The Gift of Giving Back Food Drive is all about Kids Feeding Kids. Many in our community are struggling with making ends meet - and the kids growing up in these families are suffering from many societal issues, including poverty, hunger, lack of housing, and illness. These issues affect all of us. So, we want to involve all of our Oakville Ranger families in participating in this amazing food drive.
Thank you to all those who came to pick up their team's blue bags during the scheduled windows! If you require more are weren't able to attend during the scheduled pick-up times, please reach out to Tara Grant at [email protected] to coordinate.
Team Captains, it's time to motivate your players and their families to start collecting!! GOOOOOOOOOOO RANGERS!!!
Don't forget to tag us @oakvillerangershockeyclub and @giftgivingback and use #kidsfeedingkids #GOGB #kidshelpingkids when you're out in the community with your team collecting and participating in The Gift of Giving Back!
If you have any questions please contact Tara Grant at [email protected].
If you would like to reserve a TipTap machine and signage, please contact Deb Hawke-Wende at [email protected].
The schedule is now open for you to secure your team's drop off. Please register here: https://www.slottr.com/sheets/18285996
Volunteer Hours opportunities for GOGB/24 - STUDENTS ONLY - DEC 3, 4, and 5 are now open. Please click here or go to volunteersignup.org/XBRBK for the signup sheet. To sign up, just follow the instructions on the page. It only takes a few seconds to do.
Volunteer opportunities for GOGB/24 - ADULTS ONLY - DEC 3, 4, and 5 are now open. Please click here or go to volunteersignup.org/EXJRP for the signup sheet. To sign up, just follow the instructions on the page. It only takes a few seconds to do.
- Food Collection and Fundraising - September 19th to December 2nd
- Team Food Drop off Sign up: https://www.slottr.com/sheets/18285996
- Volunteer Sign up - week of November 4th
- Food Drop off Nights - December 3rd, 4th and 5th at STA
Here is a list of important food items that your teams can collect.
Most needed:
- Canned Fish/Meat (turkey, chicken, luncheon meat, corned beef, salmon, sardines)
- Canned Vegetables
- Canned Fruit
- Canned Chili
- Cereal
- Pasta (regular and gluten-free)
- Baked Beans
- Baked Beans
- Soup
- Tomato Products (pasta sauce, crushed tomato, diced tomato, tomato paste)
- Peanut Butter
- Boxed Mac & Cheese
- Rice
In addition of food items, you can also contribute financial donations that will go towards your total team weight. Here are some simple fundraising ideas, and you can also click here to refer to the Fundraising Ideas document for a full list of other ideas.
- Tip Tap Donation Machines
- Grocery Store Visits
- Bottle Drives, Raffles, Bingo Nights
- Car Washes, Shovelling Driveways/Raking Leaves
- Donation Collection at Home Games
The Gift of Giving Back was founded on these four principles:
- To encourage compassion in our young people for those in need or in crisis.
- To connect them to the hard-working agencies which support the vulnerable in our communities and also to our larger community institutions.
- To inspire our kids to lift other kids up through their own work and actions.
- To motivate them and their families to embrace community traditions of volunteerism.
We need your help to ensure the Gift of Giving Back is a success and to inspire our kids to give back within our community.
Last year, together with our teams, school, and some corporate donations we collected more than $330,000 worth of food for our families in need.
This year we are hoping to do even more exceed last year's achievement.
We need all of our Ranger families to join the challenge and start collecting!
Check with your coaches and team managers for all the details and collection bags.
Visit this page for regular updates.
Be sure to follow @oakvillerangershockeyclub on Instagram for updates! Don't forget to tag us @oakvillerangershockeyclub and @giftgivingback and use #kidsfeedingkids #GOGB #kidshelpingkids when you're out in the community with your team collecting and participating in The Gift of Giving Back!