Harvest Drive is grateful to have the support and sponsorship of Children's Services Council. The Children’s Services Council of Broward County focus is Broward’s children. CSC provides leadership, advocacy, and funding for services for and on behalf of children. CSC funds a wide variety of programs designed to help children lead a healthy, safe and productive life. And that, of course, makes a difference for all residents of Broward County. ....................................................... |
Children Helping Children
The Harvest Drive incorporates all aspects of philanthropy by
promoting the concept of children and adults working
hand-in-hand to offer needy families in Broward County gifts of food
and other necessities during the Thanksgiving holidays and
throughout the year. Educating children and creating a
consciousness about the needs of their community; promoting
altruism and giving them the opportunity to help others are the
cornerstone of the Harvest Drive .
Purpose of The Harvest Drive
The Harvest Drive is a yearlong project that culminates in an
event that takes place at several public schools every Thanksgiving.
Fundraising efforts and collections are under way throughout the fall
season. In years past, student from over 150 public and private
schools, as well as churches, temples and neighborhoods have held
drives and supplied the Harvest Drive with the non-perishable food
that is distributed to the families.
Families receive a complete Thanksgiving meal and a week's worth
of grocerie staples, as well as personal and household necessities
during Thanksgiving season.
The unique characteristic of the program is that in addition to
the business and corporate donations, children are at the helm
of all collections. In addition to helping others, the purpose of
the Harvest Drive is to teach children at an early age that their
contributions can make a difference in the lives of others, by
facilitating their direct participation in the project.
Rotary Clubs, community businesses, corporations, PTAs and
volunteer organizations have generously sponsored the Harvest
Drive byproviding money to purchase the perishable foods. High
school clubs collect large quantities of food obtained at local grocery
stores throughout the county. Some girl scout troops march
around their neighborhoods collecting food for this project.
The Harvest Drive incorporates all aspects of philanthropy by
promoting the concept of children and adults working
hand-in-hand to offer needy families in Broward County gifts of food
and other necessities during the Thanksgiving holidays and
throughout the year. Educating children and creating a
consciousness about the needs of their community; promoting
altruism and giving them the opportunity to help others are the
cornerstone of the Harvest Drive .
Purpose of The Harvest Drive
The Harvest Drive is a yearlong project that culminates in an
event that takes place at several public schools every Thanksgiving.
Fundraising efforts and collections are under way throughout the fall
season. In years past, student from over 150 public and private
schools, as well as churches, temples and neighborhoods have held
drives and supplied the Harvest Drive with the non-perishable food
that is distributed to the families.
Families receive a complete Thanksgiving meal and a week's worth
of grocerie staples, as well as personal and household necessities
during Thanksgiving season.
The unique characteristic of the program is that in addition to
the business and corporate donations, children are at the helm
of all collections. In addition to helping others, the purpose of
the Harvest Drive is to teach children at an early age that their
contributions can make a difference in the lives of others, by
facilitating their direct participation in the project.
Rotary Clubs, community businesses, corporations, PTAs and
volunteer organizations have generously sponsored the Harvest
Drive byproviding money to purchase the perishable foods. High
school clubs collect large quantities of food obtained at local grocery
stores throughout the county. Some girl scout troops march
around their neighborhoods collecting food for this project.
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Harvest Drive Collection hosted by Western High Clubs |
PAYS IT FORWARD... When you generously contribute to the Harvest Drive, we in turn take our overflow to help others by means of donated food and clothing for other organizations: And many food banks in Broward County |
| The Harvest Drive is a 501c3 organization. We remain a 100% Volunteer Charity staffed by “Worker Bees”, students and community sponsors |
The Harvest Club at Western High
adopts Fort Lauderdale Charter School to
put together 1500 breakfast snack bags for
FCAT days.
The group also visited the school to read to
the students in the aftercare program.
Send in your "Harvest Hero" story so that
we can share how Harvest Drive is making
a difference in Broward County!
Email keemba@aol.com.
adopts Fort Lauderdale Charter School to
put together 1500 breakfast snack bags for
FCAT days.
The group also visited the school to read to
the students in the aftercare program.
Send in your "Harvest Hero" story so that
we can share how Harvest Drive is making
a difference in Broward County!
Email keemba@aol.com.
| HARVESTHeroes |
Our spring project is in it's
second year. It started when we
took our leftover collected food
from the November Harvest
Drive and created a food bank
at Western. This was used
throughout the year by the
school's social worker.
In the spring we chose 50
families from the immediate
area and gave them the soup,
veggies and such from the food
pantry and then implemented
items that would give families
the basic staples for their
families which we held a
fundraier for.
second year. It started when we
took our leftover collected food
from the November Harvest
Drive and created a food bank
at Western. This was used
throughout the year by the
school's social worker.
In the spring we chose 50
families from the immediate
area and gave them the soup,
veggies and such from the food
pantry and then implemented
items that would give families
the basic staples for their
families which we held a
fundraier for.
