Slalom Consulting Lets Food Bank of the Rockies Do the Shopping
During the holidays, many businesses want to give back to their communities. Often, the first thought when wanting to help food banks is to host a traditional, non-perishable food drive. Food Bank of the Rockies accepts food drive donations and encourages people to clean out their pantries and donate unwanted but still nutritious items, especially […]
Congratulations Ron Torpy, Our 7 Everyday Hero!
When you think of heroes, you might visualize someone in uniform, maybe even someone wearing a cape and tights, but when the team at Food Bank of the Rockies thinks about a hero, we think about Ron Torpy, our long-time volunteers and truly a hero to the hungry in our community. Come visit our reclamation area Monday […]
A Perfect Day for Panerathon
On a crisply beautiful September morning, runners laced up their shoes, some even leashed up their pups, to walk, jog, run and race through the 5 and 10K courses for this year’s Panerathon. Kids joined Colorado Rapids mascot, Franz the Fox and Shoe Dog, the Dalmatian from Road Runner Sports, for the fun run. […]
Look Who’s “Milling” Around Our Warehouse!
A new group of volunteers helped us ring in Warehouse Wednesday this week. A team of hardworking employees from the newly formed Ardent Mills sorted food, filled orders and even paired up some donated crutches. Ardent Mills, the largest flour miller in the U.S., combines the operations of ConAgra Mills and Horizon Milling, a joint venture […]
Celebrating Summer Lunches with the Mayor, Miles and Ed McCaffrey
School is out and summer lunches are served! Food Bank of the Rockies will be providing nutritious lunches to kids across our service area all summer. We’re supplying food for more than 70 sites, to kids who might not otherwise have enough healthy food at home. Kids munched on hamburgers or sandwiches, strawberries, sweet potato […]
Dawn’s Story and Hungry Kids
Colorado weather is full of surprises. Spring break in Colorado could mean fun in the sun or playing in the snow. It could also mean hunger. Imagine not having the energy to run and play because you didn’t have any food to eat today. Sadly, there are children right here in our community who don’t […]