This is the Boise edition of the Pun Run, a .5K run sponsored by Iron Horse Brewery. They are fundraising for The Idaho Foodbank.

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3rd Annual fun run distance is 1 block that is .5K with food, drink and music and many 'high fives' along the way. Participants receive all the swag just like a marathon: bib, custom medal and head band includes a photographer, Celtic Rock band: Guess When and many water & food stations along the 1 block course.

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Million Meals in March Kick-Off with Boise Co-op North End donating 3% of Sales on March 1 to help raise awareness hunger is a year-around challenge in Idaho.

** details of time of Kick-off at Boise Co-op & Facebook LIVE TBD

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Beef Night on the Ice is a night to celebrate the Beef Counts program while enjoying a Steelheads hockey game! $1.00 from every general ticket sale will be donated to the Beef Counts campaign. Raffle tickets will be sold for a Traeger Grill and a year of beef that the Idaho Beef Council is providing.

Daisy’s Madhouse Theatre announces “Will Act 4 Food,” a short-play festival to benefit The Idaho Foodbank. This annual event, now in its 8th year, will be held on Saturday, January 28th at 7:30 p.m. at the Boise Little Theater (map here). In 2016, "Will Act 4 Food" raised $4,000 for the statewide hunger-relief organization.

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The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl is Thursday, December 22 at Albertsons Stadium with U of I Vandals vs. Colorado State Rams. Parking lot opens at 1pm game starts at 5pm. A bowling event sponsored by Albertsons between the teams that benefits The Idaho Foodbank is scheduled for Monday , December 19 starting at 5:30 PM at Wahooz PINZ in Meridian.

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The annual Hallelujah Chorus in association with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints is hosting a Messiah Sign-in live musical event. The show begins at 7:00pm on Sunday December 18th at the Stephens Performing Arts Center in Pocatello. Admission is free, however, canned goods and cash will be collected for the Idaho Foodbank.

Friday, December 16th, “Drive Away Hunger” in partnership with Cole Chevrolet in Pocatello and Smith Chevrolet in Idaho Falls will be happening at local Fred Meyer stores in both Pocatello and Idaho Falls locations. From 4 to 7p, near the front doors of both stores, there will be a Chevy pickup. Participants will be able to leave food donations in the truck, so we can “fill the truck.” All the food goes to the Idaho Foodbank.

Cucina di Paolo is an Italian restaurant owned by Mary Jean and Paul Wegners. They decided to capitalize on their Betty Washer Woman, a beloved Boise icon, with a 2017 13-month calendar with local businesses sponsoring different months. All proceeds from the $20/calendar less tax and cost of calendar equals out to $12 going to The Idaho Foodbank. The January picture is a mockup of the famous Marilyn Monroe potato sack photo. Each month has a differently themed Betty.

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The Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society will be hosting open host festivities every Saturday in the month of December 3, 10, and 17th. Monetary donations will be accepted and given to the Idaho Foodbank.