Closing the Hunger Gap Campaign History

Because hunger permeates every county and community, Alliance Title & Escrow, LLC branches throughout Idaho and parts of Montana and Washington proudly host an annual ‘Closing the Hunger Gap’ food drive event in October. Throughout the entire month, Alliance Title branches collect food and funds to benefit their chosen local food banks.

Alliance Title is pleased with the great success of the food drive and thanks the community for their ongoing participation and generosity!

2022 Collection Efforts

In 2022, we collected 14,092 pounds of non-perishable food items, and $31,516.49 in monetary donations companywide to benefit various local food banks in Idaho, Montana, and Washington. We have collected a total 261,167 pounds of food and $356,251.47 since our inaugural year of 2012!

  • Parkcenter food barrel group photo
  • Parkcenter’s “Hunger Makes Us Crabby” canstructure
  • Idaho Falls loading food donations into truck
  • Idaho Falls’ “Shining Our Light to Close the Hunger Gap” canstructure winner
  • Twin Falls’ scarecrow and food donations

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2021 Collection Efforts

In 2021, our branches were able to contribute 16,699 pounds of non-perishable food items and $49,133.74 in monetary donations to various local food banks in Idaho, Montana, and Washington. Since our inaugural year in 2012, Alliance Title’s ‘Closing the Hunger Gap’ companywide campaign has donated 247,075 pounds of food and $324,698.98!

  • Blackfoot food donation
  • Emmett donations
  • Parkcenter coffee for cans event
  • Parkcenter donation collection

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2020 Collection Efforts

In 2020, we collected 13,023 pounds of non-perishable food items, and $74,289.05 in monetary donations companywide to benefit various local food banks in Idaho, Montana, and Washington.

  • Twin Falls branch donation pick up day
  • Twin Falls branch donations
  • Twin Falls branch Mustard Seed check donation
  • Parkcenter Corporate Office donation pick up
  • Blackfoot branch with their donations
  • Blackfoot branch donations

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2019 Collection Efforts

In 2019, we collected 21,668 pounds of non-perishable food items, and $49,644.84 in monetary donations companywide to benefit various local food banks in Idaho, Montana, and Washington.

  • Emmett Branch with their donated food
  • Corporate Office Silent Bake Sale and Auction
  • Corporate Office with the Idaho Foodbank Donation Truck
  • Kalispell Branch with their food donations
  • Lewiston Heroes Fighting Hunger Open House
  • Meridian Branch’s Check Presentation to the Idaho Foodbank for their Bowling Event

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2018 Collection Efforts

In 2018, we collected 20,327 pounds of non-perishable food items and raised $36,125.45 companywide to benefit various local food banks in Idaho, Montana, and Washington.

  • Meridian – Keehton Potter raised $1,000 to shave off his beard!
  • Mountain Home Donations
  • Twin Falls – Carlos Perez, Adam and Jim from Gem State Realty
  • Parkcenter’s Bake Sale / Silent Pie Auction

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2017 Collection Efforts

In 2017, we collected 25,894 pounds of non-perishable food items and raised $41,558.15 companywide to benefit various local food banks in Idaho, Montana and Washington. This exceeded our companywide goal of 25,000 pounds and was our largest monetary donation in the campaign’s history!

  • Blackfoot, Idaho donation efforts. Pictured L-R, Brittany Carlson, LaVerelle Stecklein (Kassandra’s Grandfather) and Kassandra McLean donating to SEICAA.
  • Driggs, Idaho donation efforts
  • Idaho Falls’, Idaho donations Stephanie Olsen and Rachael Payne
  • Pocatello, Idaho check presentation to the Idaho Foodbank

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2016 Collection Efforts

In 2016 our entire company collected 22,900 lbs. of non-perishable food items to benefit various local food banks in Idaho, Montana, Washington and Wyoming. We are pleased to report that our companywide combined fund donation of $39,594 also benefitted our food bank partners. This amount exceeded our monetary donations last year by over $9,400, and it was the largest fund donation we’ve made in the history of our ‘Closing the Hunger Gap’ campaign.

