FINAL TOTALS FOR 10TH ANNUAL MFD 2010

Drumroll, please . . .
171 People attended the event
767 Pounds of food will provide 600 meals
$3,476.50 will supply 15 children with backpacks of food for an entire year!

YOU have made this event successful for 10 years now and we thank you! We hope you're "in it" for another ten! Thanks to EVERYONE who contributed in so many ways!
Lots of Love,
The Mahler Family

Bowl Painting returns this year & Chef's Affaire

Bowl painting returns this year so bring some extra $$ to paint a bowl! Experts will be on hand to guide your groovy design!

Donate your bowl for the Idaho Foodbank's "Empty Bowls!"

Who will go to Chef's Affaire next year? Will it be you?

Guests Jerry and Stacie Ward join Ron and Teri

last night at the gala event!

Mapquest our location for the party!

1702 E. Picabo Ct.

Boise, ID 83716

New Door Prizes & Silent Auction Items!

A preview of some Silent Auction Items!

2 Tickets to attend the "Chef's Affaire"
sponsored by the Idaho Foodbank (value$200.)

Yellowstone "mini-vacation" for 2
(choose from guided fishing, day inYellowstone value $1500)

A Day on the Lake for a family of 4
(Lucky Peak, departing from Spring Shores value $500)

Raft trip for 6 down the Main Payette
(su 2011 date TBD, must sign waiver, value $700.)

Ladies Outing on the Lake
(you & two friends, Lucky Peak, depart Spring Shores value $400.)

Dinner for 6 on the Mahler's Patio
(bring nothing but your appetite and smile! value Priceless)

Door Prizes to win are being added daily!

Must be present to win!

Silent Auction closes @ 8:00 sharp!

Winners announced and door prize drawing @ 9:00

Priceless Dinner Winners!

Dinner Winners!

Who will win this year?

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Thanks to you, this event is growing every year! You should all be quite proud of your accomplishments to help out those in need. We are grateful for all the community support and are now asking you for just a little more to make the 10th Annual Mahler Food Drive (MFD) the best ever! Now that Ron and I are "empty nesters" we need your support more than ever.

Please look over the list below and contact us if you have any "connections" to local folks who can help us out with our needs for the event. Your generosity and friendship is the reason we keep doing this year after year!

• Sponsors willing to designate funds for food drive expenses ($300. to $600. annually)
• Account manager to take all funds from the event, record all cash and check donations to maintain the integrity of the event.
• Silent Auction Items ~ dinners at private homes, cabin stays, tours of unique areas of Boise, Sport and Cultural event tickets (BSU, Hawks, Stampede, Steelheads, Ballet, Symphone, Opera, Shakespeare, local theatre, concerts, etc)
• Food donations for party goers
• Donated postage or stamps (postcards & letters)
• Artist to design stationary, cards, logo etc.
• Donated printing (home or professional for stationary, cards etc.)
• Donated sign-making for neighborhood and event.
• Blog manager that we can email stuff to, to be added to the blog
• Data entry to update data base of participants, sponsors, party goers etc.
• Grant seeker to research, apply and contact community organizations for funds.
• Volunteers for the event:
• Lead person and walkers to pass out flyers in subdivision (Saturday, the 18th)
• Boise House Monitors (half hour shifts from 5 to 8) 6 ppl
• Registration Table (2 people, hour shifts) 10 ppl
• Silent Auction (monitor and pick up sheets at 8PM)
• Food Table (2 people, hour shifts 5 to 10PM) 10 ppl
• Runner (1 person, 1 hour shifts) 5 ppl
• Bowl painting helper (1-2 people, 5 to 8PM)
• SET UP 3:00 to 5 PM 5 ppl
• BREAK DOWN (10 to 11PM) 5 ppl
• Total Volunteers needed: nearly 50 ppl, couples wanted! :)

Please forward our blog site to anyone you think may be able to help! :)

2009 A huge success!

The 9th Annual Mahler Food Drive (MFD) was a success thanks to you! It was a brisk Saturday, but that didn't stop the kids from bouncing, everyone getting tattoos, and the band sounding better than ever! All proceeds from the event are going to the "Backpack" program, at the Idaho Foodbank, that provides food children can prepare themselves over a weekend. Please be sure to wpread the word to your family and friends and let's make the 10th Annual MFD the best yet!

