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Jam The Van organises food drives at schools: for one week, the school collects food, then everything goes to the local Tafel, part of Germany's network of food banks.
Jam The Van organises school food drives for the Tafel, Germany's network of food banks. After a pitch in the school hall, the school collects long-life food for one week. On counting day, the team checks every donation, then the Tafel picks up the boxes. The idea started in November 2023 as a school project by Sophie Kitching and Pia Liesegang.
Jam The Van organises school food drives for the Tafel, Germany's network of food banks. Across Germany, around 1.6 million people receive food from the Tafel, and about one in three locations sometimes has to turn people away. The idea started in November 2023 as a school project by Sophie Kitching and Pia Liesegang in year 10. The first campaign took place in March 2024 at Bonn International School, the biggest so far in December 2024 at Gymnasium Müngersdorf in Cologne. How it works: a pitch with a short video in the school hall, one week of collecting, then a counting day on which the team checks every donation. After that, the Tafel picks up the boxes. Since September 2026, a team of four has been working on founding Jam The Van as an association. The team: Sophie Kitching, Pia Liesegang, Joshua Klinghammer and Leonard Hoppe.
Facts
The key facts at a glance.
- What
- School food drives for the Tafel food banks
- Motto
- Connect. Collect. Change.
- Idea
- November 2023, school project by Sophie Kitching and Pia Liesegang (year 10)
- Today
- A team of four, association in formation
- Legal form
- Registered association in formation (e.V. i.G.)
- Charitable status
- Not yet recognised. So no donation receipts and no online donations yet.
- Team
- Sophie Kitching and Pia Liesegang (co-founders), Joshua Klinghammer, Leonard Hoppe
- Campaigns so far
- Bonn International School (March 2024), Gymnasium Müngersdorf in Cologne (December 2024, biggest campaign so far)
- How it works
- Pitch in the school hall with a short video, one week of collecting, counting day with a check of every donation, pick-up by the Tafel
- Address
- Rothenbacher Weg 27, 51503 Rösrath
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Where we stand right now.
We want to reach more schools. Before you support us, you should know where we stand.
Association in formation
Jam The Van is currently being founded as an association. Once it is entered in the register of associations, it will be called Jam The Van e.V.
Charitable status not yet recognised
This means we cannot issue donation receipts yet and do not yet accept online donations. As soon as that changes, you will find it here.
Already possible: help in kind
Boxes, a trip to the Tafel or a prize for a class help us with the next campaign.
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