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Holiday food drive email template for food banks

Donors buy the right things when they have the exact list. This email puts it in a bordered box with a checkbox beside each item, so it works as a shopping list, then gives dropping off, volunteering and giving money one next step each.

Example subject line
The holiday drive is on: here's the list
Preview text
Bring one thing from the list, drop it at one of four spots, or take a two-hour shift.
Use this template Opens in the drag-and-drop editor, ready to edit.

What's in this template

  1. Strip with the drive's end date
  2. Headline: Bring one of these
  3. Bordered checklist of 8 most-needed items, with a note on what to skip
  4. Short note and a Print the list button
  5. Details: four places to drop donations, with hours
  6. Full-width photo of the pantry shelves
  7. Dark band with three sorting shifts and a Take a shift button
  8. Yellow band with an online giving link

When to use it

Late November, so people can shop for the list before the holidays and volunteers can sign up for shifts. School food drives, church pantries and community fridges can use the same layout with their own items and drop-off points.

Make it yours

  • Rewrite the list to match what your shelves need most right now.
  • Replace the four drop-off spots with your own places and hours.
  • Update the shift times, and the dates in the strip and the shifts heading.

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