Food from the Bar Fundraising Resources

Thank you for starting a fundraiser!

We want to ensure you have all of the resources you may need for a successful fundraiser.

Below are a variety of Food from the Bar fundraising resources to help you campaign for Feeding San Diego.

For questions about your Food from the Bar fundraising campaign, please contact Clay Alexander at 858.283.8999 or calexander@feedingsandiego.org.

Feeding San Diego Together Tour free food distribution in Carlsbad. December 22, 2021."My name is Sydney and my daughter's name is Simone. I have six in my household and then I pick up for my cousin as well who has four in her household. I live up in Vista and this is the closest Feeding San Diego for us. This helps us, especially during the holiday. It's amazing the stuff that comes in the boxes. My mom signed us up and we've been doing it ever since. It's like tremendous, it has helped tremendously. Last time we were here, we got little turkeys and turkey grounds and that was awesome because meat is so expensive. My mom saw it and we looked it up and have been coming ever since. I think it's been about a year now. It's been awesome. I adopted my sister's three kids, so Simone is my niece, but now they're mine, all three of them. Plus the pandemic, a lot of people lost their jobs, but I work at the grocery store and just working at the grocery store, I have completely seen the drastic change in prices on things and so after COVID hit it just everything skyrocketed and it's just hard. It gets hard. Then gas on top of that, it just gets harder and harder. Plus, we live in California so that's hard as well.I would just love to say thank you and I know that within the pandemic, it's been hard for everybody, not just some, but everybody in this whole situation and I just want to say thank you for everything, because if it wasn't for them, it gets tough. So without them helping, a lot of families wouldn't have what they have during the holidays and during the whole pandemic."

On this page:

Downloadable Fundraising Resources

Fundraising Toolkit

Fundraiser toolkit

Feeding San Diego One-Pager

 

Key Messages

Here are a few key messages to help you get started with your outreach. They’re also great to share with your friends and family if they ever ask you what Feeding San Diego does for the community.

  • Feeding San Diego protects people and the planet by rescuing surplus food and distributing it to those in need. Their mission is to end hunger through food rescue.
  • From July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, Feeding San Diego provided over 29 million meals to people facing hunger in San Diego County.
  • 90% of the food Feeding San Diego distributes is high-quality food rescued before it goes to waste.
  • Every $1 dollar donated provides two meals for San Diegans facing hunger.
  • Feeding San Diego is the only member of the Feeding America network of hunger-relief organizations in the San Diego region.
  • Feeding San Diego supports families, kids, seniors, military families, college students, and more demographics who face hunger.
  • Food is a basic human right. No one should have to choose between buying groceries or paying for medical bills, transportation, or childcare.

Tips for Fundraising Emails

Your closest contacts are the most likely to donate! Studies show people are more likely to give the closer you are to your goal. When your outer circles see progress toward your goal, they will be more likely to give!

We recommend doing the following:

  1. Email closest contacts (family members and close friends). Wait a day or two.
  2. Email close contacts (your entire friend circle). Wait another day or two.
  3. Send to as many contacts as you feel comfortable with (co-workers, friends of friends, your entire address book, etc.)

Email Templates

Email is one of the easiest and most effective ways to fundraise. You can use the template provided on your fundraising page or one of the examples below or write your own!

Subject – Help me combat hunger in San Diego County!

Hi [Name],

I’m fundraising for Feeding San Diego, an organization that provides healthy, nutritious food to people facing hunger throughout San Diego County. Did you know about 100,000 children are food insecure in San Diego? To address this issue, Feeding San Diego operates over 60 school pantries—ensuring children and their families have access to produce and other essentials!

That’s why I’m participating in the Food from the Bar campaign, to help support the school pantries that provide nutritious, fresh food to kids and their families in San Diego.

I’m trying to raise [$ Fundraising Goal] by June 30, 2025. If I can inspire just five people to contribute [$ Fundraising Goal/5] or more, I’ll reach my goal!

Join me in supporting Feeding San Diego by making a gift to my fundraising page: [Add Your Fundraising Page].

Thanks so much for your support!

[Name]

Subject – Help me combat hunger in San Diego County!

Hey [Name],

I’m fundraising for Feeding San Diego, an organization that provides healthy, nutritious food to people in need throughout San Diego County. The money raised will go towards rescuing surplus food and distributing it to those facing hunger.

I’m trying to raise [$ Fundraising Goal] by June 30, 2025. If I can inspire just five people to contribute [$ Fundraising Goal/5] or more, I’ll reach my goal!

