As we look forward to the December holidays, thank you for all you did this Thanksgiving to make it a better day for thousands of hungry Idahoans. And thank you in advance for all you will do before the end of the year. The number of requests for turkeys is up again this year, which means we'll need you more than ever.
This is the November edition of Idaho Foodbytes, The Idaho Foodbank's electronic newsletter, Volume VI, Number 11.
-- David Proctor
November Contents
1. Turkey Drives Meet Goal for Thanksgiving, Christmas Need Will be High, Too
2. Empty Bowls Sets New Income Record
3. Scouting for Food: 106,000 Pounds is Headed for Idaho Kitchen Tables
4. Letter From Lewiston: Demand Grows, Food Supply Doesn't
5. Idaho Hunger Rating Improves
6. Food Stamp Participation Rates Move Up in Idaho and U.S.
7. New Game Builds Vocabulary and Feeds People
8. A Letter to the Foodbank: Ronald McDonald House Says Thanks
9. New Law Allows IRA Donations
10. Record Exchange Announces Fundraiser for Foodbank
11. Gallery of Giving: Mustangs, Hymns and Grants
12. Facts of the Month: Food Stamps
13. Quote of the Month: W.H. Auden
14. The Foodbank's 2007-8 Calendar
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(Left) Brett Recamp of KBOI radio gets some sound as members of the Boise State football team help load the first 200 turkeys, donated by Honeysuckle White, to kick off the Foodbank's 2007 Turkey Drive on Nov. 1. Linebacker David Shields (43) is in the truck. Handing him turkeys are running back Jeremy Avery (27), quarterback Bush Hamden (3) and wide receiver Tanyon Bissel (2).
(Right) Albertsons Public Affairs Coordinator Kyle Gorham and Foodbank Executive Director Roger Simon display the "check" from Honeysuckle White for the 200 turkeys the company donated through Albertsons.
Kudos to the Building Contractors
Turkey Drives Meet Goal for Thanksgiving,
Christmas Need Will be High, Too
Numbers rarely tell the whole story, but they can provide a reference point. These are the numbers you produced for Thanksgiving 2007:
Statewide, your generosity allowed the Foodbank to meet every request. We distributed 9,229 Thanksgiving turkeys, hams and chickens, depending upon what was requested. This is up from 6,934 turkeys, etc. requested and supplied last year, about a 33% increase in need across Idaho.
Of that total, 6,259 went out of the Boise warehouse (up from 4,485 last year), 1,735 from our Pocatello facility (up from 1,197 last year), and 1,754 from our Lewiston operation (up from 1,054).
Those numbers are both gratifying and distressing. They are gratifying because they demonstrate the commitment you have to help our less-fortunate neighbors. But the increased need compared to last year is painful.
Still, it was the amazing generosity of the donating public that ensured we could meet the demand. Our deep thanks to all of you. You made a difference in so many lives.
A special thank-you to Idaho’s building contractor associations. BCA groups across the state worked to get turkeys donated for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The result was a phenomenal 6,403 turkeys for hungry families across the state. The participating groups were the North Idaho Building Contractors Association (Kootenai, Benewah and Shoshone counties), the Snake River BCA (Canyon and Owyhee counties), Upper Valley BCA (Madison and Fremont counties), the Eastern Idaho BCA (Bonneville, Jefferson, Teton and Bingham counties), the Southeastern Idaho BCA (Power, Bannock, Caribou, Oneida, Franklin and Bear Lake counties) and the BCA of Southwestern Idaho (Ada, Elmore and Boise counties). Thanks to all the builders who participated and a special thank-you to Jeff Butler, president of the Southeastern Idaho BCA, who originated this great idea three years ago and helped it grow across the state.
We are also grateful for Honeysuckle White. The company once again donated the first 200 birds of our annual turkey drive. And a thank-you to the members of the BSU football team who helped load those first 200.
For Christmas, we expect the number of turkey requests to be about the same, which is to say high.
Fortunately, several Treasure Valley businesses have generously agreed to serve as drop-off points. In the Treasure Valley, you can drop turkeys at all Les Schwab stores; RC Willey, 3310 Lanark in Meridian; and the Curves location at 8960 W. Ardene, near Five Mile and Maple Grove. Of course, you can always bring them to the Foodbank, 3562 S. TK Ave.
