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		<title>Foodbank Wins Boise Chamber&#8217;s &#8220;Making a Difference&#8221; Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 21:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce has announced The Idaho Foodbank is this year&#8217;s &#8220;Making a Difference&#8221; Community Service Award winner.  The honor was announced during the Chamber’s Small Business and Nonprofit Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, May 15, at the Boise Centre. The Idaho Foodbank provides donated and purchased food to hungry Idahoans through ]]></description>
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		<title>Stamp Out Hunger Nets at Least 170,400 Pounds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Food Drive]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; It is just an estimate, and a conservative one at that, but it appears the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger food drive raised 170,400 pounds Saturday. If so, this year&#8217;s drive will show a nice improvement over last year’s total of 165,630 pounds. The estimate is based on the ]]></description>
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		<title>Motorcycle Club Nets $500 From Jackpot Run</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 22:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Eastern Idaho Branch]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; The Blue and Gold to Help Those in Need motorcycle group held a fun run to Jackpot, Nev., last week. They had approximately 60 riders attend and collected $500 for The Idaho Foodbank, which was delivered via motorcycles to the Eastern Branch warehouse in Pocatello on May 10. Fun fact: The motorcycle club ]]></description>
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		<title>May 12 Proclaimed Letter Carriers Food Drive Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 00:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Food Drive]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;  20th Annual “Stamp Out Hunger” Goal is 225,000 Pounds &#160; Saturday, May 12, is officially Letter Carriers Food Drive Day in the city of Boise. Maryanne Jordan, President of the Boise City Council, read the proclamation from Mayor David Bieter at a news conference Wednesday at the Main Post Office. She ]]></description>
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		<title>Union Pacific is Onboard to Support Backpacks</title>
		<link>http://idahofoodbank.org/news/education/childhood-hunger/union-pacific-is-onboard-to-support-backpacks</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Childhood Hunger]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; The Idaho Foodbank is the proud recipient of a $2,500 grant from the Union Pacific Railroad Foundation. The Foodbank’s Backpack Program provides free, nutritious, kid-friendly food to 2,000 elementary-aged children across the states who are at risk of hunger over weekends. With parental permission, backpacks are distributed discreetly to chronically hungry children on ]]></description>
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		<title>Ameriben Loses, Then Gives to the Foodbank</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 23:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dproctor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; During the Ameriben Wellness Committee&#8217;s six-week “Weigh to Give Challenge,” every pound lost equaled a dollar to The Idaho Foodbank.  There were also smaller challenges every week to help employees drop pounds. The members who did all the challenges were able to wear jeans for a week, and out of all 37 of those ]]></description>
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		<title>Primeland Manager wins &#8220;Kiss the Pig&#8221; at Fundraiser</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 21:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; The Idaho Foodbank is happy to announce a $5,000 donation from Primeland Cooperatives, the result of the company’s “Harvest for Hunger” event in Lewiston. Primeland found an unusual way to raise these funds, a contest called “Kiss the Pig.” Employees and customers competed to donate the most money, and the manager of the ]]></description>
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		<title>Will You Help Us Stamp Out Hunger?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 22:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Food Drive]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; We need you to help Stamp Out Hunger. May 12 is the the Stamp Out Hunger food drive, sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers. It is the largest food drive of the year, and it comes at a time when food donations slow down. Please help us make this the most successful ]]></description>
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		<title>Charity Navigator Awards Foodbank Third Consecutive Four-Star Rating</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 23:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are honored and proud to learn that Charity Navigator, an independent evaluator of nonprofits, has again awarded The Idaho Foodbank a four-star rating. As Charity Navigator&#8217;s President and CEO Ken Berger states in his letter, &#8220;Only 9% of the charities we rate have received at least 3 consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that Idaho Foodbank ]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteer Spotlight &#8211; Pocatello</title>
		<link>http://idahofoodbank.org/news/development/volunteers/volunteer-spotlight-pocatello-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 16:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike Vanderkooi is one of the many dedicated volunteers helping to fight hunger and improve the lives of Idahoans. Although confined to a wheelchair with multiple sclerosis, Mike is a daily volunteer. He not only helps at the Foodbank but also at the local hospital. Mike’s dedication is truly inspiring. He loves helping others and ]]></description>
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