We Love it When Kids Give Back!
Food Bank of the Rockies was delighted to be invited to the graduation ceremony at Patterson Elementary School in Jefferson County. The 3rd graders at Patterson learned about economics and giving back. They hosted a Teddy Bear Tea. The kids made Teddy Bears in art class and had the option of allowing their Teddy Bears […]
Sometimes Sibling Rivalry Leads to Good Things
Ah, sibling rivalry! We love it when it leads to doing doubly good work for hungry families! Carmen and Reese Sometimes siblings can be a good influence on each other. And big sister Carmen was certainly that to her little sister, Reese. When Carmen decided to save some of her allowance to donate to the […]
Garrett’s Birthday Means More Meals for Hungry Families
Kids like Garrett give us hope for the future. For the past three years, Garrett has asked for food and fund donations on his birthday in lieu of gifts. Each year, his contribution grows almost as much as he does. This year’s drive collected enough food and funds to provide almost 3,000 meals! Thank you […]
Tiny Hands Feed Many Hungry People
We had the pleasure of speaking to the preschoolers at Black Forest Hills Elementary in Aurora. Initially they wanted to host a snack drive to help the food bank, but after learning how we could turn every dollar into four meals or five pounds of food, instead, they asked for snacks to be donated and […]
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 […]
Look What Four 5th Graders Can Accomplish!
Teachers from Brown International School reached out to us with four students wanting to learn about hunger and help those in need in our community. At first the students were going to host a food drive. After researching our website, touring our facility and learning about our Quarters for Kids campaign, part of the Kung Food Fighters® Kids Club, […]
