With nearly 2000 cans of food collected last year, the Mountain View Middle School (MVMS) claimed the title of Champions of the first ever Food Feud. This is a canned food drive to help stock the pantry shelves of the Community Dinner Table Food Pantry. This year they will square off against the Snake River…
The spirit of Christmas was shared by a generous community this year. On December 21st numerous volunteers came together to distribute 310 food boxes at the Eastern Idaho State Fairgrounds with another 40 boxes provided to families at the Blackfoot Food Pantry. Months of hard work and preparations had gone into making this year another…
A wonderful turkey dinner was served to 205 guests by CDT leaders, their families, and other volunteers on a beautiful Thanksgiving Day. The meal included sliced turkey, dressing, potatoes and gravy, rolls, cranberries, vegetables and pumpkin deserts. Piano, violin and guitar music was provided as a background to the dinner. A special thanks goes to…
On November 5th runners and walkers arose to a crisp and sunny Saturday morning; a perfect day for the annual “Tater Trot”. The event is held each November to help earn money for the Christmas food boxes sponsored by the Community Dinner Table. This year saw a great turnout for the race and $2,000 was…
The dinners have started again for the 2016-2017 season and both guests and volunteers are happy to see them back on the calendar. Each Tuesday night, through the winter months, a dinner is served at the Methodist church in Blackfoot to the hungry and those that may just need a friend to talk to. Numerous…
