Carol Thompson and a group of young people from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints visited The Idaho Foodbank’s Lewiston branch last month for an evening of volunteering. In the single hour they were at the warehouse, they repacked 1,699 pounds of donated food and prepared 364 backpack meal inserts for kids.

Based on the many times Carol has brought her group to the Foodbank, everyone knows it’s going to be a non-stop workout. One hour of devoted time truly makes a difference in the lives of others. Thank you to Carol and her group for their continued support of the Foodbank.

Volunteers unload donated food during the first “Feed the 5,000″ drive in the Lewis Clark Valley. (Photo courtesy of KLEW-TV)

From KLEW-TV in Lewiston:

The L.C. Valley community came together this weekend to raise money and give food to those in need.

Reporter Sophia Miraglio tells us how the spirit of giving helped stock the shelves of local food banks during a time of need.

“We can do so much more together than we can do individually, separately,” said event planer Michelle Schmidt.

High gas prices, and an unstable economy combine together as a recipe for a tight budget, especially when it comes to feeding a family. That recipe is why local churches and volunteers alike came together over the weekend in an effort to “Feed the 5,000.”

Read the rest of the report on this important inaugural event and see the video…