St. Bernardine of Siena

Welcome to the St. Bernardine Greg Gannon Canned Food Drive!
We are looking forward to collecting more CANS OF HOPE to share with our neighbors in need.
Please be sure to review the content below and if you have any questions, email Fr. DeLeon at jratstbernardine2016@gmail.com

How It works

Territory Boundaries

Territories have been created by dividing neighborhoods around a parish into about 175 houses. As a Territory Team Member, you will be responsible for the food collection in that area. Please be sure to refer to your territory map to be sure of the streets and "sides" of the streets in your territory. Please stay on the inside of your boundary and only visit houses on your side of the outside street.

Territory Supplies

You will be given all of the supplies you need to collect food in your territory: bags, flyers, thank you door hangers and a map. Instructions to successfully collect in your territory will be provided and can be found below in Helpful Hints and Resources.

Territory Bag Distribution

Between Sunday and Thursday before the collection date, please distribute your bags and flyers. This gives your neighbors enough time to shop or select items from their cupboards for your Saturday collection day.

Territory Bag Collection

On drive day, go back to the same houses and collect filled bags left outside. Please do not collect before the time on your flyer. Hopefully, the bags are prominently set out, but please drive slowly to be sure you don't miss any and don't hesitate to knock on doors to remind neighbors to support those in need. After you have gone through your territory once, please go through again to pick up bags which may have been left out late.

Collection Site and Sweeping

Many volunteers are needed on Drive Day to help at the collection site. We need help directing the food as it arrives in territory leaders' vehicles and as it goes out in recipient organization vehicles. Then of course we need many hands to move the donations quickly and efficiently. No matter how careful territory volunteers are when collecting their items, some bags are missed. Our donors often call to have their bag picked up and we need help organizing these calls and picking up the bags. EVERY CAN COUNTS!

Schedule

Saturday December 10 7:00 PM

Pick Up Territory Supplies

You will pick up your territory supplies at the meeting with Fr. DeLeon in the Community Room.

Wednesday December 14 All Day

Distribute Bags

Distribute the bags with stapled flyer by Thursday, December 15th to all houses in your territory. We want neighbors to have time to purchase food to participate. Please follow your territory map and do not cross your inside boundary street.  

Saturday December 17 9:00 AM

Drive Day!

Bag collection should begin after the time noted on your flyer. Drive through your territory at least two times to be sure you haven't missed any bags! EVERY CAN COUNTS!

Saturday December 17 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Collect the Bags

Make your way through your territory to collect the bags of donations. Use the Can Count Sheet to count as you collect! Bring your loaded bags back to the St. Bernardine Church parking lot. Collections need to be returned by 1:30 PM. Remember to make one last run through your territory to make sure you picked up all of the bags!

Contact This Parish

If your family or business is interested in sponsoring our event, please contact us.

Fr. Jose DeLeon: 301-736-0707

9799Cans

collected so far by St. Bernardine of Siena!

Thank You to Our Sponsors