What is Food for Thought for Kids?

Food for Thought for Kids is one of Sheboygan County Food Bank’s ongoing programs in partnership with 24 local schools that’s dedicated to supporting children facing hunger. We work with teachers, counselors, principals, and volunteers to make sure children who don’t have enough food to eat on the weekends get a bag filled with 10 nutritious items, including fresh fruit and other easy-to-eat food, at the end of each school week.

Purpose of Toolkit

Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or program by raising money from a large number of people, online, and often with social media. Sheboygan County Food Bank is launching a crowdfunding campaign, Fund Food For Thought, with the ultimate goal of supporting 450 children through Food for Thought for Kids during the 2023-2024 school year. 

We’re counting on supporters (individuals, companies, and organizations) to help donate and spread the word on social media. Our campaign website page is the hub for donating and following updates on the goal progress, top supporters and recent donations. Donors can choose from different donation levels (various levels from $5 – $1,000 or any other amount) that describe exactly how the donation will make a difference for a child(ren).

• $5 = feed ONE CHILD for ONE WEEKEND
• $10 = feed TWO CHILDREN for ONE WEEKEND
• $25 = feed FIVE CHILDREN for ONE WEEKEND
• $50 = feed ONE CHILD for ONE QUARTER
• $100 = feed ONE CHILD for ONE SEMESTER
• $200 = feed ONE CHILD for ENTIRE school year
• $1,000 = feed FIVE CHILDREN for ENTIRE school year

Check out our press release to learn more.

How to Help

Help us spread the word on social media!

• Engage with us via your personal, business or organizational accounts; follow @shebctyfoodbank on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter and share our content.
• Copy and paste the suggested posts below, or develop your own customized posts to share out the content. For customized posts:
  1. Tag @shebctyfoodbank instead of spelling out “Sheboygan County Food Bank”.
  2. Add the #FundFoodForThought hashtag.
  3. Include the “call to action”, which is to donate and/or share our campaign website page link. The shortened link to our campaign website page is: http://bit.ly/43qERUF
  4. Consider sharing a short personal story. Have you volunteered for Food for Thought for Kids and/or Sheboygan County Food Bank? Do you have children of your own? Share a personal story of what supporting the program means to you. 
• Share our campaign video; this covers the impact of Food for Thought for Kids, with testimonials, and points people to our website to donate.

NOTE: Instagram does not support links in post captions. You must add the link into your Bio. (Tap “Edit Profile” to add our campaign website page link. Then direct your followers to the link by adding “Tap the link in my bio to learn more and donate!” to your caption.) Instagram does support links in Stories. (Select the sticker tool from the top navigation bar. Tap the “Link” sticker to add our campaign website page link and tap “Done”. Then place the sticker on your story.)

Suggested Facebook Posts and Tweets

Did you know that about 5,000 children in Sheboygan County are living with hunger? Help @shebctyfoodbank #FundFoodForThought to make sure children in our community don’t go hungry on weekends during the 2023-2024 school year: http://bit.ly/43qERUF

Fact: 5,000 children in Sheboygan County are living with hunger. Another fact: Your gift today can make a big difference for children in our community and get @shebctyfoodbank closer to their final #FundFoodForThought goal for the 2023-2024 school year: http://bit.ly/43qERUF

Can you help @shebctyfoodbank make sure 450 children are fed on weekends during the 2023-2024 school year? Donate to #FundFoodForThought and be a part of making a big difference for local kids: http://bit.ly/43qERUF 

Suggested Instagram Posts

Help @shebctyfoodbank reach their first #FundFoodForThought goal of raising $30,000 to feed 150 children for the 2023-2024 school year and unlock their next goal that will bring them closer to their final goal of supporting 450 children for the upcoming school year. Tap the link in my (our) bio to learn more and donate! 

Food for Thought for Kids is one of @shebctyfoodbank’s ongoing programs in partnership with local schools that’s dedicated to supporting children facing hunger. Make a difference for children in our community by helping feed children for the 2023-2024 school year. Tap the link in my (our) bio to learn more and donate! #FundFoodForThought

Are you ready to make a big difference for children living with hunger in Sheboygan County? @shebctyfoodbank needs your support for their #FundFoodForThought campaign. Help build momentum and make progress towards their overall goal of supporting 450 children during the 2023-2024 school year. Tap the link in my (our) bio to learn more and donate!

Studies show that children who are hungry have a hard time focusing in school, are likely to fall behind academically, become at risk for illness and poor attendance, and often have low self-esteem and lack of energy. You can help @shebctyfoodbank change that for children living with hunger in Sheboygan County. Tap the link in my (our) bio to learn more and donate! #FundFoodForThought

Facebook Posts and Tweets Graphics

Save any of the below graphics for Facebook posts or Tweets.

Instagram Posts and Stories Graphics

Save any of the below graphics for Instagram Posts or Stories. For Instagram Stories, once you have saved and added the graphic to your story, select the sticker tool from the top navigation bar. Tap the “Link” sticker to add our campaign website page link and tap “Done”. Then place the sticker on your story.

Other Ways to Help

Individuals

Consider texting our campaign website page to family members and friends. Do you have a birthday coming up? Ask your friends on social media to make a donation in honor of your big day by checking the “Dedicate my donation in honor or in memory of someone” when they make a donation.

Employers

Consider sharing our campaign website page internally via email with your employees. If you’re interested in going a step further, consider offering a donation match up to a certain dollar amount of collective donations made by your employees. We are happy to provide donation reports; employees must fill in ‘Company Name’ field when they make a donation.

Please feel welcome to contact Lauren at lauren@sheboygancountyfoodbank.com for donation reports or any other questions.