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John Deere Canstruction sets a Guinness World Record!

More than 300,000 cans of nutritious food were used to make life size replica of the new John Deere S Series Combine. When display ended, all the food was donated to the Foodbank!  Click here to read the Quad City Times article

Bushels for Hunger Yields more than $22,000!

Farmers from Rock Island, Henry, Mercer, Whiteside and Stark Counties donate portion of their corn and soybean yield to help us feed the hungry.  Local grain elevators and ethanol plants also participated. Event is coordinated by the Illinois Farm Bureau and county Farm Bureaus.  Click here for more information.

River Bend Foodbank Named PGA Charity of the Year!

The award comes with a grant for $30,000 to sponsor Mobile Food Pantry distributions in the Foodbank’s rural areas.
Click here for the press release

Jewel Osco donates $6096 to help fight local hunger!

Thanks to Jewel and all their customers who supported us through the Give a Little, Feed a Lot Campaign held in the Moline, East Moline and Silvis Jewel-Osco stores.  The local Jewel stores also donated more than 100 frozen holiday meals to the Foodbank.

 

West Music and D'Addario Strings to Host Food Drive and Guitar Restring Event to benefit the Foodbank

One day food drive and free restring event for guitars and electric bass guitars at its Moline location on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 in exchange for food donations. Click here to find out more.

 

The Gift that Gives Back!

Give your family, friends and co-workers the "Gift that Gives Back " by purchasing the Community Connection card for birthdays, holidays or any occasion. With every gift card purchase a portion of the proceeds are coming to River Bend Food Bank to fight hunger right here. Join us in giving hope to many...Get your "Gift that Gives Back" today.

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A Big Thank You!

To each and every one of our supporters who made it possible for us to distribute more than 7 ½ million pounds of food in 2011

To all of our volunteers who gave of their time to help us feed the hungry in 2011

To all our Backpack School Contacts who give of their time each week to make sure their students in need get food for the weekend!

To First Midwest Charitable Foundation for their donation of $2500 to support the Backpack Program

To all the local businesses and organizations that held private food drives on our behalf in 2011

To the Hubbell Waterman Foundation and to Diane and Hunt Harris for sponsoring our local Quad City Mobile Food Pantry distributions in 2011

To the farm community in our service area for its incredible generosity over the years including the Illinois Farm Bureau, the Rock Island, Henry, Whiteside, Mercer and Stark County Farm Bureaus, the Illinois Pork Producers and all the related agri-businesses and individual farmers participating in Bushels for Hunger and Pork Power

To Athletes Giving Back, Augustana College for raising more then $300 for the Backpack Program

To  the Quad City Ice Bowl organizers and participants for raising $1200 for the Foodbank

 

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Calendar of Events

Tuesday January 24
West Music and D'Addario Strings to Host Food Drive and Guitar Restring Event.
10 am to 8 pm, 4305 44th Ave Moline
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14th Annual QC Ice Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 19 at Camden Park, Milan
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The Gift that Gives Back!

Give your family, friends and co-workers the "Gift that Gives Back " by purchasing the Community Connection card for birthdays, holidays or any occasion. With every gift card purchase a portion of the proceeds are coming to River Bend Food Bank to fight hunger right here. Join us in giving hope to many...Get your "Gift that Gives Back" today.

 

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