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November 8, 2025| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Scouting for Food – Southwest Idaho

Scouting for Food, hosted by Scouting America, is one of Idaho’s largest annual food drives. Volunteers across the Treasure, Magic, and Wood River Valley will pick up food from designated neighborhoods. If you find a door hanger at your house on November 1st, you can leave a donation outside your front door for the Scouts to pick up on November 8th. If you don’t receive a door hanger, you can still donate at one of the drop-off sites listed below.
Scouting for Food Collection Sites
Tapawingo District
Idaho Food Bank
3630 E Commercial St
Meridian
9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Meridian Food Bank
133 W. Broadway
Meridian
9am – 1pm
Eagle Food Bank
310 E State St
Eagle
9am -12pm
St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry
3209 W Overland Rd
Boise
9am -12pm
El-Ada
2024 American Legion Blvd, St 2
Mountain Home
9am -12pm
Owyhee District
Nampa 1st Church of the Nazarene
601 16th Ave. South
Nampa
West Parking Lot
10am – 3pm
Oasis Food Center
506 W Simplot Blvd
Caldwell
9am -2:30pm
Kuna Community Food Pantry
260 W. 4th St
Kuna
Middleton United Methodist Church
104 East Main St
Middleton
9am -12:30pm
Middleton Food Pantry
307 E 1st St
Middleton
9am – 1pm
Treasure Valley Community College Parking lot
205 @ 6th Ave
Caldwell
9am – 12pm
The Hub
Marsing
Drop off donations Monday-Thursday
El-Ada
15 W Colorado Ave
Homedale
9am -12:00pm
DJ Pilgrims Market
102 N Plymouth Ave
New Plymouth
9am – 2pm
Albertson
405 S Main St
Payette
9am – 2pm
Albertsons
1410 Westpark Plaza
Ontario
9am – 2pm
Fruitland Assembly of God
100 S Whitley Dr
Fruitland
9am – 2pm
Weiser Love, Inc.
8 E Idaho St
Weiser
M&W Market
424 Main St
Nyssa
Vale Food Pantry
252 B St W
Vale
Snake River District
Twin Falls
Smiths
Fred Meyer’s
Kimberely
Ridley’s
Burley
Smiths
Stokes
Jerome
Ridley’s
Bellevue
Bellevue City Hall [NEW LOCATION]
Buhl
West End Ministerial Association [NEW LOCATION]
Other Donation Center Locations:
First Presbyterian Church
262 E Ave J
Jerome
Mustard Seed
702 Main Ave W
Twin Falls
Salvation Army
348 5th Ave N
Twin Falls
South Central Community Action Center
Burley
Additional Idaho Foodbank Causes
Feed the Need- Drive thru Food and Fund Drive
Sponsored by:IWash Aircraft Detailing

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.
Pecktoberfest Benefit Concert
Sponsored by:Bombshell Molly with Canyon Inn Bar & Grill

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.
20289 Big Canyon Rd
Peck, ID 83545
Closing the Hunger Gap
Sponsored by:Alliance Title

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!
Cans for Cups
Sponsored by:Alliance Title

Support the ‘Closing the Hunger Gap’ food drive campaign! Bring in a canned good or nonperishable food item for $1 off your drink!
404 E Parkcenter Blvd
Boise, Idaho 83706
Feed the Need
Sponsored by:Idaho Foodbank North Central Branch
idahofoodbank.org

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!
Holiday Food Fight
Sponsored by:Pocatello Branch of the Idaho Foodbank

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 Community Food Drive
Sponsored by:Osborne's Cleaning & Restoration

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.
1140 15th St.
Clarkston, WA 99403
Back to School Virtual Telethon with The Idaho Foodbank
Sponsored by:The Idaho Foodbank/ Better Nonprofits

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!
Summer Empty Bowls
Sponsored by:The Idaho Foodbank
The Idaho Foodbank is partnering up with Big Al’s for the 4th Annual Summer Empty Bowls, Sunday July 19th (National Ice Cream Day) from 11:00AM to 2:00PM.
This community event held at The Village in Meridian helps raise necessary funds for the 179,000 families and children The Idaho Foodbank serves monthly. Your $10 purchase of a handcrafted bowl will provide 50 meals to the 1 in 8 Idahoans who struggle with hunger.
Our goal is to raise enough for 12,000 meals in July. Enjoy a scoop of ice cream and sprinkles provided by Big Al’s.
The Village in Meridian is at 1900 N Eagle Road, Meridian (outdoor patio).
1900 N Eagle Rd
Meridian, Idaho 83646
Grove I Do
Sponsored by:The Grove Hotel

Did you hear that we’re hosting FREE wedding ceremonies on our Terrace for 10 couples who have been affected by COVID-19? No catch. Totally free for 10 selected couples. Submissions can be a video or photo + ‘meet us’ essay. We would LOVE to hear your story.
Each two-hour, private ceremony includes:
- complimentary understated decor
- wedding arch
- seating for up to 50 guests
- professional wedding photographer
- courtesy set up, tear down, and cleaning
- complimentary room at The Grove Hotel on wedding night
- each wedding package is valued at $4,500
In lieu of payment, couples and wedding guests are asked to bring canned food donations, which will be donated to the Idaho Foodbank.
245 S Capitol Blvd
Boise, Idaho 83702