  • Alliance Title’s Blackfoot branch collected 720 lbs. of food and $900 to benefit the Southeast Idaho Community Action Agency (SEICAA). Pictured left to right: Angela Jackson and Kassandra McLean.
  • Alliance Title’s CW Moore team in Boise decorated their donation collection barrel for Halloween. This team donated 665 lbs. of food and $1,100 to The Idaho Foodbank.
  • The Alliance Title team in Emmett collected 204 lbs. of food and donated $425 to the Emmett Valley Friendship Coalition’s Emergency Food Pantry. Pictured left to right: Marilyn Knighton, Jill Nash and Stephanie Price.
  • Alliance Title’s Meridian team held their first annual Bowling for Hunger event at Big Al’s to help bring in donations for The Idaho Foodbank. Pictured left to right: Kevin Brocke, Brittany Guettermann, Amanda Trejo, and Ben Thomas.
  • The Meridian team also collected food donations at the Walmart in Meridian. In all, their office donated 2,433 lbs. of food and $3,315 to The Idaho Foodbank. Pictured: Kelsey Wartman
  • Sheila Jamison and Brett Cherry of our Meridian office also volunteered their time at the Walmart in Meridian to collect food donations for The Idaho Foodbank.
  • Alliance Title’s Parkcenter Boise office, pictured left to right: Kevin Haro, Jacob Warren, Ron Downey, Tiffany Larsen, Nancy Yarbrough, Stacy Cairns, Mirt Baldazo, Lenore Mahler, Heidi Green, Korena Fiscus, Jananne Keating, Jenny Martin, and Ric Eborall.
  • In addition to the full barrels of food collected by the staff at our Parkcenter location in Boise, 2,000 lbs. of rice were donated to The Idaho Foodbank. This location’s total food donation equaled 5,344 lbs. as well as $2,792 in monetary donations.
  • The Alliance Title team in Rexburg collected food and funds to benefit the Family Crisis Center. Their total donation consisted of 924 lbs. of food and $2,070.
  • Emily Geisler of Alliance Title’s Rigby office took this picture when she dropped off the donations her team collected to benefit the Jefferson County Food Bank. They donated 245 lbs. of food and $1,200.
  • To help with their food drive efforts, Alliance Title’s Twin Falls team held their annual barbeque open house to benefit the South Central Community Action Partnership.
  • Alliance Title’s Twin Falls team delivered their donations to the South Central Community Action Partnership. In all, they collected 1,430 lbs. of food and donated $1,600.
  • Our Treasure Valley operations presented a check to The Idaho Foodbank in the amount of $16,587. Presenting the check is Alliance Title’s President, Ric Eborall, to The Idaho Food Bank President and CEO, Karen Vauk.

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2015 Collection Efforts

The entire company donated 31,496 lbs. of food items this past October, exceeding the companywide goal of 30,000 lbs. Alliance Title’s 2015 companywide fund donation grand total was $29,960.

  • Alliance Title’s Parkcenter office in Boise collected 2,577 lbs. of food and $665 in funds to benefit The Idaho Foodbank. Left to right: Dacia Abols, Kathy Brashear, Heidi Green, Nancy Yarbrough, Korena Carter, Wendy Heidrich, Jenny Martin & Nic Barklow.
  • Alliance Title’s Emmett branch collected 63 lbs. of food and $775 in funds to benefit the Emmett Valley Friendship Coalition’s Emergency Food Pantry. Left to right: Jill Nash, Stephanie Price and Marilyn Knighton.
  • Alliance Title’s CDA branch collected 5,856 lbs. of food and $2,220 in funds to benefit the Post Falls Foodbank.
  • Alliance Title’s Driggs branch collected 360 lbs. of food and $700 in funds to benefit the Teton Valley Food Pantry.
  • Alliance Title’s Emerald office in Boise collected 1,489 lbs. of food and an astounding $4,420 in funds to benefit The Idaho Foodbank.
  • Alliance Title’s Emerald employees presented a $4,250 check to The Idaho Foodbank. Left to right: Idaho Foodbank President & CEO, Karen Vauk, Ronnie Grove, Julie Bicandi, Isabel Villalobos, & Colleen Showalter.
  • Alliance Title’s CW Moore, Meridian, Nampa and Parkcenter offices presented a $5,475 check to The Idaho Foodbank. Helping to present the check to The Idaho Foodbank’s President & CEO (right), Karen Vauk, was Alliance Title’s President, Ric Eborall (left).

