Notre Dame Global Day of Service: Tools and Templates
Thank you for volunteering with Blessings in a Backpack for Notre Dame’s Global Day of Service!
A Blessings team member will be in touch soon to connect you with a local program. Until then, here are some tools and templates to help you prepare for a food drive and/or create encouraging note cards for the kids.
List Of Approved Food Items
Click here to download a PDF of our approved and not approved food items.
Inspirational Note Cards
Click here to download our note card template. The cards are formatted for 8.5 x 11″ paper and will print 4x page.
Note Card Do's And Don'ts
Click here to download this helpful PDF-guide on what to and not to write on cards for kids.
Tell your friends, family, and followers that you are participating in the Global Day of Service and have chosen to support Blessings in a Backpack.
Post pictures, videos, and any updates about your service activity, whether it’s hosting a food drive or writing inspirational note cards. Share how they can support the cause. Use the #NDGlobalDayofService and #BlessingsinaBackpack hashtags when you post, in addition to other hashtags relevant to your club or community. 3-5 hashtags per post are the sweet spot.
Sample social media posts:
- April 26 is the #NDGlobalDayofService and I’m collecting food for [city’s] local #BlessingsinaBackpack program. Our goal is to collect enough food to feed XXX children this weekend!
- The Fighting Irish [alum/students/friends] in [city] are fighting childhood hunger this #NDGlobalDayofService with #BlessingsinaBackpack!
- Who will feed the kids this weekend? I will! As a Notre Dame [alum/student/friend], I’m volunteering with our local #BlessingsinaBackpack program, which provides hunger-free weekends for kids who might otherwise go hungry. #NDGlobalDayofService
- A little can go a long way when we get together and give back on April 26 for #NDGlobalDayofService! This year, [I or our club/group] am/is supporting #BlessingsinBackpack to feed school-aged children who might otherwise go hungry.
Let’s be friends! Follow Blessings in a Backpack on social media. Click on the platform name below to connect with us on your favorite channel(s) and tag Notre Dame in your posts.
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The week of May 1, Blessings in a Backpack will email you a short survey asking about your volunteer experience and the impact made in your community. We will share the results with the Notre Dame Alumni Association.