Food Bank of Iowa

Calling all Food Bank of Iowa supporters! 🙌 We're thrilled to be nominated for the Charity Navigator Community Choice Awards, and we'd be honored to have your vote by July 17. Your support can make a difference in the lives of those we serve. #CommunityChoiceAwards #MakeADifference

This morning the Iowa Egg Council partnered with our friends at Rose Acre Farms and HATCH to donate 237,600 eggs to the Food Bank of Iowa!

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Food Bank of Iowa CEO Michelle Book and other nonprofit leaders are participating in the Community Information Exchange Summit this week at the University of San Diego. The conference is focused on sharing innovations in designing and implementing community-led care infrastructure from models across the nation. This is a collaborative approach to holistic care, in which social needs, health care, policies and legislation converge to equitably serve all people. With Michelle (center) are Luke Lynch, Matt Unger, Erin Davison-Rippey and Marian Rueter Godwin.

We're hiring hunger fighters! Current openings include donor relations manager and distribution center worker in Des Moines. Learn more and apply today! www.foodbankiowa.org/jobs

Our friends at Athene know how to have a ton of fun while making a difference in the lives of Iowans facing food insecurity. Their Operations Support team held a food and fund drive to benefit Food Bank of Iowa, collecting 3,321 items weighing 2,100 pounds! They also raised $2,650 with the help of Athene's charitable match program. But they didn't stop there -- team members built a mini golf course with the donated food for a tournament benefiting their annual Adopt-a-Family charity event. Win-win-win!

It's time to get those entry tags for Iowa State Fair food competitions! The deadline is July 1 (extension July 8) at www.iowastatefair.org. We're thrilled to once again partner with Nationwide and Everybody Eats for the fourth annual "Chopped" casserole contest at the fair. The competition challenges participants to create affordable, delicious recipes using ingredients commonly available at pantries stocked by Food Bank of Iowa. Join us Sunday, Aug. 18, at 11 a.m. for all the fun! The top three winners will be awarded the biggest prizes of the fair, thanks to Nationwide. Need inspiration? Check out previous winners at https://lnkd.in/gwFD_VSv.

Food Bank of Iowa receives $25,000 grant from State Farm for mobile food distribution https://lnkd.in/gzVGaH7X

We are so grateful for a long-standing partnership with Corteva Agriscience and applaud your commitment to fighting food insecurity. Congratulations on this milestone anniversary!

When you purchase a virtual food drive bundle, you'll receive a $15 discount per ticket (up to eight tickets) for opening night of STOMP on June 20 at the Des Moines Civic Center.