In Pocatello, drop them at the Foodbank, 919 2nd Ave; in Lewiston the warehouse is at 3600 Main St.
Here's an easy way to help us buy turkeys. Just donate using this link... |
Decision, decisions, decisions. First it was what bowl - or bowls - to take. Then it was which soup to choose. But after that, it was the perfect day to sit in the sun on a cool day and enjoy a hot bowl of gourmet soup.
On Its 10th Anniversary
Empty Bowls Sets New Income Record
In its tenth year, Empty Bowls cemented its status as an anticipated entry on the community’s calendar. The combination of beautiful weather, talented bowl donors, generous sponsors and restaurants, and loyal bowl buyers added up to records for the number of bowls donated, sales, income and even the amount of soup donated.
The hugely popular fundraiser, sponsored once again by Albertsons, generated 2,391 donated bowls compared to 1,600 last year and has brought in about $21,800 thus far. In 2006, the income was $19,749, and that was a huge jump from the 2005 record of $15,200.
We say "thus far" because it's not over 'til it's over. So many bowls were donated this year that we have about 400 left over. If you missed the sale last Friday, you can still pick out that special bowl here at the Foodbank. As always, it is first come first served.
There are so many people to thank this year, and we are grateful to every one of them. This year Ceramica and their generous customers led the way with 386 bowls donated. Last year's champions, the boys and girls at Adams Elementary, came in with 350 made and donated. Artist for a Day and its customers came through with 307 bowls, and Fort Boise Community Center and its potters provided 195 bowls.
Without our bowl donors, there would be no Empty Bowls. So a big, big thank-you to the hundreds of individuals who made bowls or worked through businesses and organizations. We couldn’t do it without you, and we are very grateful
Here the businesses, schools, organizations and some of the people who supplied bowls this year:
Adams Elementary School, Artist For A Day, Zella Bardsley, Boise High School, BSU Ceramic Department, BSU Metals Arts Club, Borah High School, Boulder Mountain Clayworks, Brown’s Gallery, Caldwell High School, Capital High School, Centennial High School, Ceramica, Ceramic Palace, College of Idaho - Art Club, CSI - Art Department, Kay Coughran, Eagle High School, Eagle Nazarene Church, Fire & Ice Pottery Studio, Fort Boise Community Center, Grandma Jo’s Ceramics, Hands on Ceramics, Idaho Arts Charter School, Idaho Women’s Charitable Foundation, Idaho Ceramic Club, Jessie’s Ceramic Shoppe, Kuna High School, Leah’s Gifts & Ceramics, Lindley Glass, Log End Gallery, Mountain Home High School, Mountain Monet, New Plymouth High School, The Potter’s Center, Sawtooth Elementary School, Sue’s Ceramics & Denice’s Pieces, Taylormade Pottery, Thelma’s Ceramics, Timberline High School, Treasure Valley Ceramics, Veteran’s Medical Center, Zion Warne Glass Studio, West Junior High, The Whole Shebang.
These donations are especially important when you consider that each bowl sold will put 50 meals on people’s tables this winter.
Then there is the fabulous soup that not only tasted so good, it kept us warm all day. Twenty-four restaurants provided 113 gallons of homemade soup. Great thanks and a tip of the chef’s toque to Arid Club, Asiago's Ristorante, Bittercreek Ale House, Boise Centre on the Grove, Brick Oven Bistro, Cafe' Ole, Chandler's, City Grill, Cottonwood Grille, Doubletree Riverside, Emilio's, Falcon Tavern, Gamekeeper, Gino's Italian Ristorante, La Vie En Rose, Leku Ona, Milky Way, Pair, Parilla Grill, Piper Pub & Grill, Red Lion Downtown, Rick's Pressroom, The Bungalow Restaurant and The Reef. A special thanks to our Empty Bowls chefs, Robert Finley, Richard Mount and Becky Slighter.
Thanks again to Albertsons, our event sponsor once more this year. We also got much-needed help from Brick Oven Bistro for the use of their entire patio and some great soup, KVRB The River, Boise Centre on the Grove and the Downtown Boise Association.
And finally, thanks to all the buyers who came by this year in search of the perfect bowl and great soup.
