TWIN FALLS, Idaho — On Saturday, Nov. 9, volunteers will canvass neighborhoods in Twin Falls and Kimberly to collect donations of nonperishable food items. Now in its sixth year, the Feeding Our Neighbors food drive continues to grow as more faith-based groups join.

• Non-perishable food donations will be picked up on Saturday morning, November 9th. Please place your donations in a curbside bag by 9am.
• Eight food pantries in Twin Falls and Kimberly will receive donations: Valley House, Mustard Seed, Salvation Army, Culture of Change, SCCAP, Community Council of Idaho, St. Edward’s Soup Kitchen/La Posada and East End Providers.
• The multifaith effort has grown each year since it began five years ago and now includes eight different faiths.
• Eleven church groups have divided parishes in Twin Falls and Kimberly: Twin Falls West Stake, Twin Falls Reformed Church, Twin Falls Stake, Episcopal Church, Twin Falls East Stake, Beth Chaverim, Twin Falls South Stake, Antioch Orthodox Church, Community Council Idaho, St. Edward Catholic Church, Kimberly Stake.

(You can find the transcript of the broadcast story below)

If you live in Twin Falls or Kimberly, you’ll likely see one of these ads on your door this week.

“Everyone has time, talent and treasure, and we have many people in need,” Jeff Harris said.

Harris is a parishioner at Ascension Episcopal Church, and I accompanied him as he went door-to-door in the Twin Falls neighborhood.

“We all have time to spend half an hour or 40 minutes visiting our neighbors,” Harris said. “I’m just putting up flyers and asking for donations of non-perishable food items to benefit many charities in the city.”

Eleven churches are joining forces to collect food donations on Saturday morning.

The goal is to stock shelves at food banks in eight counties.

“This is a fun day with an avalanche of food,” Ray Parrish said. “And it’s fun to see how excited they are about it.”

Parrish has helped coordinate this food drive for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the past five years.

“Historically, over the last few years, each of the pantries we deliver to has been receiving between two and three tons from each pantry,” Parrish said. “And that gets them through the holidays and spring.”

The event has expanded each year to include members from several Magic Valley church groups.

“We have eight interfaith groups this year. So we’re really excited. I would love to have 20 interfaith groups if we can make it happen,” Parrish said.

“Yes, this is a big deal,” Angie Carter said. “We’re busy helping a lot of people.”

Carter works at the South Central Community Action Partnership, one of the food pantries that will receive donations on the 9th.

“This really complements the food we can give to families and really helps them, especially during this time when food prices are going up,” Carter said.

“It really warms up the community. That’s what I love about it,” Parrish said. “Everyone works together to help their neighbor, their friend, and it really unites the community.”