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Tater Trot 2024
Blackfoot 2024 Tater Trot sponsored by The Blackfoot Rotary Club and The Community Dinner Table, nets $9,664 for Christmas boxes and local service projects. The Blackfoot Rotary Club partnered again this year with the Community Dinner Table (CDT), to host the 14th annual Tater Trot, held October 12th at Jensen’s Grove. It was a beautiful…
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Corn Day 2024
Corn Day 2024 With another terrific donation from Richard Johnson, volunteers from throughout the community gathered on Saturday, September 14th to husk, clean, blanche, remove kernels, and process newly harvested corn for the Community Dinner Table dinners and the Blackfoot Food Pantry. Richard Johnson, owner of Grove City Gardens donated 5,000 ears of corn. Over…
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DL Evans Bank Donates $2,500
On August 8, 2024 DL Evans Bank celebrated the grand opening of their new Blackfoot Branch. They selected two charities to each receive a $2,500 check. The Community Dinner Table is grateful to be one of those selected. The event was attended by both executive management and local branch management, Blackfoot mayor Marc Carrol and…
Throughout the year there are many activities that support CDT and the community it serves. Some of these are sponsored by CDT itself, many others are sponsored by our friends in the community. Here is a listing of some of those events:
March 1 to 20 – Challenge Hunger – a fund raising partnership between Bingham Ag Services and CDT that provides much needed resources for the food pantry.
April – Church Cleanup – each year the Jason Lee Memorial Methodist Church is given a full cleanup following the dinner season. All are invited to help.
April – Food Feud – a contest between Snake River Jr. High and Mountain View Middle School to see who can collect the most food for the pantry. The winners receive not only bragging rights and the traveling trophy for the year, but also a $1,000 donation for their school from the Rotary Club.
July – BBQ Picnic – The second Tuesday of July boasts our yearly community BBQ Picnic – held at Courthouse Square. It is a fun evening of food, music and fellowship.
September – Day of the Corn – A fun day preparing the approximately 5,000 ears of corn that is generously donated by Grove City Gardens annually. Volunteers prepare the corn for the freezer – to be used later at the CDT Community Dinners.
October – Tater Trot – A fun run/walk to raise funds for the Christmas Food Boxes. Check here for registration & information: CDT Annual Fun Run
October – Boy Scout Food Drive – The annual food donations you give to this food drive when the Scouts knock on your door, have served an important place in helping us feed the hungry in our community.
November – Thanksgiving Dinner – This special community meal is hosted on Thanksgiving day at the Methodist Community Church. Anyone is welcome to share in the food and fellowship at this special holiday meal and reflect on their blessings.
December – Twelve Days of Giving – an event where the community can “adopt” a food box to help provide for their neighbors in need at Christmas.
December – Christmas Food Boxes – an event where many community volunteers come together to help ensure that all in our community have food to eat each Christmas season.
December – Christmas Dinner – A special Tuesday night community dinner that celebrates the joy of the season and comes complete with a visit from Santa for the children.
Please watch for information about these to show up as the events near. Or reach out to us via the “About” page to get more information.