Oct 15 2019
July 2019 – Once again a fun time was had by all who attended this year’s BBQ Picnic! This annual event, held on the 2nd Tuesday in July at Courthouse Square, is a fun evening of food, music, and fellowship. This year’s attendees were treated to a great meal of burgers, hot dogs, chips, carrots …
Oct 15 2019
The Blackfoot School District serves free lunches to children all summer, until a couple weeks before school starts back up in the fall. For those last couple weeks, Jason Lee Memorial United Methodist Church serves free sack lunches to all children ages 1-18. The need to continue feeding children during this time period was realized …
Jan 22 2018
Our very own Elizabeth Fields was nominated for and finished in the top three for Individual Brightest Star award in Boise on January 19th. She was surprised to make the final three, but we were not! She is pictured below with Lt. Gov. Brad Little. Volunteers across Idaho were honored at the Idaho Brightest Stars …
Dec 20 2017
The Blackfoot Stake hosted the “pre” Christmas dinner on December 19th prior to the Christmas holiday. As with all the dinners, this turned out to be a great evening with 416 served. The meal included delicious roast beef, potatoes and gravy, corn, a roll and a glazed donut for desert. The kids had a special …
Nov 22 2017
The 2017-2018 weekly dinners are back with the first dinner having started in late October and then continuing through the winter months. Different faith and community groups host the dinners each week at the Methodist church. In the photos shown here the Blackfoot LDS Young Single Adult wards combined to prepare and serve a nice …
Sep 29 2017
Thanks to the generous donation of Richard Johnson, and with the help of a small army of local volunteers, over 5,000 ears of corn were prepared for the new season. 173 gallons of fresh, sweet corn was bagged and moved to the Blackfoot Food Pantry freezers for use throughout this coming dinner season. This all …
Nov 29 2016
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 …
Nov 03 2016
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 …
Oct 23 2016
On Saturday morning, September 24th, volunteers young and old, turned out to support what is now known as the “day of the corn”! This service project provides corn for both the community dinners that are held throughout the winter months each Tuesday evening and as supplemental food for those receiving help at the Blackfoot Food …
Jul 17 2016
Once again CDT invited the community to come together for a summer barbecue held at Courthouse Park. The weather was perfect and a good time was had by all. Doug Eddington and his band played music throughout the evening which provided a great backdrop to a warm summer evening. Thanks goes to the young women …