It was a tremendous event. Hope we’ll see you again next year, Nov. 28, 2008.
Here is your link to updated Empty Bowls information... |
(Left) At the Meridian Albertsons parking lot, the volunteers made use of the store carts to get the food to sorting tables where canned food was separated from dry. They then loaded the food into semi trailers loaned by Albertsons, and Albertsons drivers then hitched up the trailers and moved the food to the Foodbank.
(Right) At the main Scout office, Scouts and volunteers emptied cars, vans, trucks and trailers, and carried the food to the sorting tables. The Scout office was the day's busiest spot with 16,250 pounds loaded.
Scouting for Food:
106,000 Pounds is Headed for Idaho Kitchen Tables
For the second year in a row the weather wasn’t that great, especially in the western provinces. Different loading locations got different levels of precipitation, but we all got some. Nevertheless, thanks to your donations Scouts across the Treasure Valley collected a total of 106,112 pounds of food on Nov. 10. That made it the second largest food drive of the year.
Of that total, 65,049 pounds came to the Foodbank, a nice increase from the 60,074 pounds brought in last year. The remaining food was divided between the Salvation Army, Jaycee Cheer Basket and other anti-hunger organizations.
A hearty, windy and wet thank-you to District Executive David Kemper, to all the Scouts and parents in the Ore-Ida Council who went out and got the job done, to all the fantastic volunteers who got the food safely into the trucks and on the way to kitchen tables across southern Idaho, and to you donors who made it all possible.
Scouting for Food was sponsored by the Ore-Ida Council, Albertsons/SUPERVALU, United Way of Treasure Valley, Rotary Club of Nampa and The Idaho Foodbank.
Another easy way to donate is through our virtual food drive. Just click here... |
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 Letter from Lewiston
Demand Grows,
Food Supply Doesn't
It was another record-breaking month. We distributed a total of 94,010 pounds. Some of that was the result of the mobile pantries we did in Lenore, Orofino, Kamiah, Asotin and Riggins. In all we served 357 families (1,060 individuals) in those trips. As I get out to more rural areas I’m seeing more interest in mobile pantries and the small local pantries that want to join our network.
Chuck Whitman
The BackPack for Kids program is going great. I’ll expand to Orofino this week and soon to Grangeville and Riggins. On my way to Elk City two weeks ago, just as I passed through Grangeville about 7:15 a.m., I saw two children walking to school. The boy, about 11, wore a leg brace and no coat. The girl had no jacket and uncombed hair. It was 38 degrees out. They had just come down a driveway from a house that was merely a shack. Yes, we need to get backpacks to Grangeville also.
I have had the opportunity to talk to a number of families in outlying areas this fall and all expect a bad winter because the high gas and diesel prices will make driving too expensive and home heating fuel unaffordable. The food costs will be high, too, because everything is trucked into these areas. Many of the United Way agencies are reporting a 30% to 40% increase in demand for services. During the mobile pantry deliveries at least half the people we see are elderly. Some of the vehicles being driven are literally being held together with duct tape. Their concerns are food, heating, and a roof over their heads, and if they have any money left over, medicine. Makes you wonder why we spend so much time worrying about Britney What’s-her-name, doesn’t it.
There are lots of little food drives being done for us this year. There is also a large appliance store, Largent’s, that has a holiday special going to donate money to us for every appliance sold. Another bright spot was the Can BSU Food Drive that was centered on the U of I - BSU football game. That drive brought in 2,300 pounds, plus another 6,500 pounds that students delivered straight to agencies in and around Moscow.
Our TV and radio coverage has been good. Friday I’ll kick off the Turkey Drive at the Chamber of Commerce breakfast as Turkey Man, and Saturday I will team up with the National Guard for a turkey drive.
In spite of the food drives, food supplies are my most critical issue because demand is so high. I expect a decrease in distribution for November to 60,000 pounds based on warehouse contents and expected deliveries. We have turkeys this month so that’s great. But I am really concerned about December, January and February, when the weather hits and demand increases. We could easily put out 100,000 pounds or more per month consistently if we had the food.
