The 7th Annual Race for the Steaks, hosted by the Idaho Beef Council, is now Raising the ‘Steaks’ on Nutrition and Health with registration fees equally supporting the Beef Counts program benefitting The Idaho Foodbank and the Treasure Valley YMCA with $20 going to each organization. The Beef Counts program provides a much needed, high quality protein for food insecure Idahoans.

Like many community events, this annual race which typically ends with a delicious steak dinner at the finish line, will be scheduled with runners participating virtually in Point 5k / 5k / 10k distance options, and completing their course October 19 -24 with a results reporting deadline of October 25. 

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On Sunday, October 18, you are invited to walk with us to end hunger, one step at a time. This year we will be “walking together apart”. Even though walkers may be walking in their own neighborhoods or joining their church’s team for a “micro walk”, we will be walking together to end hunger.

The suggested distance for the walk is 3.4 miles because that is the distance many people in our world have to walk to access water.

We will be walking to raise funds to support the global mission of Church World Service, a faith-based organization transforming communities around the globe through just and sustainable responses to hunger, poverty, displacement and disaster.

We will be walking to share 25% of the funds generated from the event to be designated to the Idaho Foodbank that assists food programs here in Idaho.
If ever there was a need for us to WALK TO END HUNGER ONE STEP AT A TIME, it is now, October 18, 2020. Please join us! Together, we can raise funds, walk together apart and help end hunger in our community and around the world!

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I-Wash Aircraft Detailing is proud to be partnered with The Idaho Foodbank during Feed the Need in an effort to support families in need this fall and holiday season. Help us in our efforts by coming out to the airport with your non-perishable food and/or monetary donations ($1= FIVE MEALS) on October 17 between 10am and 2om for a drive thru contactless drop off site. Look for the volunteers at the Lewiston Airport by the jet in the short-term parking lot. Help us set a record for one day food collection.

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Come out and help support the Idaho Foodbank's partner, Lifeline Pantry, in Orofino, ID. With the year we all have had and now the families impacted by the area fires, this is a great way to give back and help the community while sharing a great time with your rock and roll family. The annual Pecktoberfest is a halloween party, concert and all around good time for a good cause. Admission is $10 and a can of food.

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Closing the Hunger Gap is Alliance Title's annual food and fund drive for The Idaho Foodbank. Their participating branches build canstructures and the public gets to vote!

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Support the ‘Closing the Hunger Gap’ food drive campaign! Bring in a canned good or nonperishable food item for $1 off your drink!

The holiday season will be upon us before we know it. For many of us, it’s a season of joy, thankfulness and giving. But for our neighbors, many of them still out of work, who suffer from food insecurity, it can be a season of stress and worry. There are several contributing factors, from school-age kids being out on break to friends and relatives visiting over the holidays. Regardless of the reasons, the demand for food assistance over the holidays increases significantly. Hence, the Feed the Need campaign in October. Please join The Idaho Foodbank in this food and fund drive benefiting our partner agencies in the five-county region of North Central Idaho, consisting of Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, Lewis and Nez Perce counties.

Did you know, due to the power of our network, The Idaho Foodbank can provide five meals for each $1.00 donated? Every single donation has a big impact as The Idaho Foodbank works towards our vision of a hunger-free Idaho. Point-of-sale donation requests are a fantastic way to support the Feed the Need campaign. It is important to note that food collected in communities outside Lewiston will be donated to our partner agencies in that area. For example, food collected in Orofino will go to our partner agency in Orofino. Funds collected will go to The Idaho Foodbank to support the programs we administer throughout North Central Idaho. Those include Backpack, Cooking Matters, Mobile Pantry, School Pantry and Senior Nutrition.

We sincerely hope you will partner with The Idaho Foodbank in October to Feed the Need this holiday season!

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Since we are in need of some very specific food items for our Bannock County Thanksgiving food box distribution, we have tried to come up with a creative way to help gather these foods. We are reaching out to local businesses to see if they would be interested in participating in a “Holiday Food Fight”. This event is designed to collect all of the dry goods needed to fill 1000 Thanksgiving food boxes that will be distributed to Bannock County residence in need. We will be working with multiple businesses throughout the community asking them to participate in our challenge by contributing 1000 cans of a specifically chosen food item. This will be a contest where each business will gain points for each item collected and bonus points for additional collected funds and turkeys. There will also be bonus points for whoever completes their challenge first. The winning business will be provided with lunch sponsored by the Pizza Pie Café as well as additional fun snacks delivered to your office, and of course, a trophy.

Osborne's Cleaning & Restoration has been serving the LC Valley area for over 45 years and is dedicated to the community. Donate food between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30 and get a 20% discount on carpet or window cleaning.

Join us for a unique day full of entertainment on Thursday, September 10th by tuning in to the Back to School Virtual Telethon with The Idaho Foodbank. The day includes eight hours of entertainment from 9AM to 5PM MDT, provided by people appearing virtually, from wherever they happen to be. In between entertainers of all kinds, we will provide information about our Backpack and School Pantry programs, including how viewers can help us feed Idaho children. Talent ranges from local, familiar faces such as longtime radio personality Kate McGwire and blues musician Dave Wilson, to cooking humorist Pat Mac. A variety of national talents will also be appearing as surprise guests.

Contributions made during the telethon will have double the impact thanks to a generous offer from Optum Idaho to match all gifts up to $10,000 dollars. The entire event will be streamed live to the internet via Facebook, YouTube, and other platforms. Find more information and choose your favorite way to view the event by visiting www.backtoschooltelethon.com

Whether you’ll be watching all day or viewing in-between meetings, we’re excited to bring this first-time event to you!

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