Spooky FAQ

What is It’s Spooky to be Hungry®?

It’s Spooky To Be Hungry® is a Golden Harvest Food Bank drive that collects food and funds to feed the hungry in our community every October. Spooky is a grassroots, volunteer-driven, primarily neighbor-to-neighbor food drive. We bring together thousands of adults and children in fun, brief, significant, community-building volunteer work, as we help fight hunger and feed the needy.

When is my Spooky Collection this year?

Collection for ALL COUNTIES (Aiken County & North Augusta , Richmond & Columbia Counties) will take place on Saturday, October 26.

How Does Spooky Work?

It’s Spooky To Be Hungry® provides all the central training, orientation, and materials for neighborhoods to get involved in the annual drive. Each participating neighborhood has its own captain, who coordinates volunteers and collection. Prior to collection day, flyers describing the specifics of the upcoming food drive are distributed to each home. On collection day, teams of volunteers go door-to-door gathering donations of food and money. They then take the collection to a drop-off location. Guidelines fully describing neighborhood collections are available to all new captains.

In addition to collecting in neighborhoods, many people get involved with Spooky by organizing drives in their school, business, civic organization or faith community. Guidelines fully describing neighborhood collections are available to all new captains.

Where Does My Donation To It’s Spooky To Be Hungry Go?

Your donation to It’s Spooky To Be Hungry® feeds hungry families and individuals in your local community. Golden Harvest Food Bank uses every $1 donated to distribute 3 meals to those in need. Food that is donated in Aiken County will be collected by the Aiken Distribution Center, where it will be sorted, inspected, and distributed to the hungry in Aiken County. Food donated in Richmond and Columbia County will go to our Augusta Distribution Center for inspection, sorting, and distribution to the hungry in Richmond and Columbia County.

How Can I Be Part of Spooky?

Get involved! There are so many ways to be a part of Spooky. In a community where Spooky is already in place, you can volunteer to work in a neighborhood or get your own neighborhood involved. You can contribute non-perishable food or money to Spooky. Our volunteers work only a few hours, but together, they make a real difference in their communities. Contact us at spookyvolunteer@goldenharvest.org to learn more about the opportunities for you or your family to join in this fun, meaningful volunteer effort to make a difference!

Your business, organization, or school can also be part of this amazing community-wide food drive. Become a Community Partner and host your own Spooky Food and Funds Drive – we’ll provide bins, fliers, and everything you need to collect food and funds for the hungry. Check out our Spooky Competition Info Flier for more info, or contact Melissa Brown at mbrown@goldenharvest.org.