Happy holidays,
Chuck Whitman
Director of Northern Idaho Services
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But the Children Suffer Idaho Hunger Rating Improves Slightly
13th and 6th. Idaho is now ranked thirteenth highest in overall hunger and sixth highest in childhood hunger. The overall hunger rating is an improvement from the previous ranking, which put Idaho as the eighth hungriest state. The childhood hunger figures are from a first-time study.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture overall hunger report released this month was based on Census Bureau surveys. It averaged the years 2004-2006 and found 12.7% of Idaho households were food insecure compared to 11.3% for the U.S. as a whole. This is an improvement from the 14.1% of households that were food insecure in the previous survey, but it still means 67,581 Idaho households – 181,793 people – were not always able, for financial reasons, to access a sufficient diet in the previous 12 months.
In 1996-1998 Idaho’s household food insecurity rate was 11.3%, in 1999-01 the rate was 13%, in 2001-2003 it was 13.7%, in 2002-2004 it was 14.6% and in 2003-2005 was 14.1%. (For a hint about why Idaho's hunger numbers are down a little see the article below.)
Among Idaho children, however, 21.24% of all children – more than one in five – lived in food-insecure households during 2003-05. This means 79,183 Idaho children do not always know where they will find their next meal.
"To put this in perspective," said Roger Simon, Executive Director of The Idaho Foodbank, "the number of Idaho children who live with the uncertainty of a meal tonight would fill Bronco Stadium, the Kibbie Dome and Holt Arena, then the Kibbie Dome again, and there would still be 5,000 children waiting for a seat. The level of pain and suffering our children face daily is inexcusable. Children should not have to grow up with the ongoing angst of not knowing if they get to eat today."
The childhood hunger study was released this month by America’s Second Harvest – The Nation’s Food Bank Network and sponsored by ConAgra Foods Foundation. It found that one of six children in America lives in a food-insecure household compared to one in five in Idaho.
In 12 states – nearly one quarter of the country – more than 20% of the children live in households without consistent access to food. The states with the highest rates of child food insecurity are Texas and New Mexico with 24%. In addition to Idaho, the other states with rates above 20% are: California, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee and Utah. Washington, D.C. also has a child food insecurity rate above 20%.
The 10 states with the highest overall food insecurity rates, in order, were Mississippi, New Mexico, Texas, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Utah, Louisiana, Arizona, Kentucky and Arizona.
Nationally, the household food insecurity rate during 2004-2006 was 11.3%, up from 11% in 2001-2003. This means in 2006, 35.5 million Americans lived in food-insecure households – 22.9 million adults and 12.6 million children. This is a small increase from 35.1 million Americans, 22.7 million adults and 12.4 million children in 2005.
The USDA hunger study is at www.ers.usda.gov/publications/err49/err49.pdf
The childhood hunger study is at www.secondharvest.org/learn_about_hunger/methodology.pdf.
Here is the link to Idaho hunger and poverty statistics | |
Food Stamp Participation Rates Move Up
in Idaho and U.S.
In Idaho, average food stamp participation rate in fiscal 2005 improved from 58% in 2004 to 62% in 2005.
The national participation rate in fiscal 2005 improved to 65%, but still left one in three eligible people not served, according to a new report issued by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service.
The food stamp participation rates for eligible persons ranged from just below 50% in Nevada and Wyoming to 95% in Missouri, followed by Tennessee (88%), Oregon (86%), Maine (85%), West Virginia (80%), Oklahoma (77%), Louisiana (76%), Arkansas (76%), Kentucky (76%) and Michigan (75%).
To see the entire USDA report, just click here... |
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 One Grain of Rice at a Time
New Game Builds Vocabulary and Feeds People
Here’s an offer you won’t hear often: Improve your vocabulary and help feed the world.
That is exactly what a new web site has in mind. The site – www.freerice.com – is a vocabulary quiz, and for every correct answer the site’s sponsors will donate 10 grains of rice to the World Food Program, an agency of the United Nations and the world’s largest humanitarian organization. Sponsors include Macy's, Apple computers, Time-Life and Fujitsu computers. Another sponsor is America’s Second Harvest – The Nation’s Foodbank Network, of which The Idaho Foodbank is a member.
Ten grains is not a lot of rice, but you might be surprised how quickly the totals climb. Click on the “Totals” tab at the top of the site and watch the grains add up. The game was launched on Oct. 7, and already the total is over four billion grains. That is more than 84 metric tons of rice.
