GCFD Food Drive
The 2024 BOMA/Chicago Holiday Food Drive will begin on November 4 and end on December 20.
BOMA/Chicago has partnered with the Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) since 2008 for the annual holiday food drive. We have provided over 2 million pounds of food to the Chicagoland community. Last year, we raised $43,682, and our goal is to beat that this year!
Click here to create your page and donate!
Join by creating a page for your building/company. Create an account or sign in to create your page. Update your page's icon with your company’s logo so it’s visible on the leaderboard. If you participated in prior years, you'll need to create a new page to reset your fundraising!
Promote your page on Captivate and lobby signage, emails, and social media to get your employees and tenants to donate. The marketing toolkit can be found here. Please contact cwright@bomachicago.org for personalized QR codes or if other dimensions are needed.
Maximize your impact with matching gifts. Do your tenants and/or company offer a matching gift program? If you’re interested in sending a check or ACH gift or have someone interested in matching your fundraiser, please send an email to fooddrives@gcfd.org so that your team receives full credit in the leaderboard.
If you want a physical food drive, GCFD no longer provides logistic support (pickups, drop-offs, donation bins). Donations can be dropped off at GCFD's warehouse or directly with a local pantry partner. Details can be found here.
Engage further by signing up for a volunteer repack session or behind-the-scenes tour at the Food Depository facility. You'll be able to see the impact of your virtual donations in person and experience our mission hands-on. Contact Shammrie Brown at sbrown@gcfd.org to get started!
Annual GCFD Holiday Food Drive: Donations Have Surpassed One Million Pounds!
Each year, BOMA/Chicago members unite to help feed the food insecure of Cook County through our partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD). BOMA/Chicago has partnered with the GCFD since 2008 and during this time, we have collected 1,905,976 pounds of food!
For any GCFD Food Drive questions, please contact Rob Johnson, Director of Civic Engagement, at rjohnson@bomachicago.org or 312-870-9600.