One Million Meals
Colorado oil and gas companies have made a significant impact in the fight against local hunger over the past two years. In 2010, a group of leaders from oil and gas companies and professional organizations met to discuss ways to raise funds and awareness for FBR. The branches of support resulting from those discussions have […]
Walmart Provides 400,000 Weekend Meals for Local Kiddos
On Thursday, April 28, 2011, Walmart employees rolled up their sleeves to pack and distribute Totes of Hope®, filled with nutritious food for the weekend, to low-income children at Annunciation School as part of Walmart’s$100,000 gift to FBR. $150,000 has been gifted to FBR’s Totes of Hope® program through Walmart Foundation over the past two […]
Dorothy
Dorothy retired from a local medical office years ago. She had worked hard and decided it was time to move on to the next phase of her life. Her son got sick shortly after and Dorothy became his care giver, which has pushed her financial situation to its limits. She receives government assistance once per […]
A Greener Food Bank
It’s only appropriate with Earth Day approaching to announce some exciting “green” news of our own! Gifts come in all shapes and sizes around here. Some folks donate funds, some car loads of food, some computers and electronic equipment. It’s really quite astounding how much good will our neighbors share with us. This is especially […]
Spaghetti Dinner for 250 Kiddos
Panera Bread recently announced that, through their successful Operation Dough-Nation Program, they’ll contribute $36,000 to Food Bank of the Rockies’ for our Kids Cafe program at Shopneck Boys and Girls Club! This program provides hot meals, five evenings per week, to over 250 children attending the site. Last week, Panera Bread kicked off their new sponsorship of this site […]
10 Grocery Carts of Food Go a Long Way
On April 5th, Safeway donated 10 grocery carts full of much needed food after an Easter Seals & Special Olympics bagging competition with local media celebs at a Denver Safeway store. Special thanks to Safeway for the 4th consecutive year of including us in this awesome event! The food certainly goes a long way.