Seattle Food Committee

Seattle Food Committee General Meeting
2023-07-10 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-06-12 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-05-08 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-04-10 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-03-13 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-02-13 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-01-09 09:30 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Every month the Seattle Food Committee holds general meetings. These are open to the public. If you’re interested in watching a meeting, please reach out to SFC@solid-ground.org and we will email you the link.

Walk for Rice fundraiser for ACRS
2023-06-17 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Seward Park, 5900 Lake Washington Blvd. S, Seattle, WA, 98108, United States
Join Us & Register Today

Join the effort to bring culturally familiar food to thousands of families in King County. Register as an individual fundraiser or join a team. Registration is free and will give you access to a custom give page to share with your friends, family and colleagues. Anyone can donate, however each registered fundraiser can earn limited edition Walk for Rice keepsakes when you raise $100, $250 or $500 or support another fundraising team.
Just create a login and password. (Use the same login/password if you fundraised in 2022.) Click Registration Guide under Helpful Resources below for step-by-step instructions.

Why We Walk

For generations, Walk for Rice brings people and communities together to raise funds for the ACRS Food Bank and awareness about food insecurity in Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (ANHPI) communities. The year-long campaign culminates in a multicultural closing celebration and 3-mile walk at Seward Park as teams, community members, friends and family gather.
ANHPI communities are a diverse and growing population, and many disproportionately lack access to food, emergency meals and other basic needs. The ACRS Food Bank ensures community members experiencing food scarcity have access to culturally familiar foods, such as rice, tofu, dry noodles and fresh produce like bok choi. Last year, the ACRS Food Bank distributed over a million pounds of food and reached more than 5,700 people, many of them seniors and children.
Since the first walk in 1990 with co-founders Sam Mitsui and Herb and Bertha Tsuchiya, Walk for Rice has grown from 45 walkers to hundreds of participants each year and has raised more than $1.4 million to feed families and individuals experiencing hunger in our region. Join the community and Walk for Rice!

Over the Rainbow Gay Bingo benefiting Lifelong
2023-06-10 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fremont Studios, 155 North 35th Street, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
Calling all bears (and lions and tigers, oh my!) in the Emerald City. Lifelong is turning 40 this year, so for our ruby anniversary we’d love for you to put on your slippers and celebrate with us for Over the Rainbow Gay Bingo!
Follow the yellow brick road to Fremont Studios on June 10. You won’t feel like you’re in Kansas anymore when you join us for this special Pride month bash!
There’s no place like home when you and 600 of your closest friends come together to don your favorite Wizard of Oz attire and raise your daubers to support Lifelong’s crucial programs that have served the community for four decades.
Buy your ticket today and you’ll be on your way, no heel clicking required!
Queen For A Day tickets (our most popular option): This gets you a free drink, including our signature cocktail, Rose Nylund, a free meal or snack, expedited check-in, and priority/reserved seating so your group can be closest to the stage! Our Queen For A Day tickets always sell out, so don’t delay in getting your tickets!
General Admission tickets: This gets you in the door to the most fabulous event of the summer!

"The MIXED BOX Challenge" Fundraiser for Emergency Feeding Program
2023-06-10 16:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Renton Technical College, 3000 Northeast 4th Street, Renton, WA, 98056, United States
Six of Seattle’s top chefs will compete in a challenge to see who can create the best meals, from the food items provided to Emergency Feeding Program recipients in their food boxes.
Three rounds of competition include an appetizer, entree and dessert round. Rounds one and two will see two chefs eliminated, with the final round having two chefs competing to be crowned the Mix Box Champion. All meals will be translated into recipe cards and provided to those who receive our food on a daily basis.
Chefs and judges to be announced soon!
Live Music provided by “Global Heat Band”, Food, Drinks & plenty of Dancing.
You do not want to miss this!
Tickets can be purchased here, through Eventbrite

Community Resource Fair
2023-06-02 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | University Heights Parking Lot, 5031 University Way NW, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
The Doorway Project, University District Youth Center, and U District Community Partners are having a free Community Resources Fair! The event will be in the University Heights parking lot. There will be art, food, and music along with a vaccine pop up and information about various resources.
Click here to see the flyer for the Community Resource Fair!

Instruments of Change - A Benefit for the West Seattle Food Bank
2023-05-06 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Hall at Fauntleroy, 9131 California Ave. SW, Seattle, WA, 98136, United States
We are excited to announce that West Seattle Food Bank will be hosting Instruments of Change Dinner & Auction 2023 at the Hall at Fauntleroy. Enjoy a wonderful evening with your neighbors, all dedicated to the West Seattle Food Bank’s mission of preventing hunger and homelessness in our community.
All Attendees Must Be 21+.
Purchase Tickets Here!

Seattle Food Committee General Meeting
2022-12-12 09:30 - 11:00, 2022-11-14 09:30 - 11:00, 2022-10-11 09:30 - 11:00, 2022-09-12 09:30 - 11:00, 2022-08-08 09:30 - 11:00, 2022-07-11 09:30 - 11:00, 2022-06-13 09:30 - 11:00, 2022-05-09 09:30 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) and 1 more date | Virtual Event

Seattle Food Committee 2022 Virtual Conference
2022-11-10 09:00 - 13:00 UTC | WA
Join us for our 2022 Virtual Conference!
A Work in Progress: Food Bank Leaders share diverse approaches to support local economy, increase accessibility, staff retention and burnout reduction strategies.
This conference is free and open to partner coalitions and organizations. Please contact sfc@solid-ground.org to register or to request more information!

2022 Washington Food Coalition April In-person Conference
2022-04-21 - 2022-04-22 | Wenatchee Convention Center, 121 N Wenatchee Ave, Wenatchee, WA, 98801, United States
The Washington Food Coalition is a coalition of emergency food providers, governed and directed by people in the trenches, representing all areas of the state. The coalition will be hosting an in-person conference on Thursday, April 21st and Friday, April 22nd at the Wenatchee Convention Center. Information about the conference, registration, schedule, sessions, and activities can be found on this website, https://wfc.memberclicks.net/ourannualconference, and will be posted in this newsletter weekly.

2022 Regional Mass Care Forum
2022-03-24 09:00 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual Forum
Free forum for individuals and organizations supporting Mass Care efforts (sheltering, feeding, distribution of emergency supplies) in the King, Pierce, and Snohomish County area
American Sign Language and Communication Access and Real-time Translation provided
Register here
For questions please contact Tom Sharp at King County Emergency Management: tsharp@kingcounty.org
