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March 28 @ 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
ISU Health Fair
The 2024 ISU Health Fair will be Thursday, March 28, 2024, from 7 AM – 6 PM in the Pond Student Union Ballroom
MISSION: “Providing evidence-based health education and information, activities and demonstrations, and screenings to promote awareness of healthy lifestyle habits and disease prevention to empower people to live healthier lives.”
The event showcases ISU’s Kasiska Division of Health Sciences (KDHS) clinics. KDHS faculty and students typically offer free health screening services such as:
- NEW: Nutrition Fair with food demos throughout the day and kids activities from 3-6pm!
- 9 a.m. – energy bites
- 10:30 a.m. – smoothies
- 12 p.m. – salsa and chips
- 1:30 p.m. – protein dips and vegetables
- 4:30 p.m. – after school snack
- Blood pressure, pulse, and height and weight assessment by ISU Nursing faculty and students
- Depression and anxiety screening by the ISU Psychology Clinic faculty and students
- Fall risk screening by ISU Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy faculty and students
- Foot assessment and care by ISU Nursing faculty and students
- Hearing screening by ISU Audiology faculty and students
- Laboratory services provided by Portneuf Medical Center and ISU Medical Lab Sciences faculty and students
- Medication review and evaluation by ISU Pharmacy faculty and students
- Oral health screening by ISU Dental Hygiene students
- Traumatic brain injury screening by ISU Counseling Clinic faculty and students
Additional Idaho Foodbank Causes
Take a Slice Out of Hunger - Enter for a chance to win pizza for a year
Sponsored by:Idaho Pizza Company
Don't miss out on your chance to win pizza for a year from the Idaho Pizza Company. With your minimum donation of $5.00 to the Idaho Foodbank you will be entered into a drawing to win pizza for a year. All proceeds go to supporting our Idahoan neighbors fighting food insecurity. For every $5 donated the Idaho Foodbank can provide food for up to 15 meals. Thank you for your donation and supporting the Idaho Foodbank.
Great Idaho Food Drive
Sponsored by:CBS2
CBS Channel 2 hosts the annual Great Idaho Food Drive. This year it will run from November 11th-November 25th. At the end of the drive, a parage of Les Schwab trucks will come to the Idaho Foodbank on November 25th to unload the food that they have collected throughout the drive.
This year's participants so far are:
CBS2
KBOI and KIZN 92.3
Two Men and a Truck
TDS Fiber
Feed a Ton
Sponsored by:Pacific Steel and Recycling
Feed a Ton 2024 Food and Fund Drive at Pacific Steel and Recycling in November.
Please join us as we work to help those in our communities who are facing food insecurity in winter. All food donated will go to local charity.
604 12st Street North
Lewiston, ID 83501
Round up at the Register
Sponsored by:Les Schwab
Les Schwab customers will once again round up their cash and credit transactions to the nearest dollar (OR MORE) to help fight HUNGER. Funds raised will support foodbanks in the local area. November 1- December 31 Customers of LEs Schwab in North Central Idaho will be supporting the efforts to fill the plates this holiday season. Stop by Grangeville, Orofino, Moscow, or Lewiston and Round Up at the registers!
Empty Bowls 2nd Annual Throw Off
Sponsored by:Ceramica
Come and throw as many bowls as you can for the Idaho Foodbanks annual Empty Bowls Fund Drive. Free throwing and hand building if you donate your bowls to the event. Meet local potters as they throw alongside you. Try blindfold throwing and tandem throwing.
1002 S. Vista Ave. Vista Village Shopping Center
Boise, Idaho 83705
3rd Annual Idaho Foodbank Music Festival
Sponsored by:Aaron Ball Band
We are excited to announce the 3rd Annual Idaho Foodbank Music Festival and Fundraiser in Pocatello! The Idaho Foodbank is asking for YOU to do your part to fight hunger in East Idaho. We are pleased to have the Aaron Ball Band headlining alongside Paige Anne from American Idol and local troubadour Layne Bowen Music joining them on stage this year.
The festival will be held at Lookout Point in downtown Pocatello on September 7th. There is a suggested $5 donation for entry, but all are welcome to come! Mark your calendars, open your wallets, and lets make a difference together!
426 W Lewis St
Pocatello, Idaho 83204
Grand Opening-P1FCU Branch in South Meridian
Sponsored by:P1FCU
This is a food and fund drive hosted at the new P1FCU branch in South Meridian. Patrons are encouraged to drop off food and donate to benefit the Idaho Food Bank and its' Back-to-School Campaign.
4669 S. Eagle Re.
Meridian, ID 83642
The Back to School Radio-thon
Sponsored by:McVey and TriState Health
The McVey Entertainment group hosts a Back To School Radio-thon to promote the Backpack and School Pantry programs in North Central. TriState Health powers the day with information from their Nutrition team explaining why children need healthy food to learn. ZROCK, the River and The Canyon Radio station's DJ's talk from the talking points about Children's hunger and how the programs benefit kids in North Central. They ask listeners to check out their FACEBOOK page or deliver donations to the radio station. Goal is to raise $4000.
2575 Snake River Ave
Lewiston, ID 83501
Rock the Block
Sponsored by:Molinelli's Jewelers
Molinelli's Jewelers is hosting their Annual "Rock the Block" party in downtown Pocatello on Saturday, August 10th at 6pm. There will be four fun filled hours of live bands, food trucks, raffles, and yard games. All of the proceeds from the block party will be donated to the Pocatello branch of The Idaho Foodbank!
126 N Main Street
Pocatello, Idaho 83204
Beef Night at The Boise Hawks
Sponsored by:The Beef Council
Join us for Beef Night at the Boise Hawks on June 14, 2024. Purchase your tickets on the below link and a $4 donation will go to the Beef Counts program.
https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Idahobeef3
Beef Counts is a program designed to provide a consistent supply of high-quality protein throughout the year to The Idaho Foodbank.
5600 N Glenwood St.
Boise, Idaho 83714