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  • 1.  Best containers for collecting food and toy donations

    Posted 04-11-2025 08:57 AM

    We are looking to approach local businesses to put a receptical to collect donations of food and toys for our unhoused clients. Since I know space can be a factor I was wondering what folks found the best thing to use to collect donations.  And where did you get them>

    Thanks in advance


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    Roxane Fritz
    Veterinary Program Coordinator
    San Mateo County
    CA
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  • 2.  RE: Best containers for collecting food and toy donations

    Posted 04-11-2025 09:58 PM

    This is such a great question as I would love to know what people use. We get A LOT of donations and some we can use and other we donate to our food pantry. The donations sometimes take up so much room and while we are trying to help, it just builds up in the back where we have no room. Besides making numerous trips to deliver items, we haven't found a storage bin solution.



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    Stefanie Schmidt
    Animal Welfare Specialist
    Hearts Alive Village
    NV
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  • 3.  RE: Best containers for collecting food and toy donations

    Posted 04-12-2025 04:13 AM

    Hi Roxane:

    We've used plastic kiddie pools in several locations to collect donations. Sounds funny, but it works! The pool can go under a table to use space that was empty. It's also easy to move around. 

    Hope that helps!



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    Kirsten Cianci, VMD
    Palmetto Animal League
    Ridgeland, SC 29936
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  • 4.  RE: Best containers for collecting food and toy donations

    Posted 04-14-2025 01:53 PM

    How clever! I never would have thought of that!



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    Roxane Fritz
    Veterinary Program Coordinator
    San Mateo County
    CA
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  • 5.  RE: Best containers for collecting food and toy donations

    Posted 04-12-2025 04:45 AM

    @Roxane Fritz we use packing boxes that are 18" square and about 36" tall. We leave the top flap up so the box is taller.  A local framing shop actually donated the boxes to us. I am sure you could purchase them on amazon. We also had decals printed with information about our food bank and included our logo. Currently we have boxes in three local pet stores and one in a feed store. Our goal was to collect items not only for dogs and cats but for alternative pets as well, but I'd say the majority of the donations we receive are for cats and dogs. 



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    Lisa Burn
    Co-founder/VP
    Farmhouse Animal & Nature Sanctuary
    Myakka City, FL
    https://farmhousesanctuary.org
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  • 6.  RE: Best containers for collecting food and toy donations

    Posted 04-13-2025 07:14 AM

    We were thinking of adding a sign that shows what's most needed each week, maybe that would help guide donations a bit and keep things manageable.



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    Daniel Burr
    Operations Manager
    Little Ones
    MA
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