Food Drive Day
Mahalo for your support on
#NourishOurOhana
Your support on Food Drive Day makes it possible to help provide food for nearly 615,000 nutritious meals.
For 37 years, Food Drive Day has played a vital role in Hawai‘i Foodbank’s efforts to help our ‘ohana facing hunger access the safe and healthy food we all deserve. This year’s Food Drive Day came at an especially critical time — while cuts are being made to federal safety net programs like SNAP, and 1 in 3 Hawai‘i households across the state is struggling with hunger.
With the help of our extraordinary community and generous matching gifts from First Hawaiian Bank and ProService Hawai‘i, this year’s Food Drive Day campaign raised over $297,000 and nearly 17,000 pounds of food — making it possible to provide food for nearly 615,000 nutritious meals.
Your support on Food Drive Day will help ensure Hawai‘i Foodbank has the resources we need to help our families and neighbors thrive — no matter what.
Visit the Food Drive Day photo album to see more pictures:
Food Drive Day
Collection Sites
Donate online or join us from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at one of these six locations on O‘ahu that will be accepting monetary and food donations.
- Ka Makana Ali‘i
- Pearl City Shopping Center
- Town Center of Mililani
- Waiokeola Congregational Church
- Waterfront Plaza
- Windward City Shopping Center
Support a Neighbor Island Food Bank
Residents on Kaua‘i, Maui and Hawai‘i Island are also invited to participate in Food Drive Day. For more information on making a donation or hosting a food and fund drive on the neighbor islands, please visit our affiliate food bank links below:
Looking For a Stylish Way to Support Food Drive Day?
Did you know Hawai‘i Foodbank releases a limited-edition t-shirt every year? This year’s special t-shirt was designed by artist Danny Schlag, this illustration pays homage to Hawai‘i’s prolific surf history. Referencing the iconic imagery of surfers like Duke Kahanamoku, the artwork centers around the warm, welcoming sense of community that is central to surf culture.
Proceeds from t-shirt sales allow us to provide more meals and support to the communities we serve.
History of Food Drive Day
History of Food Drive Day
Ensuring there is always enough food to feed our communities is an ongoing challenge, and we are constantly exploring creative ways to match supply with demand. That's how Food Drive Day was born. Thirty years ago, Hawai‘i Foodbank launched the inaugural Food Drive Day at Restaurant Row to help gather more food for Hawai‘i’s hungry. The community embraced our humble event and it ultimately grew into the highly anticipated, annual fundraising effort it is today.
Over the past three decades, Food Drive Day has grown to unite businesses, organizations, groups and individuals all over Hawai‘i in one common cause – nourish our ‘ohana. Food Drive Day now holds collection sites all over Hawai‘i, as well as fosters more than a dozen unique Food Drive Coalitions. These Coalitions consist of companies and organizations within the same industry, and they work together to gather food and raise funds on behalf of Hawai‘i Foodbank in the months leading up to Food Drive Day.
Hawai‘i Foodbank's Flagship Fundraising Event
Food Drive Day is Hawai‘i Foodbank’s largest and most highly-anticipated community engagement event. Food Drive Day raises awareness about hunger in Hawai‘i and rallies support around Hawai‘i Foodbank’s mission to nourish our ‘ohana today and end hunger tomorrow. Thank you to everyone who’s joined us in the past and we look forward to gathering again this year!
Questions About Food Drive Day?
For more information, please contact our events team at events@hawaiifoodbank.org or 808-954-7867.
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