Food & Fund Drives

Can the Griz is happening from November 8-22! Help us beat the Griz to raise the most food and funds for our community. Over 650,000 pounds of food and dollars were donated last year!

How to Can the Griz:

Host Your Own Food Drive

Donate Funds

Monetary donations provide us with vital operating funds to sustain our services. Donate here.

Get Involved

Support MSU by donating your time as a volunteer!

Marketing

Make sure to download the marketing toolkit for posters, wish lists, and more. Tag us on social media @gallatinvalleyfoodbank if you are collecting donations, and we’ll share your posts with our followers!

Having a food drive outside of Can the Griz dates? We appreciate donations at any time! Register on this page and download the fall food drive kit for more resources.

Wish List and Marketing Tools

Download are Food Drive Media Kit to find wish lists, donation signs, facts and statistics about the food bank, and other marketing materials!

Download the Food Drive Media Kit

Foods We Are Unable To Use

Rusty or unlabeled cans
Homemade items
Noncommercial canned items
Noncommercial packaged items
Alcoholic beverages or mixes
Open or partially used items
Cans that have been frozen
Perishables that have not been stored properly

Nutrition Guidelines

Individuals and families that seek food bank emergency services are often more at risk of eating nutrient-poor foods. Help us provide the most nutritious food we can by limiting donations of:

Ultra-processed foods, foods with additives like soft drinks and candy
Foods with added fats
Foods with trans fat
Foods with added sodium
Refined grains
Desserts and sweets
Foods with added sugar
Fruits canned in syrup

Download Full Nutrition Guidelines

Community food and fund drives provide nutritious food and vital operating funds for the food bank and our services. Food drives also raise awareness of the experience of food insecurity right here in Southwest Montana.

How to help us with a food & fund drive:

Food: Food drives provide some of the healthiest and highest-quality food we receive. Please check out our wish list below for current food items we are asking for. If you are organizing a community food drive, register below. We DO accept fresh produce as well as commercially processed Wild Game if stored properly.
Funds: Monetary donations allow us to purchase bulk food to be repackaged by volunteers. Because we are able to make large bulk purchases, our cost per pound of food is far lower than that of food bought at retail prices by individuals, which means your dollars buy twice as much food as they would in a store. These donations keep the freezers running, our Food Rescue trucks on the road, and our store shelves stocked.

Community Food Drive Registration

Register your food or fund drive here.

General Information
Business/Organization*
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Coordinator
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Coordinator Phone*
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Participation
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We would like to help HRDC's Gallatin Valley Food Bank by (check all that apply)*
Donating food in our own containers and delivering it to the food bank
Running a food drive using food bank bins (limited supply of donation bins available for use)
Raising financial donations for the food bank’s food supply and distribution program
Matching financial contributions or making an additional donation
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Food Drive Details:
Can the Griz Participation
Can the Griz is happening from November 8-22 this year! Please note that for your donations to count towards the total, we will need to receive them before November 22.
Can the Griz Food Drive
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