Community Organizations

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Everyone has a place in It’s Spooky to Be Hungry®!  Gather your church, civic group, Scout troop, college organization, public safety department, friends, or any group that wants to make a difference. Register your team and join a community-wide tradition of helping neighbors facing hunger.

This year, your support matters more than ever. Food resources are down while the cost of providing food continues to rise. With 1 in 4 children in our community experiencing food insecurity, every can collected and every dollar raised helps ensure our neighbors have access to the food they need.

Together, we can Scare Away Hunger, one meal at a time.

Fill out the registration form to confirm your participation. Then, set up your Virtual or Traditional Food Drive below.

Start A Virtual Food Drive

Bring your community together for a great cause by creating your very own It’s Spooky to Be Hungry® Virtual Food Drive!

How To Get Started

Thanks for participating in this year’s Food and Funds Drive! Click here to create your own virtual food drive.

1. Choose “Create or Join a Team” and follow the prompts to create an account and then a team page. Here are step-by-step instructions for how to create or join a team. For resources on how to manage your Virtual Food Drive page, click here.  
2. Join your own Team and invite your neighbors to do the same.

If you need assistance in setting up your Virtual Food Drive, please reach out to Nora Ruotolo at: nruotolo@goldenharvest.org 

Host A Traditional Food Drive

 Want to make a direct impact? Host a traditional food drive and help provide much-needed meals to families in our community. We happily accept non-perishable food donations. See a list of most wanted food items here.

• You’re welcome to use your own food collection containers—sturdy plastic bins work well. 
• Please drop off any food donations by Thursday, November 5^th at our Augusta or Aiken warehouses.
• Important Note: Due to increased needs and limited trucking resources, Golden Harvest Food Bank is unable to provide drop-off or pickup services for food containers.

Thank you for supporting our mission to feed those in need! To learn more about hosting a Traditional Food Drive, please visit our Community Captain Guide.

Drop off Locations
Augusta Warehouse: 3310 Commerce Drive Augusta, GA 30909
Aiken Warehouse: 81 Capital Drive, Aiken, SC 29803  
Hours: Monday-Friday 8 AM – 12 PM and 1 PM – 4 PM (Closed for Lunch from 12 PM – 1PM)

Important Dates

• August 3 – Registration Opens
• September 11 – Early Bird Registration Deadline
• October 1 – Campaign Opens
• October 31 – Campaign Closes
• November 5 – All Donations Due
• November 17 – Spooky Celebration and Winners Announced

Resources