Holiday Events 2018

The Pocatello Police Department has launched its 5th annual “Give the Cops a Bird” turkey drive! All proceeds go directly to the local Idaho Foodbank to help feed the hungry in our community. Frozen turkeys and monetary donations will be accepted through Friday, November 17th at the Pocatello Police Department.

If you’re interested in making a monetary donation, those can be dropped off at the Pocatello Police Department as well. Please make checks payable to the “Pocatello FOP Union”, and any Venmo donations can be sent to the Pocatello Police Department at @Portneuf-Valley-Lodge with a note specifying that it's for Give the Cops a Bird.

Don’t miss your chance to “Give the Cops a Bird” and help us help the community!

CBS Channel 2 hosts the Great Idaho Food Drive. This year the food drive runs from October 30th to November 20th. The drop off will Les Schwab is on November 20th. This year's participants are:
CBS2
KBOI and KIZN 92.3
Two Men and a Truck
West Mark Credit Union

Last year we brought in 34,734 pounds of food. This year, our goal is 50,000 pounds of food and $2500

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Bluebird Express Car Wash is holding a "Tunnel of Terror" event on Saturday, October 28 from 7pm -9pm. Stop by Bluebird Carwash at 1475 S. Silverston Way for a hauntingly fun car wash experience. Proceeds will benefit The Idaho Foodbank.

Eleven Albertsons stores across the state are collecting donations that will be provided to nonprofits across Idaho. At many stores, customers will be given the opportunity to donate to The Idaho Foodbank when they pay for their purchases. These donations come to The Foodbank in the form of gift cards that we provide to our community partners to support their food distribution programs and families.

On Saturday, October 21st, The Grand Teton Council of The Boy Scouts of America will be hosting their annual food drive, Scouting for Food. Scouts will have drop off locations all throughout Southeast Idaho to collect food for Idahoan's facing food insecurity from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For food safety reasons, perishable and home-canned items cannot be accepted at this event. Join the Grand Teton Council on Saturday, October 21st as they support neighbors in need during the 2023 Scouting for Food.

Maverik's customers and team members will once again round up their cash and credit transactions to the nearest dollar (OR MORE) to help fight hunger and benefit The Idaho Foodbank.

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Donate today at LCCU and LCCU will match community donations up to $7000!
Giving back to the community One HAM at a time!
October 1-December 15, 2023

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Citizen's Community Bank has chosen The Idaho Foodbank to be the recipient of their Give Back campaign from October to December. This is a chance for our customers and employees to give back to our communities. Customers who open a new account can donate their $10 gift card and CCB employees can pay $5 on Fridays to wear jeans. All donations will support the eastern branch of The Idaho Foodbank and feed our neighbors in need.

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We are inviting our community to help us throw or hand build as many bowls for the Empty Bowls fundraiser as possible. We are providing free clay, and free instruction that day for anyone who will donate their bowl to the Food Bank. This is a great opportunity to try to work with clay for free and contribute to an amazing cause. Later on, we will offer discounts for painting of these bowls.
Our event will run all day long. Our studio will transform into a clay studio for the day.
Painting for the Empty Bowls Fundraiser will also be possible, if our customers do not want to get dirty. We will offer a $2 discount for each painted and donated bowl.

A Chefs’ Affaire is The Idaho Foodbank North Central’s only event, and an opportunity to share our mission with 200 very important guests. This year’s event will be on LC State College Campus working with the Hospitality and Culinary Arts Professors/LCSC Staff. Our aim is to collaborate with students, local supporters and vendors to create an event showcasing their hard work and to support the Idaho Foodbanks mission. The goal is to raise $110,000 to support The Idaho Foodbank’s programs and services directed at the 1 in 7 Idahoans in North Central who struggle with hunger. With the collaboration of premier Chefs, local producers and vintners, this amazing event is made possible with your support.
This year, 3 Chefs’ will prepare and serve appetizers to the guests as the mingle and sip wine. The event will kick off with the Black Box Challenge: Chefs Blaine and Chef Aaron will compete with the same surprise ingredients for a Amuse-Bouche. The guest will try both and pick a winner. An announcement of the winner will happen at the end of the evening and crowned. The following courses will be prepared by Chef Magen and Chef Rodney with students of the Culinary Arts Program of LC State. The Skalicky’s Bakery will prepare a dessert for everyone to enjoy and savor.

