Holiday Events 2018

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!

From June 1 - 30, 2023 when you buy a limited-edition reusable bag for $1.99, Natural Grocers will donate $1 to The Idaho Foodbank.

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​The Union School (Nampa) Rock-A-Thon is a charity fundraiser where all the 301’s from Biff Hall's class ask for pledges from sponsors (friends, family, neighbors and businesses) to see how long they can rock in a rocking chair. All the money raised will be given to the Idaho Foodbank. This is a project for our class to give back to our community.

Pocatello's Interfaith community is bringing back Feeding the 5000. We are truly looking forward to this multiple event campaign. Please come enjoy yourselves and support these efforts to help individuals in Eastern Idaho who are struggling with food insecurity.

The Kickoff Concert: Friday, February 18th starting at 7:00pm being held at Central Christian Church, 918 E. Center Street.

Progressive Dinner: March 11th beginning at 5:30pm.
Station 1: Appetizers, soup, and salad: Central Christian Church, 918 E. Center St.
Station 2: Main Course: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Caldwell Park Building, 135 S. 7th Ave.
Station 3: Dessert: St. Anthony Parish, 524 N. 7th Ave.

Candlelight/Meditation vigil: March 18th, time TBD held at Community of Christ, 4588 Bannock Hwy.

Grocery store Food and Fund drive: April 8th from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Participating grocery stores are Albertsons, Fred Meyer, Ridley's on Pocatello Creek Rd, Ridley's on Main St.

Closing Ceremony: time and place to be announced.

The North Central Branch of the Idaho Foodbank was chosen to receive $1 form every drink sold on Friday, February 17. Three locations to Celebrate #DUTCHLUV

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Sportsmen Against Hunger will be holding their 16th Annual fundraiser to help support the Idaho Foodbank this weekend January 28th and 29th at the Cal Ranch store at Pine Ridge Mall in Chubbuck from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Your favorite sporting organizations will be there. There are also many great prizes to be a raffle off, including a Howa 6.5 Creedmoor3 rifle and a Liberty gun safe provided by Cal Ranch and many more!

Thank you for supporting the Idaho Food Bank, I'm so proud to have partnered with this organization to help our Community - Mark

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KTVB wants to help build a stronger community safety net for basic human needs as well as foster a community spirit of neighbor helping neighbor. All donations (cash and non-perishable food) will go to help The Idaho Foodbank, Boise Rescue Mission, and Salvation Army locations keep their shelves fully stocked and purses full during the winter months when the need for food, shelter, and aid increases. This is the 15th year of 7Cares Idaho Shares.

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Idaho Central Credit Union and Boise State University ESports are proud to present the Giving Games. Gamers compete but the ultimate winners are neighbors facing hunger who will receive nutritious food for meals thanks to contestant and spectator support. For every $1 donated The Idaho Foodbank can provide food for up to 4 meals!

Mark your calendar for December 3rd, because the Santa Fun Run is happening at the Twin Falls Visitors Center at the Perrine Bridge. Get into the Holiday spirit, come dressed as Santa Claus (or not) to run or walk (1 mile or 5k). A donation is suggested to participate with all donations benefitting The Idaho Foodbank. To pre-register, call 801-750-5030, or arrive at 9:00 AM on race day to sign-up.

The Pocatello Art's Council along with the ISU Arts department are excited to hold its 4 Annual Pocatello Empty Bowls event Friday, December 2nd, 2022. This event benefiting the Idaho Foodbank, will be held at Westside Players Warehouse.

Beautiful handmade bowls will be there for you to choose from. Along with the purchase of a bowl, you will be able to enjoy your choice of soups, locally made bread, and beverages for dinner. Westside Players will also be selling adult beverages if you're so inclined.

Entertainment will also be provided by local musicians. We will also have the pleasure of providing awards to Pocatello artists recognizing them and their talent.

Help Idaho Pizza Company take a 'slice' out of hunger! All December-long, enjoy deals for bringing in cans of food for The Idaho Foodbank! Bring in three (3) cans of non-perishable food to take part in the following deals: $4.00 off any large pizza, $3.00 off any medium pizza, and $2.00 off any small pizza (cannot be combined with other offers).

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McVey Entertainment- Holiday Heroes gives the community an opportunity to donate funds/food and volunteer to help put together food boxes for a food distribution in Lewiston. This campaign is a multi-day in person and a month long online fund drive event. The purpose is to raise enough money at the registers at Rosauers and online to purchase food bags for holiday meals. These food bags/boxes will be distributed at the fair building the week of Christmas.

Shoppers can give back in two ways this holiday season through Whole Foods Market’s Shop Local, Give Local campaign. You can purchase any local product and Whole Foods Market will match 100% of the proceeds. You can also donate at the register during check out. 90% of funds given in Idaho will support The Idaho Foodbank with 10% supporting Feeding America.