Happy Holidays!

We wish you the best in all you celebrate this season!

Happy New Year!

Watch KTVB's Seven's Hero Story!

http://www.ktvb.com/archive/65059377.html

YOU beat all previous records!

The Mahlers are pretty tired today, but feeling very blessed! We are grateful to each and everyone one of you who helped make the 2009 Food Drive the most successful yet!

Preliminary numbers:
148 people in attendance
715 pounds of food weighed in this morning
(although we received more deliveries today)
$2,008. cash/check

Watch for Maggie O'Mara's story tonight during the 10:00 news broadcast.

2009 Prize List

2 Tickets to the Idaho Foodbank's premier event, A Chef's Affaire
2 Bogus Basin Lift Tickets
2 Gift Certificates to Body Therapy Center for a one hour massage
Trendy necklace and earring set from Jewels by Jaci
Tree Replacement voucher from Idaho Power
5 sets of 2 complimentary tacos from Baja Fresh
Avon gift basket from Jane Zito
3 sets of 2 complimentary flatbreads courtesy of Flatbread Community Oven
Lunch for Two at Darla's Deli
Haircut and style at private salon by Jaci Natoniewski
3 sets of two guests at the annual Mahler "Priceless" Dinner Party event
Karate for Kids uniform and complimentary class
Lunch certificates from Zeppole's Bakery

Contact us by email

mahlerfooddrive@gmail.com

Priceless Dinner Winners

A great summer evening spent with caring friends!

Priceless Dinner Party Menu ~ Sunday, July 19th

• Appetizers with Assorted Beverages
• Dinner is a salad bed of mixed greens with your choice of toppings and dressings, served with fresh-baked breads from Zeoppole Bakery and beverages. Dessert is a rich and creamy surprise served in a chilled glass with coffee as an accompaniment

Date for 2009 has been set!

Our 9th Annual Food Drive will be on Saturday, October 10th!

New at this year's Food Drive is a great way to further show your support to the Idaho Foodbank by painting a ceramic bowl to donate to the annual Empty Bowls event in November. We'll have the expertise of neighbor, Stephanie Barton, here at our October Food Drive to help us properly apply glaze to the bowls. She will then fire the bowls in her kiln and we'll donate them to the Idaho Foodbank in November. Bowls are $12.50 each with $10.00 from every bowl being donated directly to the Idaho Foodbank ($2.50 for Steph's glaze cost and electric bill)! Bowls must be pre-ordered so just shout out under the "comments" section on this page with your name and the number of bowls you and your family would like to paint and we'll do the rest. Of course we'll have all the favorite events here too, Tattoo Temptations, Diamond Rentals Bounce House, prize drawings, the Harvest Howlers and more!

OUR FAVORITE QUOTE

The motto for our annual event was made famous by the very talented Carol Burnett. I grew up watching Carol Burnett on television and always thought of her as kind, genuine, caring, and funny. These are all qualities I strive to emulate in every aspect of my life. When Ron and I first began this food drive it was a spontaneous moment of taking time to reflect on the multitude of blessings in our lives. All of you are a blessing. Your generous participation for our Eighth Annual Mahler Family Food Drive met goals beyond our wildest expectations! One of the reasons it took so long to get the letter out this year is because the donation just kept coming in! As the very talented lady said,

“I think we're here for each other.”
Carol Burnett quotes (American comedian, actress, singer and dancer, b.1936)

Thanks for being there year after year for us in our goal to help others.
The Mahler Family