We wanted to give you some tips and things to expect on the day of the event:

Location – Our food drive is located at Hasty Elementary School at 205 Brown Industrial Pkwy, Canton, GA 30114

Parking – We would like for everyone to park in the large parking lot just inside the round about past the small handicap parking lot. There will be signs and volunteers directing you to where to park.  PLEASE TURN ON YOUR HAZARDS to communicate you are a volunteer upon arrival.

Arrival Time – If you are volunteering, please arrive no later than 7:45 AM. There are many things to prepare before the event can start, so please arrive at this time or earlier so we are able to help get the event started quicker. IF YOU ARRIVE LATE you may need to park at the public library and walk over to the school.

Clothing – You are going to want to be aware of the weather for this particular Saturday morning and bring appropriate clothing. Be thinking of raincoats, gloves in the winter, hats, sunscreen in the summer, etc.

Breakfast – We do provide some chicken/sausage biscuits the morning of the event along with bottled water. Should you want anything else, you will want to bring that with you or eat before you arrive.

Clean Up – Please plan to stay until the end of the event to help clean up after the parking lot food drive. We are almost always cleaned up and leaving no later than 10:30 AM We will need help to collect cones, signage, and collect trash.

Grace – We need to provide everyone this day including the people we are serving with lots and lots of grace. Patience can run low at times because of waiting, or running out of food, etc. Remember that this day is to GLORIFY God. Should a situation arise and you need assistance, please find a staff member or leader to help.

We also have several positions we need to fill on this day. They are listed below. Please look over them and be open to serving in a few different areas, based on the needs of the day and your abilities:

Parking Directional Team – These people help direct the traffic to enter and line up in an efficient manner at each event. We generally need 5-7 volunteers for this. You will be stationed at certain points on the property and communicating with the other members of the team via radios to ensure the traffic moves smoothly.

Digital Information Gathering Team – These people walk to each car before the event begins and helps gather certain information for Never Alone Food pantry, our ministry partner. This data is required for them to be able to provide future food box needs. This begins as early as 7AM.

Prayer and Church Invite Team – These people should be outgoing and friendly and be ok with inviting someone to church on Sunday, giving them a physical invite card, and praying briefly over any needs a family may ask for prayer over.

Car Line Monitoring Team – These people help guide the cars once they reach the front of the line and direct them where to pull up to. They also communicate how many families are in a car which helps the other volunteers provide the right amount of food.

Food Loading Team – This team is the people who load the boxes of food into each car as it arrives.