Bend Food Project

Little quilts, big comfort 🧵We're excited to share this adorable sneak peek of our kid themed quilts that will be available at the Bend Food Project Quilt Sale, where all proceeds will go toward providing food for local children!

We'll have over 40 kids' quilts available - from crib to bed size and everything in between. Perfect for naps and general snuggling! Prices range from $50 to $150. Wrap your favorite little one in a warm, quilted hug. 💚

Mark your calendars with the event info below- you won't want to miss it!

Bend Food Project Quilt Sale
📅 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!

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

We can't wait to see you there. 😊

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 right around the corner! Join us on November 1st to browse a beautiful and vast collection of one-of-a-kind quilts. 100% of the proceeds from quilts sold will go 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!

Help us extend the invite by sharing this post with all your fellow quilt lovers 💌

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

We'll look forward to seeing you there. 😊

We want to say a huge thank you to Aperion Management Group and their incredible HOA communities! Aperion staff and residents came together last month to collect food for Bend Food Project, and the generosity warmed our hearts. They collected an impressive total of 401 pounds of food!

These donations are helping families right here in Central Oregon, and we are so grateful to Aperion and their communities for rallying behind our mission. Thank you for standing with us to fight hunger and feed hope. 💚

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. 😊

Tetherow neighbors, we’ve got exciting news! From October 14 – November 14, Bend Food Project is bringing the donation barrels to you! No need for green bags- you’ll find barrels placed throughout the neighborhood, making it easy to drop off your non-perishable, unexpired food donations. 💚

Check your upcoming neighborhood newsletters or contact the clubhouse for exact barrel locations.

Every item donated brings us closer to our 2 million pound goal by the end of 2025. Let’s round out the year by showing extra love for our community and neighbors in need!

Buy a Quilt, Feed a Kid! 💚🧵

We’re thrilled to announce the 2025 Bend Food Project Quilt Sale — hundreds of beautiful quilts, all proceeds going to buy food for local children.

Mark your calendars, the date is set!
📅 Saturday, November 1, 2025
🕘 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Unitarian Fellowship, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd, Bend

Come shop for one-of-a-kind quilts (like the stunning creations you see here!) and help us fight hunger in Central Oregon. Huge thank you to the UUFCO Nourish Project for generously donating the space for this event!

🔗 For more info, visit www.bfpquiltsale.org

📧 Contact [email protected] with any questions!

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!

Across July & August, Bend Food Project collected 46,091 pounds of food, providing 36,873 meals for our neighbors in need! 💚

We’re especially excited to share that our totals continue to grow compared to last year, showing the lasting impact of this community’s generosity. Every bag filled is hope shared, and together, we’re making a lasting difference.

Thank you all for helping us keep this amazing momentum. We are so grateful for your commitment to fighting hunger in Central Oregon!

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Amy!

Amy has worn just about every hat at Bend Food Project. From being a donor and backup Neighborhood Coordinator, to helping out in the warehouse, and even introducing BFP to her Hydro Flask team (where it became a fun and successful department challenge!), she's always ready to jump in wherever help is needed.

She first got involved after moving to Bend in 2016, making BFP the very first nonprofit she connected with in Central Oregon. The mission, the model that makes giving easy, and the incredible volunteers she gets to serve alongside keep her inspired. As Amy puts it, Bend Food Project is "a win-win for the community!" 💚

Fun fact: Amy is one of eight kids, was raised in a family that deeply valued community, and she recently got married (congratulations, Amy!). Her brother Mike also jumped right into volunteering with BFP when he moved to Bend a few months ago. The heart to give back truly runs in the family!

We’re so grateful for Amy’s infectious positivity, dedication, and the many ways she helps us feed hope in Bend. 🌟

Thank you for making our August collections fun and successful! 💚

On Saturday the 8th, our amazing neighbors donated 23,276 pounds of food, and on Saturday the 16th, another 19,444 pounds rolled in! That’s over 42,000 pounds heading straight into our hunger-relief programs at The Giving Plate.

Stay tuned for the Green Bag Report, which we'll be sharing soon after a few remaining bags trickle in!

Every collection brings us closer to our big goal of reaching 2 million pounds collected by the end of 2025, and with your continued generosity, we know we can get there. 👏

Thank you to every donor, neighborhood coordinator, and volunteer who gives their time and heart to make these collections successful. We’re so grateful you choose to spend these special Saturdays with us, fighting hunger and feeding hope! 💚