A NEW LOCATION / LET'S HELP MAKE THAT HAPPEN FOR THEM

The Priest Lake Food Bank needs a new location/space, and after hearing the behind-the-scenes of what they go through every time they help our community, it’s easy to see why.

Right now, it’s like setting up an entire grocery store every time they open. They unlock all the freezers, refrigerators, and storage rooms, then pull out rolling racks stacked with food and supplies. They set up tables, organize everything, and volunteers carefully fill boxes based on strict guidelines.

They have to keep USDA food locked in a separate room and freezer, everything tracked and inventoried. Other donations, 2nd Harvest items, even pet food, they all come from different small spaces. When they get perishables, they can’t store them long, so they scramble to pick them up the day before and stack them on the floor because there isn’t room in the coolers.

On distribution day, people can’t even come inside! .. the boxes are picked up from the porch because the space is so tight. And after all that? It ALL has to be taken down, cleaned up, and packed away to make room for the Thrift Shoppe.

They also store their truck and trailer in a garage so tight the truck mirrors have to be folded in, sometimes even with that, there's damage from the impossible angles.

The bottom line is: They’re doing incredible work, but the space is holding them back. With a larger, better facility, they can serve more Priest Lake families, keep food safer, make it easier for volunteers, and simply breathe a little easier.

Let’s help make that happen for them. THEY NEED OUR DONATIONS To contribute, send a check or money order to:

151 Pettit Lane, Priest Lake, ID 83856

OR use their DONATE button at top and bottom of page at www.priestlakefoodbank.org