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2014 Collection Efforts

Companywide, 27,134 lbs. of food items and $4,774 in monetary donations were collected to benefit various local food banks this past October!

  • Alison Banta of Alliance Title’s Rexburg, Idaho branch bagged potatoes that were generously donated by a local potato farmer. The Rexburg branch delivered 500 bags of potatoes to the Family Crisis Center.
  • Alliance Title’s Rexburg, Idaho branch collected 9,403 lbs. of food to benefit the Family Crisis Center.
  • Alliance Title’s Nampa, Idaho branch held an open house to collect food for the ‘Closing the Hunger Gap’ initiative. Due to the generous donations by their customers who attended, the Nampa branch filled a barrel to benefit the Idaho Foodbank.
  • Alliance Title’s Nampa, Idaho branch held an open house to collect food for the ‘Closing the Hunger Gap’ initiative. The Nampa team served homemade desserts and soups.
  • Alliance Title’s Mountain Home, Idaho branch donated 4,490 lbs. of non-perishable food items and $125 in monetary donations to benefit the El Ada Food Bank.
  • Alliance Title’s Parkcenter branch in Boise collected 1,506 lbs. of food items and $150 in funds to benefit the Idaho Foodbank. Left to right: Josh Callen, Heidi Green, Korena Carter, Loc Lentsch, Wendie Slater, Jennifer Southard and Jenny Martin.
  • Alliance Title’s Blackfoot, Idaho branch collected 3,547 lbs. of food to benefit the Southeast Idaho Community Action Agency (SEICAA). Left to right: Mike Simonson, Bobette Beesley (SEICAA employee), Brittany Carlson and Kassandra Stecklein.
  • Alliance Title’s Nampa branch collected 694 lbs. of food items to benefit the Idaho Foodbank. Left to right: Stacy Woods, Marisela Pesina, Cheree Bartram, Dennise Davidson, Gabi Rhoades, Mychal Stiehl, Star Nieves, Tara Lehman and Teri Patterson.
  • Alliance Title’s Emmett, Idaho branch collected 430 lbs. of food to benefit the Emmett Valley Friendship Coalition’s Emergency Food Pantry. Pictured: Marilyn Knighton
  • Alliance Title’s Driggs, Idaho branch collected 3 barrels full of non-perishable food items, totaling 250 lbs., to benefit the Teton Valley Food Pantry.
  • Alliance Title’s Parkcenter branch in Boise, Idaho collected 1,506 lbs. of non-perishable food items and $150 in funds to benefit the Idaho Foodbank.
  • Alliance Title’s Mountain Home branch held their 2nd annual food drive open house to help with their food drive efforts to benefit the El Ada Food Bank. Left to right: Scott Roberts, Becky Hughes, Sally Loosli, Jamie Springer and LeeAnna Lathrop.
  • Daryl Olsen of Alliance Title’s Rexburg, Idaho branch helped bag potatoes that were generously donated by a local potato farmer. The Rexburg branch delivered 500 bags of potatoes to the Family Crisis Center.
  • Alliance Title’s Nampa, Idaho branch held an open house to collect food for the ‘Closing the Hunger Gap’ initiative. The Nampa team served homemade desserts and soups.
  • Wada Farms and Stecklein Farms generously donated potatoes for Alliance Title’s Blackfoot office food drive efforts to benefit the SEICAA. Pictured: Kassandra Stecklein and SEICAA staff.
  • Wada Farms and Stecklein Farms generously donated potatoes for Alliance Title’s Blackfoot office food drive efforts to benefit the SEICAA.
  • Alliance Title’s Rexburg, Idaho employees, Kathy Lords and Clarence Gummow, bag potatoes that were generously donated by a local potato farmer. The Rexburg branch delivered 500 bags of potatoes to the Family Crisis Center.
  • Alliance Title’s Driggs, Idaho branch collected 250 lbs. of food to benefit the Teton Valley Food Pantry.

