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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
VolunVino
Sponsored by:Jonna Boote
The event consists of one part service and one part vino! Learn from Chef Rebekah Chandler of Juniper Hills Country Club and wine expert, Jennifer Jackman, how to pair wine and food together. Enjoy this delicious wine tasting with food provided by Juniper Hills Country Club.
Broadway Vet's 9th Annual Community Dog Wash Fundraiser
Sponsored by:Broadway Veterinary Hospital
See flyer attached
350 E Linden St
Boise, ID 83706
Eastern VolunVino
Sponsored by:Eastern Branch
This 1st Annual VolunVino Event combines fundraising and volunteerism. The 1st hour will be used as a volunteer hour. Following the volunteer project, participants will spend the second hour enjoying a 4 course appetizer pairing with wine by an expert chef/wine connoisseur. Tickets are $25.00 per person. Must be 21 or over to participate.
555 S. 1st Street
Pocatello, ID 83201
Feed Your Face / Hunger Awareness Nights at Hawks Stadium
Sponsored by:Boise Hawks
Sponsored by JP Morgan Chase, come to the ballpark and enjoy free food through the fourth inning and an opportunity to win a Hawks player's jersey while also supporting The Idaho Foodbank and the 1 in 8 people in Idaho experiencing food insecurity. Look for The Idaho Foodbank on the concourse to participate in the raffle.
Lamb Weston's National French Fry Day Event
Sponsored by:Lamb Weston
Lamb Weston is offering free French fries for a suggested donation of $5 and I Love Fries t-shirts are also available. All proceeds come to The Idaho Foodbank.
Fairview & Eagle
Meridian, ID
3rd Annual National French Fry Day - Simplot
Sponsored by:Simplot
Simplot is hosting their 3rd annual Annual French Fry Day on July 12th from 4 - 7pm. This event is free and held at Celebration Circle on 9th street between the Simplot headquarters and JUMP. Simplot's famous fryer will be pumping out up to 2,000lbs of fries an hour. Attendees are encouraged to bring donations to The Idaho Foodbank. Anyone who donates $15 or more will receive a commemorative "FryIdaho" t-shirt. This event is a kickoff of the Twilight Trifecta with an awards ceremony of the Chrono Kristin Armstrong cycling event.
Sletten Construction Golf Tournament
Sponsored by:Sletten Construction
See flyer
Beef Night at Idaho Falls, Chukars
Sponsored by:Beef Counts
*This will follow the event plan for the Beef Counts appearances at the baseball games in Boise.
568 W Elva St
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
Ale to the Beer (Kegs 4 Kause)
Sponsored by:The Idaho Beef Council
See email
Paint a Bowl for The Idaho Foodbank's Summer Empty Bowl Event
Sponsored by:A Way With Clay
The Idaho Foodbank is partnering up with Big Al’s for the 3rd Annual Summer Empty Bowls on National Ice Cream Day! This community event held at Big Al’s (1900 N. Eagle Road, Meridian) helps raise necessary funds for the 179,000 families and children The Foodbank serves monthly. Your sponsorship will provide necessary meals to the 1 in 8 Idahoans who struggle with hunger. Our goal is to raise enough for 12,000 meals at this event to help feed Idaho’s hungry.
This event is supporting our 3rd Annual Summer Empty Bowls by providing the bowls for the event!
3597 East Monarch Sky Lane #225, Meridian, Idaho 83646
Meridian, ID 83646