If you would like to volunteer to help with the 30th Annual Food For  The Hungry Drive, please contact Sandy Rhoton, Drive Coordinator at 740-358-9182 or click here to e-mail her. ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) There are many opportunities available to members of the community who wish to help with the Drive. Below are just some of the assistance that is needed.

Volunteer opportunities:

• Sponsor an event to benefit Food For The Hungry through your club, church, business, or organization
• Distribute posters around the county
• Distribute fliers around the county
• Help with the parade
• Move equipment
• Unload food at pantry
• Organize food
• Make phone calls
• Staff a collection points

Volunteer Testimonial

Did you ever wonder how a small group of people in Knox County, Ohio can collect over 50 truckloads of food and $185,000 to fill our local food pantries?  The answer is “It’s NOT a SMALL group of people!”  Food for the Hungry is made of hundreds of individuals and groups working together for a common goal.  And there is a spot for you in this worthwhile effort.

In 2004, I was watching the live auction of Christmas trees sponsored by Psi Ioto Xi and commented to a nearby friend, “We can do that”.  My friend and I, members of a local alumni club, knew that if we decorated a tree with a Buckeye theme, it would sell for a large sum.  That began our club’s affiliation with Food for the Hungry.  Since 2005, our club members have decorated auction items for the local communities and driven pick-up trucks to the collection points.

There is a place for you and your friends to help out those who are in need.  Why not inspire your golf league, card club, neighborhood, or any social group to man a collection point on Saturday, December 10?  Volunteers can also work at the food pantries to unload and shelve the food items.  How about a block party or game night that collects donations?  You can support the auctions in Centerburg, Danville, Fredericktown, and Mount Vernon by contributing items or bidding high during the sale.  I am sure you can come up with a unique idea that will benefit Food For The Hungry.

I can assure that you will be among the smiling and proud volunteers who go to bed on December 10th, more tired than normal, but knowing that together we made a difference in Knox County and the lives of our neighbors.

Jan Schild
Ohio State University Alumni Club of Knox County