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February 10, 2024| 7:00 pm - April 22, 2024| 7:00 pm
Feeding the 5000
The Portneuf Valley Interfaith Fellowship is excited to launch the annual Feeding the 5000 campaign, a heartfelt initiative aimed at combating hunger and strengthening community bonds. This campaign unfolds through a series of events, including a kickoff concert, a progressive dinner, a candlelight vigil, a grocery store food drive, and a closing ceremony, each designed to bring people together in support of those in need.Everyone in the community is welcome to participate in any of the events. Whether through participation, volunteering, or donations, your contribution can make a tangible impact in the lives of many of our local neighbors.Keep an eye out for each of the specific events in the series as they get closer (all events are located in Pocatello)
- Kickoff Concert – Feb 10th, 7:00pm @ Central Christian Church
- Progressive Dinner – Mar 9th, 6:00pm @ LDS Church Caldwell Building
- Candlelight Vigil – Mar 23rd, 7:00pm @ Caldwell Park
- Grocery Store Food Drive – Mar 30th, 10am-4pm @ Grocery Outlet, Fred Meyer, Ridley’s, and Albertson’s
- Closing Ceremony – Apr 22nd, TBD
Additional Idaho Foodbank Causes
Desert Eagles Open House and Paintball Shoot
Sponsored by:Desert Eagles Model Airplane Flying Club
This is the annual Open House for the Desert Eagles model airplane club. This year, for the first time we will have paintball equipment which may be used (for donation) to shoot at special ruggedized RC model targets that will be flown by club members, past the firing line. Also will be demonstration flying by our own members of RC helicopters, gliders, aerobatic models, large gas models, and electric models of all types. "Buddy Box" setups will be available for interested newcomers to try their hand at flying an RC plane.
Thanksgiving in June
Sponsored by:City of Trees Real Estate
On June 24 and 25 City of Trees Real Estate is celebrating their 4th annual Thanksgiving in June event at Rosauer's in Meridian. The goals is to fill the City of Trees Real Estate moving trucks as many times as possible over the two-day event to raise 5,000 lbs. of food and $5,000 for The Idaho Foodbank. For $10, Rosauer's will offer customers a Fill-A-Bag of pre-selected food contribute to the food drive.
Edward's Greenhouse "Souper" Sale
Sponsored by:Edwards Greenhouse Nursery
Edwards Greenhouse Nursery Annuals sale
Bring in a nonperishable food item for The Idaho Foodbank and receive up to 50% off annuals, vegetables and hanging baskets.
For every food item you bring in, receive 10% off up to 5 items for 50% off purchase OR $5.00 donation and receive 50% off purchase.
(Perennials, nursery stock, succulents, tropical, carnivorous plants, custom pots herbs and vegetable-hanging baskets are excluded form the sale.)
CenturyLink Backpack Buddies Matching Fundraiser
Sponsored by:CenturyLink
CenturyLink Backpack Buddies is matching fundraiser from the Clarke M. Williams Foundation to assist food bank Backpack programs. Go to Centurylink's donation website via the link below Online Donations Link. Choose your donation amount, then scroll down or do a browser search (Control or Command-F) to find "Idaho Foodbank Warehouse". Your donation will be matched!
Tamil New Years Cultural Night
Sponsored by:Boise Tamil Sangam
Tamil New Year is the start of first month of the Tamil Calendar and almost always falls on April 14th. People welcome each other by exchanging words of "Happy New Year". The celebrations are all about feasting, gift-giving, visiting temples an relatives. The day is observe as a family time.
The Boise Tamil Sangam community selected The Idaho Foodbank as their recipient of the evenings events with 25% of the proceeds going to The Idaho Foodbank.
Sponsorship Slabs:
$50 - Vote of Thanks
$100 - Vote of thanks + Brochure
$150 - Vote of thanks + Brochure + Booth at the venue
$250 - Program Sponsor
$500 - All of the above + Banner
(Free entry for a family starting at $100)
Wal-mart Fight Hunger Spark Change
Sponsored by:Wal-mart & Feeding America
Wal-Mart is partnering with Feeding America again for Fight Hunger Spark Change campaign April 17 - May 15 at all Idaho Wal-Mart stores. Wal-Mart is committed to providing meals to those in need and helping that every family has access to affordable, nutritious and sustainably grown food.
There are 3 ways easy ways to get involved and help fight hunger in your local community:
Online Acts of Support: www.walmart.com/FightHunger
Generate meals for Feeding America Idaho Foodbank by using #FightHunger on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Purchase participating products: General Mills; Kellogg's; Campbell's Soup Company; PepsiCo (Quaker) and Kraft Heinz
Donate to The Idaho Foodbank at the register for $1; $2; $5 or 'round-up' or "Other"
On April 21 share on any social media #FightHunger and Wal-Mart will donate additional $1.5 million to campaign.
Human Beans Giving Back
Sponsored by:Melissa Magnaghi
When you bring a canned food item to any of your local Human Bean locations, you will receive $1.00 off of your order!
F45 Training Grand Opening
Sponsored by:F45 Training
Come enjoy a free workout at F45 studio on Sat, April 8th at 9 and 10a.m. We will have DJ ZUZ mixing music, free giveaways, Miss Idaho USA contestants meet and greet, Miss Meridian will be at the event and is one of our personal trainers, we will be bringing awareness that 1 in 7 people in Idaho are in need of food, We will be having a food drive so bring can goods and or make a donation.
F45 Training has a soft opening March 30 for clients to bring food donations and donate to the online Fund Drive too.
H & R Block Food and Referral Program
Sponsored by:H & R Block
All Treasure Valley H & R Block offices are participating in food drive donations AND referral program. H & R Block is donating $20 for every new client when they bring in referral form.
Million Meals in March KIZN '92 Radio-a-thon 3/15
Sponsored by:Cumulus Radio
Part of Million Meals in March campaign: Radio-a-thon at Cumulus KIZN '92 from 7am to 7pm
3 hour shifts with 4 phones.
7a-10a
10a-1p filled Corporate Challenge Teams
1p-4p
4p-7p