Bend Food Project

Bend Food Project turns 10! 🎉As always, last weekend's collection was a blast, and it was extra special to celebrate our anniversary alongside all of you. Thank you for 10 years of sharing food and building community with us! 💚

It's hard to believe a decade has gone by since Larry and Sue first brought the magic of this movement to Bend, but you know what they say... time flies when you're having fun! And for us, that's an understatement. We are so grateful for your help in building BFP to what it is today. To our founders, donors, Neighborhood Coordinators, collection day volunteers, and every person who has rallied around our mission in any way- THANK YOU. Your generosity and compassion for our Central Oregon neighbors in need has made an incredible, lasting difference. ✨

Last Saturday was the first of our two October collections, where our amazing neighbors donated 23,698 pounds of food! We're looking forward to another successful collection tomorrow and can't wait to see you all there. 😊

Cheers to 10 years and the outstanding Bend Food Project family! 🥂

Buy a Quilt, Feed a Kid! 🧵The 2025 Bend Food Project Quilt Sale is officially one month away, and you won't want to miss it. 💚 There will be hundreds of beautiful quilts to shop and admire, with all proceeds going toward providing food for local children.

Mark your calendars! Event details are as follows:

📅 Saturday, November 1, 2025
🕘 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Unitarian Fellowship, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd, Bend

Thank you to all who are making this special day possible, and a huge thank you to the UUFCO Nourish Project for generously donating the space for this event!

Know any quilt fanatics? Share this post with them to extend the invite 💌

🔗 For more info, visit www.bfpquiltsale.org
📧 Contact: [email protected]

We'll look forward to seeing you there. 😊

How does Bend Food Project work with The Giving Plate to feed our neighbors in need? Here's how it works 👇

It all starts with the generous donors of Bend Food Project, who fill up their Green Bags with food. On bimonthly collection days, our wonderful Neighborhood Coordinators pick up the filled bags and bring them to The Giving Plate’s Distribution Center.

Once the food arrives, it’s carefully sorted, crated, and taken to The Giving Plate's Community Store, where the shelves are beautifully and routinely stocked.

Finally, neighbors from all around Central Oregon come to shop the shelves, taking home food to nourish their families. Every step — from donation to delivery to shopping — is part of a cycle of generosity that keeps our community fed and cared for. 💚

Thank you for giving your time and hearts to this incredible journey of turning food into hope!