May 2026
Join us as we recognize Hunger Awareness Month! We challenge you to take at least one action to address hunger in our community this month. Check out the events calendar to discover opportunities to make a difference. You’ll find event details, times, and locations listed below the calendar.
Descriptions:
Hunger Walk:
Take steps to feeding our neighbors in need by registering for the Hunger Walk! Enjoy a scenic walk around Waughop Lake at Fort Steilacoom Park and raise money to help keep food pantry shelves stocked this summer.
GiveBig:
GiveBig is a statewide fundraising campaign exclusive to Washington. Support EFN during GiveBig here.
Community Repack: **May dates are full!
**May dates are currently full! Sign ups for June open Monday, May 4. Register here.
Join other community members for our Repack Project! Repack Project volunteers transform bulk food shipments into family-sized portions that are ready to help feed the community! At our Lakewood Distribution Center, you and your fellow volunteers might find yourselves bagging up oats, pasta, or rice or packing local produce bags for our Home Delivery recipients. Once repackaged the food is ready to go out to the 75+ Pierce County food pantries, meal sites, and shelters that we serve.
Letter Carrier's Food Drive:
The Letter Carriers’ Food Drive is our largest food drive each year and everyone in Pierce County can participate! Just leave a bag of shelf-stable food at your mailbox on Saturday, May 9. Suggested food donations can be found on our website https://www.efoodnet.org/ways-to-give/give-food/.
EFN SNAP Challenge:
$6 per day is the average daily food budget for SNAP recipients. Take the challenge and experience firsthand what it’s like to stretch a limited food budget:
🛒 Spend only $6 per person per day on meals
📅 Share your experience on social media and with policymakers. Be sure to tag us!
📢 Raise awareness & take a stand against SNAP cuts.
Warehouse Tour:
Visit EFN’s Distribution Center in Lakewood to learn about EFN and the local emergency food system! The tour will start at 1 pm and takes about 30 minutes. There will be time to connect and ask questions following the tour. Because the tour takes place in our warehouse, we require closed-toe shoes for entry. An RSVP is appreciated, but not required.
Restaurant Takeovers:
- May 8: Carr’s Restaurant (Lakewood): 10 am – 3 pm.
- May 28: E9 Firehouse & Gastropub. (Tacoma): 4 – 8 pm.
Book Club at The Lakewood Bookstore
Join EFN and The Lakewood Bookstore this May for a heartfelt and eye-opening community book club in honor of Hunger Awareness Month. We’ll be reading How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America by Priya Fielding-Singh. Register here to attend.