The Auburn Food Bank

05/14/2026

🏓🥒 The Smash Hunger Classic is Serving Up Something Big! 🥒🏓

The Kent & Auburn Food Banks are teaming up for our first-ever joint pickleball fundraiser tournament, and we’re inviting local and regional businesses to join the action as sponsors and vendors!

From September 18–20, 2026, we’ll rally together to support more than 7,000 households and 25,000 individuals across South King County who rely on our food banks each year.

Hosted in partnership with Rally Pickleball Club in Auburn, WA, this three-day community event is expected to bring together 300–500 players and guests for an unforgettable weekend packed with:

🏓 Competitive pickleball play
🎟 Silent auctions & raffle prizes
🍔 Food & drinks
🎉 Community activities & entertainment
🤝 Incredible business exposure
💛 A powerful opportunity to fight hunger locally

📍 Sponsor Information Event
🗓 May 20
🕒 3:00–5:00 PM
📌 Rally Pickleball Club | Auburn, WA

🎫 Reserve your spot at the Sponsor event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/smash-hunger-classic-pickleball-sponsors-event-tickets-1988525644733?aff=oddtdtcreator

05/05/2026

📣 GiveBIG 2026 ends tomorrow! 😮 get in on the action and help us surpass our goal to get top $5,000! Our early donations are looking good - now let's finish BIG! Head over to https://www.wagives.org/organization/Auburn-Food-Bank and get your donations in now!

04/29/2026

Early giving period for GiveBIG starts today! We would be honored to have your support this year. Donations will be accepted through May 5 - you can donate now or wait for the BIG day to join all of Washington to see how BIG the campaign will go on May 5. Sure hope all your generosity doesn't break the internet 😊 head over to https://www.wagives.org/organization/Auburn-Food-Bank to get in on the action!

04/24/2026

Here’s a preview of the amazing and extremely difficult choices you’ll need to make today! See you at Grace Community Church from 11 am - 1 pm today for Empty Bowls!

04/19/2026

🌟 Reminder! 🌟 you have a lunch date with us on Friday at Empty Bowls. Bring your pals - see you there!

03/31/2026

‼️May we have your attention please⁉️ While we may be stating the obvious that the students and staff in the Auburn School District #408 are off the charts amazing, here is your yearly reminder of how amazing they actually are! The results of the 2026 All School Food Drive are in and once again in just a matter of weeks they have replenished our shelves for our community. Thank you all for another stellar drive! ❤️

03/31/2026

‼️Thank you once again the students and staff in the Auburn School District #408 - we cannot do what we do without you! Here are the winners in each category but we all the true winners are the families in our community that will be helped by this effort ❣️

03/18/2026

02/12/2026

‼️The kids are at it again! Coach Nydegger and his athletes at Rainier Middle School did some shopping FOR US! This is a huge donation and effort. Thank you to Auburn School District #408, Valley GMC for hauling the items to us and Athens Pizza & Pasta for feeding them 💕 they didn't only do it for the pizza but it sure helps 🍕check out the video to see them in action https://youtu.be/SLEqvw2UPrM?si=OmJcugflqQuYuPFY

02/08/2026

❤️ More love from our community ❤️ So grateful to MultiCare for their generous donation of an AED unit to us. Hope we don’t need to use it but so glad we have it! Dr. Lopez was kind enough to deliver to us himself at a recent board meeting. (That is who all those people are behind him 🙂)