St. Practice Day Pub Crawl
2026-08-13 07:19 UTC | NY
Join the Williamsville Business Association for their fun tradition in Williamsville!
The Saturday BEFORE St. Patrick’s Day join the pub crawl on Main Street!
12:30 p.m. Start your journey Glen Park Tavern
2 p.m. Head down to Sorrentino’s
3:15 p.m. Across the street, join up at Creekview Restaurant
4:30 p.m. Down Main to Milos Restaurant
5:30 p.m. Meet up with everyone at Parings Wine Bar
6:45 p.m. Rejuvenate & reconnect Lloyd Taco Factory
8:15 pm. On your way to Cabernet’s
Arriving to finish up the night at The Irishman Pub & Eatery 9:30 p.m.

Fill the Backpack
2017-06-04 08:00 - 2017-06-18 23:00 | NY
Wegmans Food Markets and News 4 WIVB-TV/CW23 WNLO will team up with the Food Bank of WNY for the 4th Annual Fill the Backpack campaign to collect food for children in need. For two weeks in June, Wegmans shoppers throughout the Food Bank of WNY’s four-county service area will be able to purchase pre-packaged bags of food to support the BackPack Program, which helps students who rely on free and reduced-price meals at school by providing them with take-home bags of food each Friday throughout the school year. Currently, more than 2,700 children in 41 schools participate in the BackPack Program. Visit our Facebook and Twitter accounts for the latest information on the Fill the BackPack Campaign!

The 2017 Design and Build Competition
2017-12-15 08:00 - 2017-12-23 17:00 | Hunger and Hope Tour – January 8, 2019
Structures made entirely from canned goods. A unique team building activity for your company that benefits the community!
We are in search of corporate teams to design and build amazing structures! Teams will be able to build displays from 5:00-9:00pm on December 8, 9 & 10 at the Erie County Event Center. Patrons will be able to choose their favorite Canstruction December 15-23. Judging by a selected panel will take place on December 11 & 12. Decanstruction will need to be complete by 10:00am on January 3. All food will be donated to the Food Bank of WNY!
Click here to enter!

Check Out Hunger
2018-01-28 08:00 - 2018-04-28 17:00 | NY
You can help feed local families in need while shopping for groceries! Customers of our participating Check Out Hunger retailers will have the option to add $2, $3 or $5 to their grocery bill to support the Food Bank of WNY.
You can support Check Out Hunger at the following retail partners:

Dash’s Market locations – January 28 through February 24
Tops Friendly Markets locations – January 28 through February 17
The Market in the Square – January 28 through March 3
Wegmans Food Markets locations – February 1 through February 28
Premier Wine & Spirits, 3900 Maple Road in Amherst – February 26 through March 18
Premium Wine & Spirits, 7890 Transit Road in Williamsville – March 12 through April 1
Lexington Cooperative Market locations – April 15 through April 28

The Food Bank of WNY is grateful to Premier Gourmet, Prestige Wine & Spirits and Price Rite for holding their Check Out Hunger campaigns in the fall and winter of 2017.

Spring It On
2018-03-20 18:00 - 2018-03-21 18:00 | NY
One in five children in Western New York faces hunger. You can help.
DONATE TO OUR SPRING IT ON CAMPAIGN
No child should have to worry about having enough to eat. Yet hunger is an unfortunate reality for many children in our community. When children are deprived of the nutritious food they need to grow and thrive, their health and schoolwork often suffer.
The Food Bank of WNY and our 341 member agencies provide nutritious food and support to as many as 55,000 infants and children throughout Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie and Niagara counties – but we cannot do it alone. With your help, we can continue to operate and grow the programs within our Food for Kids Initiative to alleviate childhood hunger.
Your support today will help feed hungry children through the following programs:

Baby Needs Program – meets the emergency needs of infants and young children by providing their caretakers with a supply of diapers, infant formula and baby care products.
BackPack Program – provides elementary school students in need with a bag of easy-to-prepare, kid-friendly food to take home on Fridays throughout the school year.
School Pantry Program – provides high school students and their families access to nutritious food through a pantry located on campus.

Together, we can make sure our community’s children have the food they need to stay healthy and strong!

Fill the BackPack
2018-06-03 00:00 - 2018-06-17 23:55 | NY
Wegmans Food Markets, News 4 WIVB-TV/CW23 WNLO and Fidelis Care are teaming up with the Food Bank of WNY for the 5th Annual Fill the BackPack Campaign to collect food for children in need. From June 3 – June 17, Wegmans shoppers throughout the Food Bank’s four-county service area will be able to purchase prepackaged bags of food to support the BackPack Program, which helps students who rely on free or reduced-price meals at school by providing them with take-home bags of food each Friday throughout the school year.

11th Annual Walk Off Hunger
2018-07-28 10:00 - 14:00 | Media & Community Coverage
Save the Date!
The 11th Annual Walk Off Hunger presented by Life Storage is set for Saturday, July 28, 2018, at Island Park in Williamsville! Mark your calendars for a day filled with great food, children’s games and activities, basket auctions and fun for the whole family! More details forthcoming.

