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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
Feeding The 5000
Sponsored by:Community Interfaith Committee
See below
Beef Night on the Ice
Sponsored by:The Idaho Beef Council
Feb 16th is Beef Night on the Ice. A ticket purchased for $15 at www.igrouptix.com/idahosteelheads (username: BEEF and password: COUNTS) will get you a ticket to the game against Rapid City Rush plus a Double R Ranch hot dog, Lays chips, and a small drink. $5 of every ticket purchase will be donated to the Beef Counts program at The Idaho Foodbank. Seating is limited and will be available until seats run out. Additionally, Agri Beef is donating a Yeti color and a beef bundle. The raffle will be held on Feb 13, 15, and 16th. The winner will be drawn on Saturday, Feb 16th during the game.
If you prefer to place your order by phone, please contact Steven Anderson at 208-489-3722 or steven.anderson@idahosteelheads.com.
Papa Murphy's HeartBaker Pizza Campaign
Sponsored by:Papa Murphy's Pizza
When you purchase a HeartBaker Pizza, Papa Murphy's will donate $1.00 to The Idaho Foodbank. $1.00 provides the food for 5 meals for Idahoan experiencing hunger. Since 2013, the Treasure Valley Papa Murphy's stores have donated $24,566 from the HeartBaker Pizza Campaign. That is enough food for 122,830 meals.
Sportsmen Against Hunger
Sponsored by:"Wireless JD Johnston"
See internal notes
4155 Yellowstone Ave.
Chubbuck, ID 83202
Tree City Chamber Players Debut Recital!
Sponsored by:Tree City Chamber Players
Tree City Chamber Players Debut Recital! Music of Telemann, Katherine Hoover, Bruch, W.F. Bach, and George Rochberg
Suggested Donation: $20/person ($10/senior or student) Children 12 and under are free~ 10% of the donations collected will go to the Idaho Foodbank
516 S. 9th Street
Boise, idaho 83702
Cookies & Milk
Sponsored by:Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council
The Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council are encouraging donations to the Foodbank through The Cookies from the Heart program during their yearly Girl Scout cookie sale. The Girl Scouts partner with the Dairy West who is matching each donated box of cookies with $1 toward milk.
Holiday Hoopla
Sponsored by:Pocatello Parks and Recreation
Holiday Hoopla is a timed free throw shooting contest. Participants will have one minute to make as many free throws as possible. There are separate divisions for boys and girls. The first place finishers in each division will receive a prize. All proceeds will be donated to the Idaho Food Bank.
Registration forms will be available at Dick’s Sporting Goods, 1844 Hurley Dr. day of the event. Contact the Team Sports Office at 208-234-6235 or 208-234-6573 if you have any questions.
1844 Hurley Dr.
Pocatello, ID
Tackle Hunger
Sponsored by:Albertsons and The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
A fun, high-energy and hands-on way for anyone to make a tangible difference in the fight against hunger. With music booming, lentils flying and a sea of hairnets, we work to create a truly dynamic experience all while packaging healthy meals for the hungry children and families who need it most.
The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (ESPN), Albertsons, and The Idaho Foodbank will partner with the organization Feeding Children Everywhere to create a fun, friendly competition between the two teams of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl , competing to package healthy meals for hungry Idahoans. This high energy, fast paced event will provide between 33,000 to 40,000 meals for Idahoans in need in just one hour. Which teams(s) can package more food?
Fries for a Cause
Sponsored by:Boise Fry Company
Join us for Fries For A Cause! We are donating 20% of our sales back to The Idaho Foodbank and dishing out free fry cards for those who bring quality canned foods to donate (limit 1 per customer).
We will have live music, tap takeover by Bella Brewing, and showcasing some new tasty foods including: The Queso Burger, Queso Fries, and Vegan Poutine!
If you love beer we got you! Come by and check out the awesome selection of Bella Brewing beers on tap!
6944 W State St
Boise, Idaho 83714
NEW Firenza Pizza
Sponsored by:Firenza Pizza
Firenza Pizza is partnering with The Idaho Foodbank for their grand opening week Tuesday December 11 through 15th. When you show us your downloaded Firenza Pizza App and purchase of a $5.00 pizza, Firenza Pizza will donate $2.00 to The Idaho Foodbank. For every $2.00 donation, will provide enough food for 10 meals this holiday season.
What makes Firenza Pizza different? It's a build-your-own model masterpiece pizza and baked in an open-flame, stone-hearth oven. Done & super-hot and fast — guaranteed in 5 minutes.
Download the Firenza Pizza App from your cell phone's Play Store. When you register, you can 'skip ahead in line' for your order.
999 West Main Street Ste 103
Boise, idaho 83702