Stinker Stores Sets Record for Idaho Food Bank

Community campaign raises over $54,000, enough for 216,440 meals.

November 26, 2014

BOISE, Idaho – Hungry Idahoans are getting some extra help this holiday season, as Stinker Stores completes its “Stomp Out Hunger” fundraiser for 2014, raising $54,110 to help solve hunger in the state.

In early November, Stinker customers were asked if they wanted to add a donation to The Idaho Foodbank, eventually donating more than $34,000. Stinker Stores owners Charley and Nancy Jones matched donations with an extra $20,000, together providing the food for 216,440 meals.

“The thing I enjoy most during the holidays is the time I get to spend with my family,” said Stinker Owner Charley Jones. “Idahoans should not have to worry about providing meals during a time that is meant for giving thanks and celebrating family. I’m pleased that our customers and employees helped deliver 216,440 meals this year to Idaho families, yet another Stinker Stores record,” Jones continued.

This year marks the most raised by the event, which raised just under $12,000 in its inaugural year in 2011. Stinker Stores is also a major sponsor — through fuel donations — of the Foodbank’s Grocery Alliance Program, to bring in food donated by grocery stores that is near its sell-by date. The Foodbank’s GAP trucks, with fuel assistance from Stinker, are able to distribute the food quickly to partners, who in turn get it to hungry families.

For more on Stinker Stores and owner Charley Jones, read the profile, “Cheers to That” in the September issue of NACS Magazine.

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