Community Food Bank launching capital campaign

Idaho Falls’ Community Food Bank has launched a capital campaign to purchase its current warehouse as a permanent storage facility.

City Council member Michelle Ziel-Dingman will chair a fundraising event beginning in August called the Community Food Basket “Hunger Games.”

“As someone who has personally experienced the devastation of food insecurity, I was honored for the opportunity to give back to an organization that has smartly leveraged resources to help those in-need. Community Food Basket Idaho Falls is a well-managed non-profit with strong leadership, dedicated partners and donors, and passionate employees who treat their clients as guests,” Ziel-Dingman says.

The fundraiser will invite teams to compete in a series of challenges, beginning August 17 and ending in the winter of 2020.

“Unfortunately, we’ve had to change warehouse locations several times over the past few years, which burdens our limited staff and doesn’t allow us to create consistent processes within the sorting and distributing of food,” says Executive Director David Manson. “We also have an extraordinary opportunity to apply for a matching grant to purchase the building if we can raise enough funds within the community. Our hope is that this facility is truly a legacy gift to the community and will eliminate the worry of where food may be stored next.”

You can learn more about the new campaign here.