Year Five: $301,804
Hunger vs Hunger
July 19th, 2025
1 hour of sleep
Midnight - 8 am: Road Bike 115 Miles (Bham -> Artist Point -> Bham)
8 am - 9:15 am: HIIT class at JD Elite
10:19 am - 5:12 pm: 10.0 Mile Swim (Length of Lake Whatcom)
5:53 pm - 6:51 pm: Mountain Bike 6.67 Miles
6:59 pm - 7:52 pm: Run 4.88 Miles
Total Calories: 13,104
Total Strokes While Swimming: 22,302
Total Active Time: 1,079 minutes
Total Money Raised for Bellingham Food Bank: TBA on August 20th
Thank you all for supporting this year's campaign. Enjoy the video. Til next year!
Love, Ethan
May 1st, 2025
2025 Total Fundraised: $301,804!!!
Total Money Raised Since 2021: $713,045 and Counting
What is Hunger vs Hunger?
Hunger vs Hunger is my passion project. A small fundraiser that began in 2021, I set out hoping to smooth the oscillations of covid related food insecurity. Unfortunately, food insecurity in Whatcom County has increased at an alarming rate since then. Bellingham Food Bank now spends more money on food and serves more families than any other food bank in Washington State. This obviously isn't a fact that any of us wish to have in our community, but this is the reality we have.
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In just five years of fundraising, I have raised over $690,000. I've grown from two sponsors, to over fifty. Yet, the need at the Bellingham Food Bank has more than tripled. On July 19th, 2025, I set out for the fifth time to burn as many calories in one day as I possibly could, while continuing to raise awareness for the food insecurity that exists in Whatcom County.
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This year's big day looked like this:
12 am: 115 mile road bike to Artist Point and back
8 am: 1 hour HIIT class at JD Elite
9:30 am: Swim the length of Lake Whatcom (~10 miles)
6 pm: Mountain Bike ~7 miles at Galbraith
7:15 pm: Run to Fairhaven (~5 miles)
7:55 pm: Finish at Stones Throw Brewery
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Every dollar raised from this fundraiser goes directly to the Bellingham Food Bank. Currently, 20% of Whatcom County relies on a food bank every week and the Food Bank is facing a $900,000 funding cut this year. The Bellingham Food Bank is one of the highest rated non-profits, with a program expense ratio of 94%. I've been volunteering there since 2021 and can't express how important they are to so many people in our community. Any donation goes a long ways. Thank you all in advance.
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P.S. Donations are getting matched by FOUR sponsors this year, 5X-ing your impact :)​
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Scroll down to see fun ways to get involved via my annual fundraising events.
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Consider donating today.
Ethan
Have You Watched the Film Yet?
The Film
Thank you for the support!
With love,
Ethan
​Produced by: LoganPatrickNelson.com
Lead Camera - Logan Nelson
Second Camera - Dan Perl
Additional Footage - Vince Smith
Editor - Logan Nelson
Assistant Editor - Dan Perl
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Meet the Sponsors
12,165 Calories Burned
$249,419 Raised
600+ Donors
50+ Corporate Sponsors
12,191 Calories Burned
$67,328 Raised
220 Donors
17 Corporate Sponsors
The Bellingham Food Bank's mission is to reduce hunger in Bellingham by providing wholesome foods to those in need on an emergency or chronic basis and by educating the community on the problem of hunger.