Donation requests

energyzer · 01-28-2013, 06:21 PM

Can anyone offer any ideas of where to go for product donations for non profit events? We will be hosting an event next month for a non profit company that my wife and I volunteer with (familylife). We would like to serve pulled pork, but not sure the best way to find donations. I contacted Farmland, but they support bigger things like relay for life and stuff like that. Any tips?

Smoke House Moe · 01-28-2013, 06:30 PM

I have never done a non-profit cook, but see if you can network with a few local butcher shops. Maybe you can work a deal to get a little from each instead of all of it from one source.
Be sure to let them know what you will do for them. Free signage at the event or on a website. Something like that.
Meat isn't cheap

landarc · 01-28-2013, 06:44 PM

When I did more of these, we went out and contacted grocery stores, club stores, Sysco, and just about anyone else we could hit up. The key, we found, was to have a list of things that you will need, how many, and a multitude of entry points for donations. If a store balked at giving $250 of pork butts, maybe they could provide $100 of charcoal, or $50 of paper plates, or $25 of napkins etc... But, a clear and easy list, clear and definable goals, and a good explanation of who and why they want to support you.

Pyle's BBQ · 01-28-2013, 10:18 PM

Have you checked with Hy-Vee? How much pork are you looking to cook? Try a local community bank.

energyzer · 01-28-2013, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Pyle's BBQ

Have you checked with Hy-Vee? How much pork are you looking to cook? Try a local community bank.

Thats the thing.....I'm not sure yet how much. I'm in the planning stages, and it just depends on how many guys register to attend. We do have a Hy-Vee in Grand Island, but we are 30 miles from there. Not that the miles matter, but would they support something that isn't in their community? Worth a try though.

Pyle's BBQ · 01-28-2013, 11:22 PM

Do you have a local grocery store? Check with the Chamber of Commerce, VFW, Legion, or any public service organization that has a similar mission as the non-profit.

motoeric · 01-29-2013, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Pyle's BBQ

Do you have a local grocery store? Check with the Chamber of Commerce, VFW, Legion, or any public service organization that has a similar mission as the non-profit.

Get a good cover letter, an 'event at a glance' sheet and a delineated list of what you need. Then get the zipcode of where your event is going to take place, google that zip w/ the words 'wholesale meat'. Hit up everyone that is remotely close.

Good luck!

Eric

01-28-2013, 06:21 PM	#1
energyzer is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-23-10 Location: Aurora, Nebraska Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Donation requests Can anyone offer any ideas of where to go for product donations for non profit events? We will be hosting an event next month for a non profit company that my wife and I volunteer with (familylife). We would like to serve pulled pork, but not sure the best way to find donations. I contacted Farmland, but they support bigger things like relay for life and stuff like that. Any tips? __________________ Charbroil gasser, 22.5" Weber, UDS, Mav. ET-73, Thermapen, iQue 110, Weber Go Anywhere

01-28-2013, 06:30 PM	#2
Smoke House Moe Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 09-13-12 Location: Robbinsdale Minnesota Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have never done a non-profit cook, but see if you can network with a few local butcher shops. Maybe you can work a deal to get a little from each instead of all of it from one source. Be sure to let them know what you will do for them. Free signage at the event or on a website. Something like that. Meat isn't cheap __________________ 2 - WSM 18.5, 1 - WSM 22.5, and 1 - ECB Smoke n Pit.

01-28-2013, 06:44 PM	#3
landarc somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-26-09 Location: San Leandro, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	When I did more of these, we went out and contacted grocery stores, club stores, Sysco, and just about anyone else we could hit up. The key, we found, was to have a list of things that you will need, how many, and a multitude of entry points for donations. If a store balked at giving $250 of pork butts, maybe they could provide $100 of charcoal, or $50 of paper plates, or $25 of napkins etc... But, a clear and easy list, clear and definable goals, and a good explanation of who and why they want to support you. __________________ "perhaps...but then again...maybe not..." careful there son, those ribs are boiling hot... \_\|_/ (='.'=) Here there be bunnies... (")_(")ooo Pacific Rim BBQ Bob's Brew and Que

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