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To sharpen your seasonal cooking skills, join the Cooking Club, a weekly class on Tuesdays
where a diverse group of participants prepare and enjoy a meal together.
There can only be so many cooks in the kitchen though. Both of these kitchen-based events
require registration. Visit this webpage for details: thehungercoalition.org/community-kitchen/
THE BLOOM TRUCK & BOOKMOBILE
During summer, the Bloom Truck and The Community Library’s Bookmobile travel from Carey
to Ketchum, delivering healthy sack lunches to children. This program ensures kids have nutritious meals and a safe place to learn and socialize while school is out. Volunteers are needed
to help with meal prep—sign up at thehungercoalition.org/volunteer.
FOOD RESCUE
In 2023, 38% of the U.S. food supply went unsold or uneaten (ReFED). THC rescues safe, highquality food from local grocery stores and restaurants, redirecting it to community members.
Volunteers with flexible schedules are needed to collect food when it is available. Interested in
helping? Contact Lynea Newcomer: lnewcomer@thehungercoalition.org.
GLEANING
Fresh fruit is expensive, yet a large percentage of locally grown fruit goes unharvested each
fall. THC mobilizes volunteers to pick apples, cherries, apricots, pears, and more, from private
landowners’ trees that would otherwise go uneaten. The gleaned fruit is distributed through
the food pantry and community meals. Do you have a fruit tree in your yard that doesn’t get
harvested? Let The Hunger Coalition help. They always need more pickers too!
A resilient, equitable food system depends on community participation. Whether volunteering
in gardens, preparing meals, rescuing surplus food, or sharing locally grown food, everyone
can contribute.
We invite you to engage with the Valley’s food system. Together, we can ensure fresh, local
food is accessible to all.
For volunteer opportunities, contact The Hunger Coalition at info@thehungercoalition.org.
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