Craig Stein Beverage Group – CSBG and The Idaho Foodbank announced a pledge of $75,000 over five years to support The Idaho Foodbank’s Nutrition Services and Programs. The gift will support statewide services and programs including the Backpack weekend feeding program, Mobile Pantry, School Pantry, Cooking Matters, as well as the Picnic in the Park summer feeding program in the Boise area.

“We have been involved in many local sponsorships over the past 24 years. We want to make a significant long term commitment to partner with a program we believe makes a difference in helping the hungry in our local communities,” stated CEO Craig Stein.

“We are grateful to receive this pledge from CSBG,” said Karen Vauk, the Foodbank’s President and CEO. “We’re always encouraged to see local businesses support the urgent needs in our state, and this gift from CSB will have a meaningful impact on our ability to provide these services and programs to Idaho’s communities over the coming years.”

CSBG made an additional pledge of $75,000 to the Clark County Food Bank in Vancouver, Washington where CSB also has business operations. “We are proud to be a part of the communities in which our teammates work and live. To invest in both SW Washington and Southern Idaho local areas is a great opportunity,” reaffirmed Stein.

About Craig Stein Beverage Group CSBG

CSBG was incorporated in 1990 in Vancouver, Washington by Craig Stein. Locally they employ 175 people. They are leader within the wholesale beverage distribution industry and are proud to be a part of the Idaho business community. They distribute a wide range of products from National brands to smaller local craft and specialty producers.

Left to right – Teena Wright, Idaho Foodbank Development Manager; David Morrison, CSBG Idaho Sr. VP/ General Manger; Karen Vauk, Idaho Foodbank President and CEO; Craig Stein, CSBG CEO

Today Boise Mayor David Bieter proclaimed Saturday, May 11, as Letter Carriers Food Drive Day in honor of the 21st annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.

Bieter was joined at the Main Post Office at 13th and Shoreline by Carrier Candice Lincoln, Postmaster Dan Corral, Mayor David Bieter and Karen Vauk, The Idaho Foodbank’s President and CEO.

The goal for this year’s Stamp Out Hunger drive is 200,000 pounds or about 167,000 meals. One in six Idahoans – 267,600 people – is food insecure, and The Idaho Foodbank provides free emergency food more than 116,000 times each month. In 2012, the Foodbank distributed 12.2 million pounds of food – about 10.2 million meals – to families in need across the state.

The annual drive is set for Saturday, May 11. This week most postal patrons will receive WinCo grocery bags and reminder postcards in the mail.

All people have to do is leave bags of non-perishable food near their mailboxes on Saturday morning. After that, the letter carriers and hundreds of Idaho Foodbank volunteers will take care of the rest. The Foodbank will also gladly accept checks made out to The Idaho Foodbank and placed in separate marked envelopes.

Carrier Candice Lincoln, Postmaster Dan Corral, Mayor David Bieter and Karen Vauk, The Idaho Foodbank’s President and CEO.

Official Proclamation