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Canned Food Drive

Help Us Feed Our Community

While the Skamania County Fair and Timber Carnival offers free admission, we invite you to bring something even more valuable—donations for our neighbors in need. Our annual canned food drive runs throughout fair week, with each day focused on different high-need items identified by our local food bank partners.


Daily Donation Focus

We partner with local food banks to prioritize the items our community needs most. Bring donations any day you visit, or come back throughout the week to support each daily focus:

Wednesday - Fruits and Vegetables
Canned fruits, vegetables, tomatoes, sauces

Thursday - Proteins
Canned meats, stews, chilis, beans

Friday - Personal Hygiene Items
Non-food essentials like shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, women's hygiene products, infant supplies

Saturday - Dried Goods
Pasta, rice, beans, cereal, boxed meals like Hamburger Helper


How It Works

Each barn and fair area has decorated a shopping cart to collect donations. Drop your items in your favorite decorated cart or support your favorite barn! It's a friendly competition with trophies awarded for:

  • Best Fair-Themed Decorated Cart
  • Most Items Donated

Winners through the Years

2025
  • 1179 lbs of food | 1671 Items
  • Best Fair-Themed Decorated Cart: Sheep Barn
  • Most Items Donated: Goat Barn
2024
  • 1100 lbs of food and hygiene items | 1,400 items!
  • Best Fair-Themed Decorated Cart: Small Animal Barn
  • Most Items Donated: Pig Barn
2023
  • Best Fair-Themed Decorated Cart: Sheep Barn
  • Most Items Donated:
2022
  • 1200 lbs of food donated!
  • Best Fair-Themed Decorated Cart: Exhibit Hall
  • Most Items Donated: Pig Barn
2021: 1575 lbs | 2100 items
  • Best Fair-Themed Decorated Cart: Sheep Barn
  • Most Items Donated: Exhibit Hall

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