Carubba Collision Charity Golf Classic
2018-08-03 08:00 - 17:00 | NY
Get out your golf clubs and get ready for the 6th annual Carubba Classic Golf Tournament!
A top-notch New York State Golf Tournament supporting the Food Bank of WNY and the Erie County SPCA Building Program!
You or your team will have a chance to golf with Buffalo Bills alumni, Buffalo Sabres alumni, and various entertainment personalities!
This year, the tournament is located at the Seneca Hickory Stick Golf Club and there is a weekend lodging option at the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino!
You can register alone or with a team! Don’t miss out on an amazing time!

179th Erie County Fair Opening Day- Free Admission with Food Donation
2018-08-08 12:00 - 22:00 | NY
Join us for Opening Day on Wednesday August 8th!
It’s the best day of the Erie County Fair! Anyone who brings a canned food donation gets FREE admission! This is a deal you CAN’T miss out on! All food donations benefit the Food Bank of WNY!
Gates open at 12 p.m. on opening day!
Enjoy ALL the attractions that the Erie County Fair has to offer. FREE entertainment at every turn! Great Fair food, headline spectacular entertainment, motor events, competitions, and of course, ANIMALS!
COME ON OUT FOR THE BEST DEAL OF THE SUMMER!

Buffalo Special Edition T-Shirt: "Lloyd Mafia"
2018-08-23 08:00 - 2018-08-26 23:55 | NY
You’ve already joined the Bills Mafia, but have you joined the Lloyd’s Mafia?
26 Shirts has once again joined forces with Lloyd’s to form a shirt design that will help the Food Bank of WNY continue our fight against hunger in the WNY community! This amazing design is only available until Sunday, August 26th at 11:59 p.m.!

$8 from every sale will be donated to directly to the Food Bank of WNY and our programs and services.

Buffalo's Best Food Truck Festival
2018-09-22 11:30 - 15:00 | NY
Buffalo’s Best all in one lot!
Over 15 WNY food trucks are coming together at the Boulevard Mall Parking Lot to offer their best dishes! Scheduled to attend are:

Cheesecake Guy
Dickey’s Barbeque Buffalo
Franks Gourmet Hot Dogs
J&L Boulevard BBQ
KCafe
Kona Ice
Lloyds
Loose Cannon
Maria’s Bene Cibo
Polish Villa
Rolling Cannoli
Rudy’s Kitchen
Sassi Cakes
Sweet Lisa

Bring non-perishable food items as well! A food drive will be held at the event!
Proceeds will help the Food Bank feed our hungry community members! Come on out and enjoy Buffalo’s Best!

Trim Hunger
2018-10-12 09:00 - 17:00 | Contact
Look good while making someone feel good! The Salon Professional Academy Buffalo once again is hosting their Trim Hunger event! Don’t forget to try one of the delicious foods at the bake sale or enter yourself in the basket raffles! All proceeds from the event will benefit the Food Bank of WNY!

Services available that day include:

Haircuts $13 – $23 (NO Chemical services on this day)
Shampoo Blow Dry $12
Manicures $17
Polish Change $8
Pedicures $26
Parafin $8
Simple Braid $15
Mini Facial with Makeup $24
Makeup $15

Bank of America's Give A Meal!
2018-10-15 08:00 - 2018-11-12 17:00 | NY
Once again Feeding America and Bank of America are partnering on the Give A Meal program, to raise funds to feed people who struggle with hunger! For every $1 donated to the program, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation will give $2 more, and 100% of the funds donated will be directed to local food banks based on donor zip code or to support Feeding America’s national office.
This year’s campaign starts on Monday. October 15 and goes through the end of the year. Help us fight hunger in our community by ‘giving a meal’!

7Eleven Pizza Donation Drive
2018-10-26 - 2018-10-28 | NY
Local 7-Eleven stores are inviting residents to help put food on the tables of their less fortunate neighbors through its “pay-it-forward” with pizza campaign. Buy one, give one to a local neighbor in need.

A Time For Giving
2018-11-01 - 2018-11-30 | NY
With every bottle of New Chapter Vitamins purchased at Feel Rite stores, one dollar will be donated directly to the Food Bank of WNY. Help fight hunger this November at our local Feel Rite stores.

The Main Event on the NEW Main Street
2018-11-03 13:00 - 17:00 | NY

Rock Out Hunger 2018
2018-11-14 14:00 - 2018-11-21 09:30 | Meals Express
The 13th Annual Operation: Rock Out Hunger, sponsored by 97 Rock, Channel 7 Eyewitness News and Kaleida Health, will be held from 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14 through 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21 in the Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital parking lot, 1540 Maple Road in Williamsville.
97 Rock’s DJ Jickster will live on a Food Bank of WNY trailer for an entire week as he collects donations of frozen turkeys, non-perishable food items and funds. Join us in our efforts to fight hunger by donating, volunteering, or stopping by to visit Jickster.
Check back for more information and upcoming volunteer opportunities!
