Fill the Dome

'''Fill The Dome''' is an event in Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota, in which people donate non-perishable food and money to the Fargodome.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FILL THE DOME – GREAT PLAINS FOOD BANK |url=https://greatplainsfoodbank.org/take-action/participate-in-events/fill-the-dome/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Background==

Fill the Dome started in 2007, and since then, more than 50 schools in the Fargo Moorhead area have participated. All the food and money combined is 2.6 million pounds, and more than 840,000 dollars.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zatz |first=Sydney |date=December 2024 |title=‘Fill the Dome’ raises more than 119,000 pounds of food |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/other/fill-the-dome-raises-more-than-119-000-pounds-of-food/ar-AA1uOa7t?ocid=BingNewsSerp |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=msn |agency=Fargo KVLY-TV}}</ref>

In 2024, people donated more than 99,600 meals,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pelaez |first=Juliana |date=2024-11-26 |title=High Schools Students Fill The Dome for 18th Year |url=https://www.kvrr.com/2024/11/26/high-schools-students-fill-the-dome-for-18th-year/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=KVRR Local News |language=en-US}}</ref> and Moorhead High School had the highest number of donations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-26 |title=Students 'round up hunger' in 18th annual Fill the Dome food drive |url=https://www.inforum.com/community/students-round-up-hunger-in-18th-annual-fill-the-dome-food-drive |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=InForum |language=en}}</ref>

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Category:Fargo, North Dakota Category:Moorhead, Minnesota Category:Annual events in the United States