The site was created by John Breen, an Indiana computer programmer who also helped launch the Hunger Site (www.hungersite.com) and the Poverty site (www.poverty.com). Like those two sites, FreeRice is completely non-profit.
Try it. It’s an addicting little game that gets progressively more difficult and tracks your score as you play. Not to mention that it feeds your brain while you feed the world.
Click here and try Free Rice for yourself... |
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A Letter to the Foodbank
Ronald McDonald House Says Thanks
This letter was written to Tracy McFarlin who runs our Chefs to the Rescue program. Chefs to the Rescue picks up food that has been prepared but not served and delivers it directly to people at places like the Ronald McDonald House and Sanctuary. Our thanks to Heather for such a kind letter.
Dear Friends,
On behalf of everyone at the Ronald McDonald House, especially our guest families, thank you for donating many Pizza Hut pizzas and breadsticks on October 30, 2007. After a long day at the hospital with their sick child, the last thing on a parent’s mind is what to do for dinner. Your donation will bring a sense of peace to many families whose lives are very busy right now. Everyone in the house loves Pizza Hut and is thankful for your donation all you do.
These times away from home are especially difficult for our guest families. It is through the thoughtfulness and generosity of people such as you that keep our families in good spirits during this difficult time. Thank you for your kindness.
Sincerely,
Heather Stanfill
House Coordinator
You can support Chefs to the Rescue with a donation by using this link... |
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New Law Allows IRA Donations An IRA is one of the largest assets many people have. Under previous law, there was no incentive to encourage transfers or donations from IRAs to charities. In fact, previous laws actually had disincentives for gifts from IRAs.
Now, the tax-free alternative IRA rollover for charity gives people access to new resources to support the causes they care about and receive benefits for themselves - but only until December 31, 2007.
Under the Pension Protection Act, using a portion of an IRA for charitable giving can accomplish several important financial goals for our supporters:
• Decrease their taxable income by donating a portion of their IRA immediately
• Decrease the tax burden of their heirs by passing on other assets that require fewer taxes upon distribution
• Make a significant contribution to causes they support - in addition to receiving numerous benefits
The Pension Protection Act IRA rollover opportunity may have special added appeal for:
1. Supporters already giving at their 50% deduction limit
2. Those whose income level causes the phase-out of their exemptions
3. Donors who do not itemize their deductions
4. Friends for whom additional retirement plan income will cause more of their Social Security income to be taxed
Please consult your financial advisor for all the specifics of your planned giving. Or call Jill Palmer at (208) 336-9643 x 242 for assistance.
And, of course, there is always this direct link to our donation page... |
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Record Exchange Announces Fundraiser for Foodbank How cool is this? We stopped the presses for this one. The Record Exchange, Idaho's largest independent music store, will hold its Art for Food auction at its store in Boise on Monday, Dec. 3 as part of its annual Bonus Club Party. All proceeds will benefit The Idaho Foodbank. Up for auction will be collectible vinyl albums, toys and Munnys.
Munnys are seven-inch-tall blank-slate toys made by action figure company Kidrobot. The Record Exchange gave a batch of them to local artists to decorate or alter any way they wish for the auction. The creative people this year include Chris Parker, Will Spearman, Grant Olsen, Eric Bunnell, Sean Wyatt, Mike Flinn, Karen Bubb, Michael Cordell, Eric Payne, E.J. Pettinger, Linda Capps, Toby Robin, Renda Palmer, Noble Hardesty, Shelley McCarl, the Youtz / Martsch family, Ian Bunnell, Max McCarl, Eli Pisano, Divit Cardoza, Lisa Pisano, Rick Walters, Ben Munez, Rachel Geiger, Fred Choate and Deanna Eveland.
The bidding starts Monday and will go until Saturday, Dec. 22 at 10 p.m. You can also make donations directly to the Foodbank at the Record Exchange registers.
Monday's party starts at 5 p.m. and will conclude about 9 p.m. Refreshments will be served, and Tim Johnstone of KVRB The River will join the fun. Please come and see us if you can. The address is 1105 W. Idaho, Boise. Phone 344-8010.
A big musical thank-you to Michael Bunnell, the crew at the Rx and all the artists involved.