On Saturday, September 9th the 2nd Annual Idaho Foodbank Music Festival is happening in Pocatello. The Aaron Ball Band along with Opskamatrtists and Dalton &Thompson, will be performing from 5:00P - 9:00P . The event, sponsored by Phil Meador Subaru, will be at Lookout Point. The suggested donation for admission is $5 and RV Storage matches donations, up to $1,000. There will be food and drinks available for purchase. Please join us for a fun evening and some great music – all to support our neighbors who are struggling to make ends meet.

LCCU will participate by asking members to donate $10 for a Backpack for our local school. IFB will provide
information about participating schools in each Idaho location of LCCU. All proceeds of this program will stay at
the NC Branch’s Back to School program. LCCU to MATCH the member’s donations.

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The Roastere is partnering with The Idaho Foodbank for a September promotion. For every bag of Black Forest Chemical Free coffee purchased, The Roastere will donate $1 to The Idaho Foodbank. By enjoying this exquisite coffee you'll not only indulge your senses but also contribute to the well-being of local families.

13th annual Poker Run and Car show
August 23rd Hereth Park- 1534 Powers Ave Lewiston, ID
$15 Per Hand $5 per extra card
The Idaho Foodbank will be one of the many stops in Lewiston to punch your card.
The proceeds from the event will benefit the Back To School Campaign for the Idaho Foodbank.

Papa Johns is partnering with The Idaho Foodbank to help end hunger! From July 17 - July 19, 2023, use Promo Code IDAHO25 to get 25% off any menu priced order and Papa Johns will donate to The Idaho Foodbank to provide food for up to 4 meals.

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Learn more about our local Rotary Clubs
and mingle with members. Sunrise,
Lewiston and Clarkston Rotaries will be
present to answer questions. Challenge: Rotary members to raise money for the North Central Idaho Foodbank.

Independence from Hunger is a hosted event by Grocery Outlet in Lewiston, ID. All of July, the store will raise money for the North Central Idaho Foodbank. on Friday's volunteers will greet shoppers and ask them to donate or buy a raffle ticket. Point of sale= donate $5 and receive a $5 coupon. Round up will take place last weeks of the month.

The Idaho Foodbank is partnering with Jim Dandy Brewing and Palate Street Bistro to bring VolunBrew to Pocatello on June 24th. This event will be held at Jim Dandy Brewing, 305 E. Lander St. A light volunteer project will kick off the event starting at 2:00pm. Following the volunteer project you will be treated to a tasting of 4 of Jim Dandy's brews. You will get to know the tasting notes and learn about the hops and malt used ect. In addition, Palate Street Bistro will be providing some appetizers that will pair nicely with the selected brews. This will be a fantastic, 1st of its kind event that the Idaho Foodbank has held. The fee is $35.00 per person to participate. Seating is limited. Please come share in the fun!

Tapped | Taphouse & Kitchen is is featuring LUMBERBEARD Brewing of Spokane, WA for their next "Tap Takeover". Proceeds from this event will be donated to The Idaho Foodbank.

Lumberbeard Brewing was founded in 2018 and is a true family business. They are committed to making excellent beers and desire to create a community where everyone feels welcome, cared for, in addition to crafting beers their customers love!

Stop in to try the beer, win prizes and support the Idaho Foodbank's mission to end Hunger.

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The Peanut Butter drive is an annual event hosted by local Ford Dealership owner Joe Hall and family. This event is 8 years old. This food/fund drive provides the Idaho Food Bank with Cereal and Peanut Butter to be distributed to our partners (in 5 counties – 78 partners, schools and programs). School's out Hunger is not! Join us to fill the shelves with cereal and peanut butter for the summer!