It’s important for me to help Feeding San Diego provide food because of [Your unique connection to the cause]. I hope you’ll support Feeding San Diego by making a gift to my fundraising page: [Add Your Fundraising Page].

Thanks so much for your support!

[Name]

Subject – Join me in combatting hunger in San Diego County!

Dear [Name],

I’m participating in Feeding San Diego’s Food from the Bar campaign, and it would mean so much if you could help me reach my goal by June 30, 2025!

Food from the Bar supports Feeding San Diego’s School Pantry Program. Did you know that an estimated 100,000 children in San Diego County are food insecure?

That’s where Feeding San Diego’s School Pantry program steps in. These pantries help provide fresh, nutritious food to children and their families, at a location they trust—their local schools. All children deserve to have the nutrition they need to grow and thrive, but we need your help.

Please visit my fundraising page to help [Link to your fundraising page].

Thank you so much for your support!

[Name]

 

Subject – Thank you for your donation!

Dear [Name],

Thank you for donating to the Feeding San Diego through my Food from the Bar fundraiser! With your help, we can help end hunger in San Diego County.

Feel free to check back on my fundraising progress as I work to reach my goal!

Thank you,

[Your Name]

Subject – Thank you for supporting my Food from the Bar fundraiser!

Dear [Name],

My fundraising campaign has officially wrapped, but the impact of your contribution will continue to be felt by San Diegans facing hunger! I am incredibly grateful for your support of Feeding San Diego.

With your help, [insert law firm] raised [$X] to help provide nutritious meals to San Diegans facing hunger. I encourage you to follow Feeding San Diego on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to stay up to date on their work and see how you can get involved in their mission.

Thank you again for your generosity.

[Name]

Tips for Fundraising on Social Media

  • Share your progress updates with your network: people are more likely to give the closer you are to your goal.
  • Tag us! Tag @feedingsandiego in your posts for added visibility. Don’t forget to follow @feedingsandiego for stories of impact that you can share with your network, too!
Feeding San Diego distribution partner STEP serves free food to veterans and their families on June 18, 2022.

Social Media Resources

We have created graphics for you to use to promote your Food from the Bar fundraiser on social media. Simply right click on the graphic and select “Save Image As” to make your own posts.

You can use our templates as they appear or customize them by adding your own personal reasons for starting a fundraiser. Make sure to include a link to your fundraising page!

I’m competing against other law firms in San Diego to raise the most money for @feedingsandiego by June 30. Feeding San Diego is an organization with the goal to end hunger through food rescue.

Help [tag your law firm] beat the competition: [LINK]

Graphic with a photo of a girl and her mom holding produce and text reading

I’m competing against other law firms in San Diego to raise the most money for @feedingsandiego by June 30. Feeding San Diego is an organization with the goal to end hunger through food rescue.

Help [tag your law firm] beat the competition: [LINK]

Graphic with a photo of a girl and her mom holding produce and text reading

I’m competing against other law firms in San Diego to raise the most money for @feedingsandiego by June 30. Feeding San Diego is an organization with the goal to end hunger through food rescue.

Help [tag your law firm] beat the competition: [LINK]

Graphic with a photo of a girl and her mom holding produce and text reading

I’m competing against other law firms in San Diego to raise the most money for @feedingsandiego by June 30. Feeding San Diego is an organization with the goal to end hunger through food rescue.

Help [tag your law firm] beat the competition. Donate on the fundraising link in my bio.

Graphic with a photo of a girl and her mom holding produce and text reading

Graphic with a photo of a girl and her mom holding produce and text reading "Help me fundraise for Feeding San Diego! Together we can end hunger in San Diego County!"

Promote Your Fundraiser

There are lots of ways to keep your fundraiser top of mind on social. A few ideas are to:

Shoutout a Donor:

Thank you @nameofdonor for donating to support my Food from the Bar fundraiser for @feedingsandiego. Together we can #EndHunger!

Highlight Your Progress:

[Insert Law Firm] is close to reaching our goal of raising $TOTAL to help @feedingsandiego #EndHunger in San Diego County. Will you consider a gift to help us reach our goal? [LINK]

Countdown to the End:

[Insert Law Firm]’s fundraiser for @feedingsandiego is ending soon—can you help us finish strong and reach our goal? Please join us and donate to: [LINK]

Videos for Fundraising

Feeding San Diego has a variety of videos available on our YouTube page that you can share as part of your fundraising campaign. Here are two examples of the kinds of videos you can share:

Other Resources

These resources from Classy can help you during your fundraiser.