Stamping Out Hunger
The National Association of Letter Carriers and Campbell’s Soup Company once again teamed up with Feeding America for the nation’s largest one-day food drive on May 14. Mail carriers picked up non-perishable food donations along their routes to help out FBR and other area food banks. Several volunteers, including groups from CoBank and Brownstein, Hyatt, […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]