Snoqualmie Casino and 94.1 KMPS-FM collected over 400 pounds of non-perishable food items during a project from Nov. 25 to Dec. 1. The total included personal donations from casino employees and an additional 200 turkeys and hams from the casino.

The food drive was held in conjunction with 94.1 KMPS-FM’s Ho Ho Ho-down Holiday Concert, which featured country music rising star Eric Church and special guests the Lo Cash Cowboys. Attendees to the near-capacity concert donated non-perishable food items in exchange for entry to the event.

“Nothing in the world is better than music for bringing people together. I feel very blessed to be able to make music for a living,” said Church during the concert. “Tonight we will use the music to bring people together and to bless families not as fortunate as ourselves. That’s very cool!”

The Snoqualmie Tribal Food Bank is a full service food bank bringing food to the kitchen tables of many of the greater Snoqualmie Valley’s most needy families. The food bank provides food to over 4,000 families annually.

“This is by far the largest single food donation we’ve ever received,” said Snoqualmie Tribal Food Bank director, Maryanne Hinzman. “The amount of food collected will help us feed hundreds of families for the next few weeks. That’s incredible, and we thank everyone who donated.”

“There is so much need out there this year and KMPS listeners are extremely generous,” said Becky Brenner, program director/digital web manager for KMPS-FM/CBS Radio Seattle. “We are proud to partner with Snoqualmie Casino to gather food for our neighbors served by the Snoqualmie Tribal Food Bank.”