Kids' Food Basket

Fall is a busy season at Kids' Food Basket, so we were grateful to welcome Diamond Community Sponsor Amway through our doors this month to volunteer! Thank you to the more than 100 Amway employees who worked around the clock, harvesting, sorting and preparing countless servings of healthy food for a smooth start to a new school year. 🙌 🙌 🙌 🙌

At KFB, there are always plenty of ways you and your organization can make an impact! Find a volunteer opportunity that best fits your group by emailing [email protected].

From shopping to dining out to car washes, our is great at coming up with ways to encourage others to turn everyday decisions into impactful acts that build a stronger West Michigan. 🛍️ 🚗💕 This Thankful Thursday, we want to give a shoutout to Kendra Scott, Pursuit Paper & Gift, Rose & Re*****on and Tommy's Express Car Wash in Muskegon for giving back through your businesses. Community champions like you keep Kids' Food Basket going!

Find more ways to show your support on the KFB community events calendar: bit.ly/3UaHtDv

There's so much to discover at Kids' Food Basket Farm — Ottawa + Allegan On the Ridge! 🚜 These students enjoyed jumping from one station to the next, learning about community, sustainability and how to grow healthy, fresh food at home. 🍅 🥕 🥦

Let's keep learning! Explore more through the Ground Up Learning Lab series: kidsfoodbasket.org/learning-lab/

Harvest time is here, and we are starting to get buried under beans and tomatoes! 🍅 This is one of our busiest seasons of the year on the farm and we need your help making sure this fresh, nutrient dense produce makes it into the community! 🚜💪

Sign up now to volunteer on our Kent or Ottawa+Allegan farms: bit.ly/3yl1Sxa

West Michigan, you're amazing! Thank you to all our supporters, near and far, for tuning in and showing up to Fill the Basket! Because of you, 97.9 WGRD and The Free Beer and Hot Wings Morning Show were able to surpass the original $25,000 fundraising goal for Kids' Food Basket, bringing in $130,000! 🎉What a great way to start the school year!

Thank you, WGRD, the Free Beer and Hot Wings Show, KFB supporters and advocates who shared their stories, and the rest of this for making it all possible! ❤

There's still still time to be part of the magic! Give a gift to Fill the Basket here: qrco.de/FilltheBasket

We are also still trying to wrap our head around this amazing impact you all made! Thank you, Free Beer and Hot Wings for dedicating 12 hours of air time to sharing the stories and impact of this KFB . Together, you are making a difference in the lives of countless West Michigan families! ❤️

Thank You For Helping Us "Fill The Basket" For Kid's Food Basket! - Free Beer and Hot Wings Thursday, August 8, things sounded a little different to those tuning into the 97.9 GRD. The commercials were gone, there were fewer songs, and they were hearing stories from people across West Michigan who have had their lives touched by Kids' Food Basket. The inaugural Fill The Basket fundraiser t...

What better time to discover where food comes from and how it's grown than summer! 🌱🌻☀️ We are grateful to have welcomed 180 scholars from Grand Rapids Public Schools onto the Kids' Food Basket farm this season. This group of second, third and fourth graders explored the grounds, planted seeds and taste tested healthy snacks, helping determine what will go in future Sack Supper bags. 🌶️

Get your back to school shopping done and support Kids' Food Basket at the same time! 🛒 Now through September 30, vote for KFB on the Target Circle app and website! Each vote adds up to funding for KFB programs that help ensure West Michigan children get the nourishing food they deserve. 💕

Are you ready to Savor the Culinary Coast? Get ready to stroll through the lush grounds of Hampton Green Farm while taking your taste buds on a journey capturing the flavors of Michigan's West Coast. 🍽️

Tickets to this KFB brunch are available now! 🎉 Get yours before they're gone: bit.ly/4cjGV4n

We are beyond grateful for the Free Beer and Hot Wings show and their listeners. What an incredible day of advocacy and storytelling to move the needle toward a more equitable West Michigan. Thank you, commYOUnity! 🫶🏻

Woke up today feeling extra thankful for our big idiot family 👏 and for Facebook finally lifting the 24 hr ban on our page 😆 We want to say a BIG thank you to all the idiots who donated and all of the business who helped us raise $130,000 for Kids' Food Basket yesterday. We did it for the KIDS!!

