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September 16, 2025| 5:30 pm - October 21, 2025| 7:15 pm
Cooking Matters for Adults – Tuesday starting September 16th – October 21st.
The Idaho Foodbank and North Canyon Medical Center are teaming up to bring Cooking Matters for Adults to Jerome in September. We are tackling food insecurity by providing basic nutrition and cooking skills to the communities we serve.
This 6-week course will be an interactive experience to help neighbors, 16 years and older, learn how to choose and prepare healthy foods on a budget with limited equipment. This fun and informative class will include food preparation, label reading, meal planning, and nutrition tips. Each class will conclude with a nutritious meal that participants and instructors will sit down and enjoy together! All participants who attend at least 5 out of the 6 sessions will be eligible for the grand prize drawing! Spaces are limited, please join us!
Dates: Tuesdays during September 16-October 21, 2025
Time: 5:30-7:15pm
Location: North Canyon Jerome Clinic
491 Heritage Dr, Jerome, Idaho
Registration deadline: September 12, 2025
Contact: Misty Roberts @ 208-577-2712
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Additional Idaho Foodbank Causes
Give a Meal with Bank of America
Sponsored by:Bank of America
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation will match, two-to-one, each individual donation (up to $1,000 of each such donation and a maximum of $1,000 per donor in the aggregate) made to Feeding America through the Give A Meal program before December 31, 2016 (or until the cap has been met), up to a maximum total match of $1,500,000.
End School Hunger
Sponsored by:Valley Office Systems
This is part of a larger campaign for Valley Office Systems - where Valley will donate enough to cover one child for two months on the Backpack and School Pantry programs with every printer/copier sold from Oct 5 - Nov 30. This donation is going on at all Valley Office Systems' Idaho Locations: Idaho Falls, Twin Falls, Boise, Pocatello. This campaign is being pushed on radio - with a partnership with East Idaho Radio doing additional PSA's about the School Pantry and Backpack programs. We'll also have a social and digital component to the campaign.
Feeding Families Idaho Buy a Pumpkin
Sponsored by:Feeding Families Idaho
Feeding Families Idaho is a community garden. The pumpkins they raised are being sold as a benefit to The Idaho Foodbank. Pumpkins are available for purchase at the Bingham Cooperative in American Falls, ID.
George Winston Concert
Sponsored by:Dancing Cat Productions
KNITTING FACTORY Presents An Evening With GEORGE WINSTON.
George Winston became famous for his best-selling records for the Windham Hill catalog. His Christmas album December which certified triple platinum for sales of over three million. Winston has recorded over fifteen solo piano albums, and is one of the best-known performers playing contemporary instrumental music.
The concert includes a public food drive with CD sales going to benefit The Idaho Foodbank.
"Fill the Truck" Food Drive
Sponsored by:Eastern Branch The Idaho Foodbank
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Fitness Inc. Health Club
Sponsored by:Fitness Inc Health Club
Help fight hunger in our community. Put food in homes this season and get a great gift!
Fitness Inc. has partnered with The Idaho Foodbank to offer a fundraiser to help the hungry families in our area.
GIVE $20 or more to The Idaho Foodbank. Give at the local Idaho Foodbank office, 555 S. First Avenue, or online at https://idahofoodbank.org/donate/
GET a FREE 3 month membership to Fitness Gym.
To take advantage of this offer you must make your donation by 9/30/17.
3 month membership must be redeemed within 30 days of donation.
To redeem your 3 month gym membership bring your donation receipt to Fitness Inc. One receipt per person. Altered receipts will not be accepted. Must be 18 years of age or older to redeem, but parents may redeem for children under 18. Offer not valid if you have redeemed a Fitness Fundraiser in the last 15 months. Offer not valid if you have been a member of Fitness Inc. in the last 6 months. Please contact us for more details.
ARV: $250.00
Hunger Action Month
Sponsored by:Boise Co-op
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Sponsored by:BoxLunch
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Pyramid Brewing Co. & Albertsons promotion
Sponsored by:Pyramid Brewery
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Empty Bowls Ice Cream Social
Sponsored by:Big Al's - Meridian
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Come out to select your Empty Bowl at Big Al's - Meridian while the supplies last.