Sara organized a community clothes and goods drive to donate items to local charities. She created flyers with the donation details and distributed them to gather interest. On the scheduled collection day, Sara picked up donations from 12 homes, collecting several large bags of items. The donations were then sorted and dropped off at women's shelters and other charities. Sara found the drive to be a success and plans to organize another one with an expanded reach.

1. Sara Forbus

2. MISSION
My mission is to
setup a
community
drive to collect
clothes and
other goods for
donation to
charity.

3. STARTING UP
 My strategy to get support for the project was to create a
flyer that was easy to read and straightforward.
 I stated a date for goods pick up and my contact
information on the flyer.
 Any party interested had to take the initiative to get ahold
of me.
 People who wanted to donate would send me their
addresses to be added to my list for pick-up day.
 I chose Sunday, November 18th as my collection day.

4. FLYER
Clothes and Goods Drive
What is it?
A donation drive has been organized to collect clothes and other items for
needy families in your community. Have you wanted to donate but have
just not gotten around to it? Not sure where to donate? Contact me now
and have your donations picked up from your house free of charge!
When?
The drive will be held on Sunday, November 18th. Be sure to be in contact
before that date to have your address added to the route.
How?
Contact me at sara.forbus@maine.edu or call me at 207-431-8138 if you want
to participate.
Remember any amount you donate is worth the effort. It’s all going to a
good cause!

5. STRATEGIES
I gave flyers out I also put a stack
to my friends at “The
and family to Swap”, a local
distribute at consignment
their shop which
workplaces. also raises
money for
shelters.

6. REACTION
Participation was around what was
expected
I had 12 stops, incorporating 10 families
Flyers were only passed out in the
Skowhegan area.

7. LOCATIONS
Anson
Harmon
y
Skowhegan Athens
Madiso
n
Cornville

8. COLLECTION DAY

9. COLLECTION DAY

10. COLLECTION DAY

11. SORTING
Woman's clothes
were sorted out of
the collection to
donate
specifically to
New Hope
woman's shelter
in Solon.
The remaining items were
compiled and donated
to the skills donation
box in Skowhegan.

12. DROP OFF
NEW HOPE SKOWHEGAN DROP
W O M A N S S H E LT E R OFF

13. RESULTS
My first attempt at an organized clothes
drive was a success
Several large bags of clothes and goods
were donated
People liked the idea and said they
would participate again

14. LOOKING FORWARD
 The concept I had
was simple
 This can be done in
any town by any
person
 It only takes one free
day and a little effort
to give on a larger
scale
 Flyers are easy to
make and distribute

15. CHANGES FOR NEXT TIME
 I plan on having another drive next spring
 Learning from the first attempt, there are many
ways to make it more efficient
 More flyers handed out at more locations
 More notice on the flyers (I had one week)
 Add businesses as well as residential homes

16. TAKE AWAY
 Setting up a project like this can be
overwhelming at first
 Once you get into it, becomes easy
 Very simple idea can get you good results
 Giving back can be fun
 Personally rewarding to know you are helping
out.