Rockies Home Opener Feeds Hope!
Not only was April 1 the kick-off for the Rockies 2011 season, it was also the kick off for the National Letter Carriers Food Drive, which officially takes place at mailboxes around the U.S. on May 14! Jim from Campbell’s and Katrina from the Letter Carriers help out. A sea of people decked in Rockies […]
Tyson Foods and King Soopers Team Up to Fight Hunger in Denver
We knew it would be a good day at Food Bank of the Rockies when the Tyson truck pulled up and donated 29,000 pounds of premium chicken courtesy of Tyson Foods and King Soopers! “We are so grateful to Tyson Foods and King Soopers for their long history of helping Food Bank of the Rockies […]
Terrell Davis Serves Up Hope at Food Bank of the Rockies
Terrell Davis and members of his new team visited FBR today. They came with bottles of “Mile High Salute” Bar-B-Que Sauce to serve up with some kid-friendly fixins donated by our friends at King Soopers. Young guests from Little Giants Preschool joined Terrell for lunch, autographs and some horseplay with Miles, the Denver Bronco Mascot. […]
7-Year Old Nathan Warms Our Hearts With His Gift
The food bank received this letter yesterday: “Dear Food Bank of the Rockies, My name is Nathan. I earned this money by playing guitar at Pearl Street Mall. I received $37.48 by playing. I’m also inclucing 13 more dollars from my charity allowance. Sincerely, Nathan” Photo by RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post, 3/1/2011 Nathan sent us a clipping of this […]
Where’s the Beef?
In conjunction with the largest gathering of the nation’s cattlemen and women for their annual meeting in Denver, Greeley-based JBS USA and farmers and ranchers from around the country donated 16,000 pounds of beef today to Colorado’s Feeding America Food Banks. This is the largest single donation of beef Food Bank of the Rockies and […]
Arvada Light Display Brightens the New Year with 18,000+ Meals!
For the 5th consecutive year, Arvada residents Tom & Ed adorned their home with a multitude of lights for the holiday season. 37,000 computer-controlled lights synchronized to Christmas music delighted this year’s visitors. Once again, Tom & Ed installed a donation box benefitting Food Bank of the Rockies (FBR), so people who come to enjoy […]