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2013 Collection Efforts

Companywide, an astounding 32,019 lbs. of non-perishable items and a grand sum of $19,403.88 was donated to benefit various local food banks this past October! This is almost twice as much food as was collected in 2012.

  • Alliance Title’s Coeur d’Alene, Idaho branch associates collected 6,488 lbs. of non-perishable items to benefit the Post Falls Food Bank.
  • Associates from Alliance’s Nampa, Idaho branch collected 710 lbs. of non-perishable food items to benefit the Idaho Foodbank and its partner organizations.
  • Assocaties from Alliance Title’s Blackfoot, Idaho branch helped to transport 3,321 lbs. of food items to the Southeast Idaho Community Action Agency (SEICAA).
  • Associates from Alliance Title’s Corporate Office in Boise, Idaho give the ‘thumbs up’ to the 1,016 lbs. of non-perishable items collected to benefit the Idaho Foodbank.
  • Alliance Title’s Rexburg associates, (from left) Becky Loomis, Janel Young, Lori Hoover, and Alison Banta, assisted in the collection of 6,306 lbs. of food to benefit the Family Crisis Center.
  • Alliance Title’s Rexburg, Idaho branch collected 2,000 lbs. of potatoes from a local warehouse to benefit the Family Crisis Center.
  • Alliance Title’s Rexburg, Idaho branch collected 6,306 lbs. of food to benefit the Family Crisis Center.
  • Alliance Title’s Montana team presented the Flathead Food Bank with $2,280 in funds and 200 lbs. of non-perishable items.
  • Ric Eborall, Alliance Title President, presents Teena Wright, Idaho Foodbank Development Manager, with a $7,415 donation on behalf of Alliance’s Treasure Valley, Idaho locations. This is in addition to the 3,825 lbs. of food already received.
  • Dan Hanna (Rexburg, Idaho branch) helps to collect
  • Alliance Title’s Coeur d’Alene, Idaho branch collected 6,488 lbs. of non-perishable items to benefit the Post Falls Food Bank.
  • Items donated at Alliance Title’s Idaho Falls, Idaho branch to benefit the Idaho Falls Community Food Bank.
  • Alliance Title’s Pocatello, Idaho branch associates pictured (from left): Curtice Smith, Marci Flores, Adriana Mendez, Kathy Silver, Kellie Noesen, Lisa Armijo, Rebecca Ristrem from the Idaho Food Bank, Lisa Jones and Mari Tusch.
  • Alliance Title’s Idaho Falls, Idaho branch collected 1,475 lbs. of items to benefit the Idaho Falls Community Food Bank.
  • Emmett, Idaho associate, Roberta Grech, with collected canned food to benefit the Emmett Valley Friendship Coalition’s Emergency Food Pantry.
  • Blackfoot, Idaho branch associates (from left), Misty Myler, Bobette Beasley (SEICAA), Christa Goodwin, Mandy Carr, and Mike Simonson, collected 3,321 lbs. of non-perishables to benefit the Southeast Idaho Community Action Agency (SEICAA).
  • Nampa branch associates, Gabi Rhoades and Cheree Bartram, accepted donations outside a local grocery store to benefit the Idaho Foodbank.
  • Alliance Title’s Driggs, Idaho branch collected food items to benefit the Teton Valley Food Pantry.