‼️Special thanks to Rowerdink Incorporated who made it so we could go commercial free all day to raise money and ‼️We’ll share the videos that didn’t make it to Facebook yesterday + new videos we haven’t shared yet. Love ya, buds!

Sable Homes, thank you for your huge generosity!
Grateful for this incredible commYOUnity. There is still time to Fill the Basket!

Join 97.9 GRD & The Free Beer & Hot Wings Show To Fill The Basket Join the Free Beer & Hot Wings Show & 97.9 GRD in supporting Kids' Food Basket on Aug 8. Let's fight food insecurity in West Michigan together!

WOW West Michigan and beyond! Donations to are pouring in from all over the country. We could not be more grateful for all the businesses and individuals generously taking time today to ensure healthy food is a right, not a privilege for all children.

Join 97.9 GRD & The Free Beer & Hot Wings Show To Fill The Basket Join the Free Beer & Hot Wings Show & 97.9 GRD in supporting Kids' Food Basket on Aug 8. Let's fight food insecurity in West Michigan together!

Are you passionate about the power of healthy food and creating relationships for a stronger community? Work with us at Kids’ Food Basket! We’re looking for a Philanthropy Specialist to join our team. Find out more at kidsfoodbasket.org/careers.

Join us in ONE week for Arts Night at Storytime in the Park- Garfield 🎨
FREE Ice Cream for the whole family, and FREE books for children 15 and under! We will have several arts organizations joining us for an art enriched evening! 📚🍦

Storytime is celebrating a month of giving and next week's organization is Kids' Food Basket. Please considering bringing items to donate: Pudding Cups, Fruit Cups, Slim Jims Meat Stick, Cheerios, Pretzels, Cheese Crackers

We would still love for you to join us in volunteering as well!
Sign Up Here: https://tinyurl.com/storytime24

What better way to end a Farm to Table Dinner on a 90-degree evening than a specially crafted popsicle! Thank you to Chef Clark and the Terra GR Restaurant team for the passion invested in every beautiful plate. We are also grateful for the KFB volunteers, event sponsors and guests who made this all possible!

The Farm to Table Dinner season is sold out, but there's still time to Savor the Culinary Coast at Hampton Green Farm! Get your tickets to this August 17 brunch benefiting KFB now before they're gone: bit.ly/4cjGV4n

Did you know red vegetables and fruits like watermelon and apples are good for your heart? 🍎 🍓 🍉💓 Kids' Food Basket is grateful to partner with the Muskegon Area District Library to share tasty ways to Eat a Rainbow and get all the important phytonutrients our bodies and minds need! ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜

Bring the Eat a Rainbow experience into your home through our Ground Up Learning Lab! Find all the lesson and tools you need to get started here: bit.ly/46xvtAs

It’s almost time to Fill the Basket! We hope you tune in and show up on August 8!

Join 97.9 GRD & The Free Beer & Hot Wings Show To Fill The Basket Join the Free Beer & Hot Wings Show & 97.9 GRD in supporting Kids' Food Basket on Aug 8. Let's fight food insecurity in West Michigan together!

Two days, two ways to support Kids' Food Basket, courtesy Kendra Scott and Rose & Re*****on! 🛒💕If you can’t make it into Kendra Scott, you can still participate! Use the code GIVEBACK-GRMOE when making a purchase at kendrascott.com anytime between August 3 and August 4 to give back to KFB.

Get all the details for each giveback event on the Kid's Food Basket Community Events calendar: bit.ly/3UaHtDv

⏰ It’s almost time to help the Free Beer and Hot Wings Morning Show Fill the Basket!

Find out more about how you can get involved and make an impact during this radiothon on the KFB community events page: bit.ly/4dt5XP0

Did you know There's No Such Thing As Vegetables?! 🥦🥕 It's true — and the title of this summer reading pick from the Kids' Food Basket education team! Find more reading inspiration with our full list of book favorites here: bit.ly/3XyANRy