Little Person Making a Big Difference
Cesar was having a birthday party and rather than accepting gifts for himself, he asked his friends to bring non-perishable food items to donate to his neighbors in need. He and his mom delivered 93 pounds of food to us on a summer morning. Cesar reminds us just how great an impact one little person […]
Faces of Food Bank: Doyle
Doyle came out of retirement and joined the food bank family as the master of accounts receivable, reconciling donations and deposits and disbursement and reconciling the important petty cash fund. Doyle didn’t envision himself as a numbers man growing up, but his Formula 1 racing dreams didn’t exactly pan out. Some of Doyle’s […]
A Message From Governor Hickenlooper
September 1, 2012 Throughout September, anti-hunger networks and community providers across the country will be urging people to speak out against hunger in our country. There are currently around 49 million Americans who struggle with hunger and its vast implications. The challenges that so many of these people face often go unheard and therefore unmet. […]
Put On Your Running Shoes!
Panera Bread’s sixth annual Panerathon 5K and 10K to Fight Hunger is coming up quickly! On Sunday, September 16 the event will take place at the Panera Bread in the Shops at Walnut Creek, located at 10450 Towncenter Drive in Westminster, Colorado. Races include a 5K walk/run and 10K run starting at 8:00 a.m. that […]
Produce, Produce, Produce!
The United States Department of Agriculture recently awarded a Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) grant to the Colorado Department of Human Services to provide fresh produce for 1,000 low-income seniors. These groups teamed up with FBR on August 18 to distribute locally grown fruit stand vegetables from local growers to Colorado seniors as a result […]
Faces of Food Bank: Kristina
It only seems appropriate to introduce Kristina during our week of all things “Sakic.” Kristina is our event queen. If an event needs organization, planning, coordination or implementation, Kristina is leading the pack. She’s the master at making things look pretty and raising money in the process. Kristina also sits on our Social Media team and […]