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2012 Collection Efforts

As a whole, Alliance branches collected an astounding 16,369 lbs. of non-perishable items and a grand sum of $29,494.00 was donated to benefit various local food banks!

  • Associates from Alliance’s Coeur D’Alene, Idaho branch prepare to deliver 2,689 lbs. of donated food to the Post Falls Foodbank!
  • Associates from Alliance’s BLACKFOOT, ID branch championed the ‘Closing the Hunger Gap’ cause this November and helped raise food and funds to benefit the Southeast Idaho Community Action Agency (SEICAA).
  • Loads of non-perishables collected by Alliance’s BLACKFOOT, ID branch!
  • Alliance’s Pocatello branch chose to donate to the Idaho Foodbank and they were able to present a $1,267.00 check, along with 200 lbs. of non-perishables to the Pocatello Idaho Foodbank staff.
  • Kudos to Alliance Title’s Mountain Home crew and their food bank coordinator Jamie Springer. Quite the haul!
  • A truckload of non-perishables on it’s way to be donated… Associates from Alliance’s MOUNTAIN HOME, ID branch collected 2,880 lbs. of food items and $100 in donations all to benefit The Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
  • Alliance’s Nampa branch presented a check for $875.00 to the Nampa Salvation Army at the Nampa Chamber of Commerce luncheon. In addition, Nampa branch associates collected about 400 lbs. of non-perishable items which were also donated.
  • Associates from Alliance’s Corporate Office in Boise, Idaho pose with 900 lbs. of donations to benefit the Idaho Foodbank.
  • Neat little write-up for Alliance’s Sandpoint, ID branch…. The Bonner County Daily Bee: Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. aids food bank.
  • Mandy Carr, Ron Romrell and his grandson, Teagan pose by the collection box at the BLACKFOOT, ID branch.
  • Alliance’s Corporate office in Boise, Idaho collected 900 lbs. of non-perishable items to benefit the Idaho Foodbank.
  • Alliance’s BLACKFOOT, ID branch racked up a whopping 1,697 lbs. of non-perishable items to benefit the Southeast Idaho Community Action Agency (SEICAA).
  • As of Tuesday, October 30th, Alliance’s Nampa, Idaho branch had filled their first food barrel to benefit the Nampa Salvation Army! Needless to say, they will be ordering another barrel for their November collection efforts.
  • Alliance’s downtown Boise branch collected 304 lbs. of non-perishable food items and presented a check for $875 to the Boise Rescue Mission River of Life. Pictured left to right: Carrie Sander, Steve Jewett, Reverend Bill Roscoe, and Jean Lockhart.
  • Alliance Title’s Regional Escrow Services (RES) and Long Term Escrow Services (LTES) departments in Boise, Idaho presented a check of $1,425 to the Boise Rescue Mission’s City Light Home for Women and Children on December 19th, 2012.
  • Collection barrel at our Drigg’s, ID branch.
  • Please join us in thanking CBOR for their generous gift in helping the Nampa, Idaho branch close the hunger gap this November!
  • Terry Harman (customer) brings in a bag of food to the Twin Falls, Idaho Alliance Title branch. — with Terry Harman.
  • Alliance Title’s Bigfork, Kalispell, and Whitefish, Montana associates presented a check for $2,625 to the Flathead Food Bank on January 10, 2012.
  • The crew from Alliance’s BLACKFOOT, ID branch pose in their ‘Hunger Gap’ t-shirts along with some of the food items collected during the month of November.
  • Alliance’s Meridian, Eagle, Emerald and Parkcenter offices were pleased to present the Idaho Foodbank (Boise) with monies and food collected as part of their ‘Closing the Hunger Gap’ efforts. $6,250.00 and 1,674 lbs. of food was donated.

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