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March 28, 2024| 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
Thanksgiving in June
Sponsored by:City of Trees Real Estate
The Idaho Foodbank receives most of its food donations during the holiday season. City of Trees knew that this was where they could help. To shed light on this issue, City of Trees Real Estate committed to creating an event the entire community could rally around, and thus, "Thanksgiving in June" was born. The goal is to fill the City of Trees Real Estate moving truck as many times as possible over a two-day event, but also throughout the entire month of June.
Scheduled Events:
• June 3rd or 4th - City of Trees Real Estate Team Volunteering at The Idaho Foodbank
• June 15th - Big Jud’s - $1 per burger donated
• June 13th - COTRE Happy Hour – collecting donations
• June 29th + 30th - Fred Meyer’s Grocery Store Booth -- (Linder and Glenwood)
A link to make a cash donation to Thankgiving in June is listed below.
Red Nose Day, the campaign to end child poverty
Sponsored by:Red Nose Day Fund / Feeding America
You can buy a Red Nose at any Walgreens for $2, and the money goes to the Red Nose Day Fund to end child poverty. Last year, the Red Nose Day Fund awarded The Idaho Foodbank $10,000 to support our Backpack and School Pantry programs!
Stamp Out Hunger
Sponsored by:National Association of Letter Carriers
The second Saturday in May is the largest one-day food drive in the nation. So it is appropriately named Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day. How is it possible? It occurs in more than 10,000 cities and towns, and the food is collected by those men and women carrying our mail across the country. As they deliver to postal customers, those customers get to do their part by filling their mailbag with non-perishable food donations.
Over the last 27 years, one billion pounds of food has been delivered by this drive which is sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers. The letter carriers representing the NALC receive help from rural letter carriers, other postal employees and other volunteers. The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive has received a number of accolades over the years, including two Presidential Certificates of Achievement.
Twin County United Way "Day of Caring"
Sponsored by:Twin County United Way
This event happens all over the valley. IFB will have 20 volunteers from TriState Memorial Hospital and HomeStreet Bank. They will assist us in cleaning the warehouse in preparation for our AIB Audit.
Clearwater Cares
Sponsored by:Clearwater Paper Corp
Internal event at Clearwater Paper, handled completely by Dan Mauer, Sr.
803 Mill Road
Lewiston, idaho 83501
Fight Hunger Spark Change
Sponsored by:Walmart and Feeding America
People can participate in two ways. First, every purchase of participating products (at Idaho stores, or online delivered to Idaho addresses) will contribute 10 cents to the program. Second, all Walmart customers can donate at the register when they check out, either at a store or online. All Fight Hunger, Spark Change funds raised in Idaho will go to The Idaho Foodbank.
Fight Hunger/Spark Change
Sponsored by:Walmart, Sams Club and Feeding America
One in eight Americans may not know where to find their next meal. Join Walmart, Sam’s Club and Feeding America in helping make a difference in the lives of people facing hunger.
Donate online or donate by visiting a Walmart or Sams Club in Idaho
Meriwether Cider Promotion
Sponsored by:Meriwether Cider
From April until the end of June, Meriwether Cider will be donating 10% of highlighted bottles of cider, $4 per sale for each "Cider for a Friend" purchase, $1 per sale of any Kick the Keg Cider, and $1 per sale of IFB's suggested cider blend.
The launch date is April 2, and during the launch 10% of all Meriwether Cider product sales (draft or bottle) will be donated to The Idaho Foodbank. Additionally, 10% of sales of highlighted bottle flights will also be donated to IFB.
224 N 9th St
Boise, ID 83702
The Idaho Shirt Company Donation Program
Sponsored by:The Idaho Shirt Company
$1 of every retail garment sold will be donated to The Idaho Foodbank.
200 Jacob Street
McCall, Idaho 83638
Empty Bowls Throw-a-Thon
Sponsored by:ISU Clay Club
The first Empty Bowls event was held 26 years ago, since then the event has spread to locations across the world. The Empty Bowls event serves both to raise awareness about poverty and raise money for our local community.
The Clay Club is inviting local artisans and potters to come Kick off our first Empty Bowls Throw-a-Thon on March 8th. All materials will be provided by the ISU Department of Art and the ISU Clay Club
The bowls created at this event will be presented for purchase at the Empty Bowls Fundraiser: September 13th, 2019 at Westside Players Club.
ISU Campus
Pocatello, ID 83201