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May 10, 2025| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Stamp Out Hunger
May 10 marks the 33nd anniversary of The Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive. It is the largest annual one-day food drive across the country and in Idaho. Simply leave your donation of non-perishable food items next to your mailbox before the delivery of mail on Saturday, May 10, Letter carriers in The Treasure Valley and Pocatello will collect the donations on that day as they deliver mail along their postal routes, and the food will be distributed through The Idaho Foodbank to its food pantry partners around state. You can also drop off donations at participating post offices in the Treasure Valley and Pocatello.
Stamp Out Hunger® , sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) helps feed millions of Americans. You can make a financial donation here.
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Boise Blues Festival
The Boise Blues Society
The Boise Blues Society presents the annual Boise Blues Festival. This year they're celebrating 25 years of bringing blues to Boise. This year is going to be bigger and better than ever with the best lineup of popular blues artists they've ever assembled! The 2017 festival includes the return of 3 of our most crowd-pleasing touring musicians of recent years, 2 of Boise's most popular local blues bands, and an 85-year-old Mississippi icon who's been playing and singing the blues for more than 70 years.
In addition to bringing great music, the Boise Blues Society will also be donating a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales to The Idaho Foodbank to help feed Idahoans struggling with hunger this summer.
This year's festival is going to be in a new location at Eagle's Reid Merrill Park (near Hilton Garden Inn) on Sunday, July 16th. Music will be playing from 1-9PM, and the gates open at 12PM. This is a great event for the whole family. There will be lots of food and drink onsite, plenty of free parking a short walk away, and an intimate lakefront setting on the Greenbelt.
Advance tickets are $25 at http://bbf2017.eventbrite.com/, and will be $30 at the gate. Children 12 and under are admitted free, and there is a playground at the park next to the stage.