General Information
How It Works
Walk & Knock distributes grocery bags throughout the county, and local residents fill them with food and leave them on their doorsteps the first Saturday in December. Volunteers go door-to-door to collect the bags and deliver the food to one of ten drop-off locations.
When It Happens
The Walk & Knock Food Drive occurs on the first Saturday of December, starting at 9 AM.
Who Participates
Volunteers come from local church groups, high school clubs, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Campfire, and several other organizations, as well as hundreds of other individuals who answer the call for help. Members from local service organizations and other community leaders head up the various staging sites.
Where It Is
Walk & Knock encompasses the entire Clark County area. Volunteers gather together Saturday morning and begin their routes at 9 AM. By 4 PM the food-laden trucks head to the Port of Vancouver where space in a warehouse is donated to store and sort the food. By the end of the following week, the food is distributed out to 15 local food banks.
Who We Are
The Interservice Walk & Knock Food Drive is a registered 501c (3) non-profit organization that serves Clark County by soliciting charitable donations of food, supplies and money, which in turn are given to the Clark County food banks for providing food to needy individuals within our community. The members of Walk & Knock include local Lions, Kiwanis, Rotary and Optimist clubs, members of the Clark County Amateur Radio Club, and adult leaders of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America. Its members fund Walk & Knock by donating an annual fee of $200 per organization. This pays for items such as insurance, postage and stationery, and other items as required by law. Most of the needed supplies and services are donated, and advertising is paid for by corporate and private sponsors. No public funds are used for any thing other than for the purchase of food. Walk & Knock is 100% privately funded.