Announcing National Senior Month
We have a heart for Seniors at Food Bank of the Rockies. This population of our neighbors is so often forgotten and invisible. Many seniors reside in apartment home settings. Others are home bound and aren’t able to get out and about very easily. So many of our senior neighbors struggle to make ends meet and […]
Bruce Randolph Students in Action
Last year marked the first annual Students in Action: Continuing the Legacy day of service for high school students at Bruce Randolph School. This year, the tradition of service continued. Last Friday, a total of 750 students, teachers, staff members, and community volunteers went out into Denver and provided approximately 3,400 volunteer hours. FBR was […]
VOTE, VOTE, VOTE
FRIDAY IS VOTING DAY!!!!!!!One in seven Coloradans are deemed food insecure, not knowing where their next meal will come from. That equals over 730,000 Coloradans.Helping the hungry in the Denver area is as easy as logging onto Facebook and voting!As part of Walmart’s “Fighting Hunger Together” initiative, the company has been holding a Facebook campaign […]
A Trip to Yuma Provides….
Last week we took a trip to Yuma to meet the generous folks at CHS. Cooperatively, the M&M Cooperative, Grainland Cooperative and United Plains Cooperative collected an outstanding total of $23,729.52 for Food Bank of the Rockies in their Harvest for Hunger Campaign. In just 16 days, CHS employees, customers and partners collectively raised the […]
What Would We Do Without Our Corporate Groups?
It’s Friday – the last day of National Volunteer Week. We have so thoroughly enjoyed sharing our passion for our volunteers with you this week. While we recognize these members of our food bank family year round, this is just an added bonus to be able to honor their work during a nationally recognized week. […]
Recognizing our Board and Committee Volunteers!
It’s day #4 of National Volunteer Week and we’re excited to give recognition to all of our volunteer board and committee members. These individuals come to us with diverse skills and backgrounds which help guide our organization . They attend meetings, voice their opinions and concerns and gift us with wisdom, understanding, leadership along with […]