To find out more about the Record Exchange, click right here... |
Gallery of Giving
(Left)The Treasure Valley Mustang and Ford Club rolled into the Foodbank parking lot on Nov. 10 and unloaded 107 turkeys – about $2,000 worth. Each June the club holds a car show to raise funds for its community-service activities. Again this year, the Foodbank was honored to be a recipient. The club members purchased the turkeys at WinCo and Albertsons stores, loaded the frozen birds into more than a dozen vintage cars and caravanned to the Foodbank. The donation came in plenty of time for Thanksgiving, so there were 107 families who had a much better Thanksgiving than they would have without this wonderful donation. Thanks everyone!
(Right)The fifth annual Hymns of Thanksgiving, concert generated 90 minutes of gorgeous popular, classical and spiritual music, as well as more than $5,000 in audience donations to the Foodbank. If you missed this concert, be sure and put it on your calendar for next year. If you did go, thank you for your generosity, especially at this busy time of year. And special thanks to Steven Ricks, president of Celebrations in Music, Inc. and founder of this annual celebration, for including us again in this beautiful event.
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There are three other recent grants that don’t have photos and deserve greater recognition than we are able to give them here:
§ After a recent breakfast we held to honor our valued donors, Rick Stott, vice president of AgriBeef Co., quietly presented Board President Mike Larson and Executive Director Roger Simon with a check for $50,000. Amazing. Thank you, Rick.
§ The OfficeMax Boise Community Fund had donated $10,000 for the Foodbank’s Children’s Nutritional Services programs. On behalf of all the kids who will benefit from this grant, thank you to OfficeMax and nominator George Harad.
§ The Walter & Leona Dufresne Fund in the Idaho Community Foundation has donated $2,000 to partially underwrite the costs associated with the Children’s Nutritional Services programs. Great thanks to the Dufresne Fund and the Foundation. That money will go to very good use.
Another way to give is to use the Foodbank's virtual food drive. Just click here for a look... |
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The Foodbank's 2007-8 Calendar  November 1 - Holiday turkey drives start. The statewide goal this year was 16,000 turkeys. But the total donated and distributed for Thanksgiving was 9,228. Thank you!
November 1-30 - Blaz'n Diagnostic LLC food drive, blazndiagnostics@clearwire.net. Boise
November 1-30 - St Al's Emergency Eagle - food drive, mmicking@AOL.com. Eagle
These glamorous turkeys are from the creative minds at Campbell & Associates "Smart Marketing" and will serve as the mascots for the Take Your Turkey to Work Day in Pocatello. Our thanks to Stacie Campbell and the Southeast Idaho Ad Federation for their generous year-long support.
November 12-31 - Sears Authorized Dealer Stores food drive. Smaller Sears stores across Idaho
December 3 - Record Exchange's Art for Food auction, 5-9 p.m. Collectible vinyl, toys, local art etc. Bidding on this year's Munny at 6 p.m. 344-8010. 1105 W. Idaho, Boise.
December 3-January 1 - Treasure Valley Firefighters Food Drive. Drop food at any station, 8 a.m.- 9 p.m.
December 12 - The School of Hairstyling Winter Wonderland Food Drive to Cut out Hunger, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., 141 E Chubbuck Road. Pocatello.
December 28 - Humanitarian Bowl Leadership 1st Youth Challenge food drive, Taco Bell Arena (BSU), 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Food collection at the door prior to the event. Boise
February 17 – March 11, 2008 – 2nd Annual CBS 2 Food Drive. Treasure Valley
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Thank You!
The Idaho Foodbank is a network of 200 non-profit agencies statewide, is an affiliate of America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network and is proud to be supported by several United Ways in Idaho. For the second consecutive year we have been awarded the coveted four-star rating by Charity Navigator and judged to be the most efficient non-profit organization in Idaho. That means your donations go further at the Foodbank than at any other non-profit in Idaho. Please consider helping us feed hungry Idahoans by donating online today.
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Thank you for supporting The Idaho Foodbank in the fight against hunger. Your donations of time, food and cash meant that with the help of more than 200 partner agencies your Foodbank could distribute 4.8 million pounds of badly needed food to Idaho families in 2006 and 60 million pounds since 1984.
Sincerely,
The Team at The Idaho Foodbank
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