Supporting the Cochrane Community together

Learn how to Host Your Own Food Drive

Supporting the Cochrane Food Bank Society is easy and impactful!

Organize a food drive in your community, workplace, school, or organization or collect non-perishable food at your next special event or milestone. Every donation helps ensure families in need have access to essential food supplies.

Help feed Cochrane through your own food drive

How to Get Started

1. Contact the Cochrane Food Bank

Email us at info@feedingcochrane.ca and include the following:

  • The name of the organization

  • A contact name, phone number and email

  • The date and times of your event

  • The date you wish to drop off the donation at the Food Bank (note that the Food Bank is open Monday to Thursday from 9am – 4 pm)

2. Plan Your Food Drive

  • Choose your dates: A typical food drive runs for 1-2 weeks

  • Set a goal: Decide how much food or how many items you aim to collect

  • Pick a location: Ensure you have a convenient drop-off spot

See what items can and cannot be accepted by viewing our  Wish List

3. Promote Your Food Drive

  • Spread the word through social media, email, and posters

  • Let people know which food items are most needed. Download a copy of our Wish List to display

  • Encourage friendly competition among groups or departments

4. Collect and Deliver Donations

  • Use labeled bins or boxes for easy collection

  • Encourage participants to donate items that are not past their best before date

  • Contact the Food Bank at 403-932-9290 to arrange a drop-off time. Alternately, arrange for the Food Bank to pick up large donations

Connect on Social Media

Tag us in your social media posts and stories so we can share your success stories. You can find us on Facebook @CochraneFoodBankSociety and on Instagram @feedingCochrane.

Prefer to Donate Funds?

Click on the button below to go to our donation page.