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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

Date
November 8, 2025
Time
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Organizer

MOUNTAIN WEST COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

Additional Idaho Foodbank Causes

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KLEW Presents Rock-N-Stock

Sponsored by:Boomers Garden & KELW TV

KLEW TV PRESENTS:
“ROCK-N-STOCK”, A CLASSIC ROCK CONCERT TO BENEFIT THE IDAHO FOODBANK. FRIDAY, AUG 24 AT BOOMERS GARDEN IN DOWNTOWN LEWISTON. LOCAL ROCKERS DIVERSION DRIVE AND KLEW TV NEED YOUR HELP TO STOCK THE SHELVES OF OUR LOCAL FOOD BANK. $15 AT THE DOOR, ONLY $10 IF YOU BRING A CANNED OR PACKAGED FOOD DONATION. GATES OPEN AT 6, MUSIC STARTS AT 7. COME ENJOY GREAT MUSIC AND HELP A GREAT CAUSE. AT THE VERY FIRST EVER “ROCK-N-STOCK”

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klewtv.com

Albertsons is kicking off a month long promotion for the Beef Counts program which provides a consistent supply of beef protein to Idaho families in need.

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Hershey's Company has selected the Idaho Foodbank to receive a $5,000 donation as part of their event because we serve the Idaho Falls area which is one of their target locations. Their goal is to help raise awareness about hunger in our local communities.

Mountain Home Country Music Festival

Sponsored by:Country Music Concerts LLC

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Want to earn free wristbands for the festival and help The Idaho Foodbank? Volunteer as a server for Mountain Home Country Music Festival! For every hour you contribute, MHCMF will donate $10 (equivalent to 50 meals) to The Idaho Foodbank. Volunteers signing up for 12hrs total (one shift 4hrs per day) receive two 3-day general admission wristbands. Volunteers who sign up for a 4hr shift on a single day will receive one single day general admission wristband for the day they are volunteering. Sign up at the link below.

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8th Annual Community Dog Wash Fundraiser

Sponsored by:Broadway Veterinary Hospital

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8th Annual Community Dog Wash Fundraiser event benefiting The Idaho Foodbank and Fuzzy Paws. $10.00 is the suggested donation for full dog wash service by Veterinarian technicians at Broadway Veterinary Hospital (voted Best in Boise Weekly in 2015, 2016 and 2017). Broadway Vet will match ALL donations!

*All dogs must be on a leash. Please, no aggressive dogs* Does not include nail trim
Located in back of Broadway Veterinary Hospital
Call with questions (208) 344-5592 or 503.956.9723

Alive After Five

Sponsored by:Downtown Boise Association

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The Idaho Foodbank will be at Alive After Five on Wednesday, July 18. We will be taking donations and holding a raffle for tickets to the three-day Mountain Home Country Music Festival next week!

Summer Empty Bowls

Sponsored by:Big Al's

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The Idaho Foodbank is partnering up with Big Al’s for the 2nd Annual Summer Empty Bowls, Sunday
This community event held at The Village 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. (1900 N Eagle Road, Meridian (outdoor patio)

Idaho Beef Night at Boise Hawks

Sponsored by:Idaho Beef Council

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Friday, July 13th is Beef Night at the Boise Hawks game. Idaho Foodbank will be holding a raffle of Mountain Home Country Music Festival 3-day wristbands (6 of them) plus a cooler. Funds will support the Beef Counts program which provides nutritious protein to Idaho families in need.

National French Fry Day - Lamb Weston

Sponsored by:Lamb Weston

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1st Annual Lamb Weston French Fry Day held at Boise's downtown Basque Block from 3PM to 6PM on Grove Street between Capital and 6th

Suggested donation to The Idaho Foodbank and sample four delicious types of fries
Music, photo booth, t-shirts, tattoos and prizes. One lucky winner will win free fries for a year!

#ilovefries

National French Fry Day - Simplot

Sponsored by:Simplot

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Simplot Foods is Hosting their 2nd Annual French Fry Day July 13 from 4PM to 7PM. This event is free and will be held at Celebration Circle at the JUMP (Jack's Urban Meeting Place) on 9th Street and Front St. in downtown Boise next to Simplot headquarters. Simplot's famous fryer will be pumping out up to 2,000 lbs. 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 part of the Twilight Trifecta, which is a kickoff for the 2018 Twilight Criterium. The Chrono Kristin Armstrong Awards Ceremony will be taking place at JUMP at 6 PM.

Location

1000 W Myrtle St.
Boise, ID 83702

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