suggestions:
- Breakfast of Champions (cereal, oatmeal, and pancake mix)
- Souper Bowl (canned soups, stews, and chilis)
- Lotsa Pasta (mac & cheese, dried pasta, sauce, and canned pasta)
- Spice It Up (dried spices, condiments – mayo, ketchup, mustard, relish, pickles, hot sauce)
- Eat the Rainbow (canned vegetables and fruits)
- Snack Attack (granola bars, raisins, trail mix)
For more information, fun planning ideas, or questions, contact us:
For Organizations & Individuals
Jill Bradshaw
Community Engagement Manager
jill@wayforwardresources.org
(608) 836-2751
For Businesses
Beth Johnson
Community Engagement Manager
beth@wayforwardresources.org
(608) 826-3414
Together, we’re taking action to make sure our neighbors have enough nutritious food to not go hungry.
Food Insecurity in our Community
of all people in Dane county are food insecure
of children in Dane County are food insecure
of people we serve are in households with children
of Dane County households struggle to afford the basic necessities of housing, child care, health care, food, and transportation
Demand for our food and housing programs continues to rise
