The Big Finish

Yesterday was an incredible day for hunger relief! Not only did we set a new world record for hunger relief but thanks to the generosity of so many donors, we collected more than 515,000 pounds of food for Western Washington...and had a great time doing it! Here are some videos of the finish line.

In the first video, volunteers and staff were filling the very last bin of food before it was taken over to the scale.

 In the next video, we were all adding more food to the last bin right before it was weighed -- and right before the 4:00 deadline! That's Northwest Harvest's executive director Shelley Rotondo announcing the total with Emergency Food Network's executive director Helen McGovern.

And in the final video, Shelley congratulates event coordinator Matt Campbell for his help in organizing the staff for both Northwest Harvest and Emergency Food Network.

WE DID IT!

In what was undoubtedly the most exciting, nail-biting, last-minute finish ever, we BROKE the Guinness World Record with 515,067 pounds of food shortly before the deadline at 4:00 pm today! Stay tuned for photos and video of the finish! And THANK YOU ALL for helping us make this happen, not only for the record but also to help our neighbors in need across Washington!

Latest Donors

This morning is getting off to a fantastic start. Seabury School, LDS and the oldest living graduate of Stadium High School (he's 101!) have all stopped by this morning with donations. We're at about 318,000 lbs but need to get to about 510,000 by 4 pm to break the record!

Sunny Day!

The rain's over and we're about halfway to breaking the current record of 509,000 pounds! Donating is so easy -- traffic's moving and we've got volunteers available to help unload your car. We've got until today at 4:00 pm. Come on by or text "hunger" to 85944 or donate through PayPal at 27138!

Ivar's Donates Half a Semitruck!

Just learned that Ivar's donated half a truckload of food to help us Fill the Bowl! Thanks, Ivar's!

Bag by bag and truck by truck, we are getting closer and closer to setting a world's record. We'll be out here all night accepting donations -- don't let the rain stop you! The Stadium-Bellarmine game starts in about 45 minutes and will be televised by KING 5. We'll be asking everyone in attendance to TEXT their donation to Fill the Bowl. You can participate, too, by texting "hunger" to 85944. We need $12,000 to buy one semitruck load of food....and we need 25 truckloads to meet our goal of a million pounds of food!

$12,000 for a Truckload of Food

Financial donations will play as big a role as food donations for this drive, and as you know you can text "hunger" to 85944 to make a gift of $10 or visit Emergency Food Network to make a larger donation if you wish.

Here's some really exciting news -- we just learned that an anonymous donor gave a gift of $12,000 to purchase one full semi-truckload of food!

We'll need 24 more semi-trucks to meet our goal, so keep those bags of food and financial donations coming. We know we can make it with your help!

27 Hours....and Counting!

It's almost here...our record-breaking food drive that will put Western Washington -- and our hunger relief efforts -- on the map! We hope you'll be joining us tomorrow up through Saturday at 4:00 pm to help us shatter the current Guinness World Record. Take pictures and video and post to our Facebook fan page!

If you can't make it to the Bowl but still want to have fun and help fill it, Whole Foods in Interbay is hosting a Beer 'n Burgers party on Saturday, September 18 from 12-3 pm with donations going to Fill the Bowl!