Host a Pantry Drive!

Many people in Douglas County need basic personal care items, nonperishable food, and clothing. Your business, social organization, or other group can help the Ballard Center support these vital needs by hosting a drive to fill our free Pantry.

Hosting a Pantry drive is easy and fun – and everything you collect will go to individuals and families in need, right here in Douglas County!

How It Works

  1. Reach out. You can contact the Ballard Team at 785-842-0729 or sarah.campbell@ballardcenter.org to express your interest in hosting a drive.
  2. Choose Your Focus! The Ballard Center’s Community Service Team works with you to choose a driving focus that fits your passion.

    Are you a dental office? You can collect toothpaste, floss, and toothbrushes. Want to help families stay warm in the winter? You can collect kids’ coats. Want to keep it more general? You can collect nonperishable food and/or personal care items.

  3. Make a Plan. The Community Services Team coordinates a drive plan and calendar with you. Most Pantry drives last one calendar month and are planned at least two weeks.

  4. We Deliver the Barrel. On or before the first date of the drive, the Community Services team drops off a donation barrel at your location. If you would like, we can also provide you with flyers, brochures, or email templates.
  5. Kick off the Drive! Be sure to use a combination of email, text, social media, and physical posters to help promote your drive. 
  6. On the first day of the drive, the Ballard Center can announce the drive on our social media. We’ll continue to express our heartfelt gratitude to your organization throughout the month! If you have social media or graphics you’d like included, you can email sarah.campbell@ballardcenter.org and we’ll make sure to get them posted!
  7. Fill that barrel!  We encourage you to give the Team a workout by filling the barrel to the brim.
  8. We pick it up! At the conclusion of the drive, the Community Services Team picks up the donation barrel—no matter how heavy.
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