Food Bank Events ~ Fairbanks Community Food Bank

Fairbanks Community Food Bank Events

April 14th, 2012

Empty Bowls is April 14th, 2012

The Empty Bowls event is sponsored by the Fairbanks Potter's Guild.

The best potters in Interior Alaska will donate around 1000 bowls for sale (from $5 - $25).

You can also purchase the "extra special" bowls on the silent auction for as much as you are willing to pay.

All proceeds go directly to the Fairbanks Community Food Bank. Click here to read more

2011 Food Bank Day at the Tanana Valley Fair!

Join Us on August 11th for Food Bank Day at the Tanana Valley Fair.

4 cans of food and $2 gets you into the fair.

Last year we collected nearly 1000 banana boxes full of food collected in one day!

Read about the success of recent Food Bank Days.

With thanks to our sponsor Alyeska

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Commit To Make A Difference!

Are you ready to roll your sleeves up?
Your volunteer work can make good things happen for many people in the Tanana Valley.

Commit to volunteer one week a year. Donate 40 hours of your time (3.5 hours/month) and make a big difference in local peoples' lives. People of all ages and all levels of ability are welcome.

More about the Commit to Make a Difference program...

Previous Food Bank Events

Donate A Turkey

November and December

Help spread good cheer and really get into the spirit of giving by feeding someone this holiday season. Donate a turkey or one of the precooked meals that several local grocery stores are offering this year. Donated turkeys do not have to be cooked.

Just bring your donation to the Food Bank by and we will make sure that it gets delivered to a needy family in the Tanana Valley.

Food Bank Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair

Thanks Fairbanks for Keeping the Bright Lights on at the Food Bank!

On Thursday, August 7th many generous Fairbanksans attended Food Bank Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair and donated food to help feed the hungry. A small army of hardworking volunteers also came to help us collect the donations and transport them to the Food Bank.

This year we collected 800 banana boxes of food totaling 55,300 pounds! At the end of the day we had 5 TONS more than last year's record-breaking event. This is THE single largest canned food drive in the history of the food bank.

More about Food Bank Day...

Jack Wilbur, owner of Design Alaska, provided over 20 volunteers on Food Bank Day.