Carmela’s Story
When you meet our senior box delivery driver, Peggy, you can’t help but notice her shining smile. She has one of the best jobs in the place because she gets to deliver food to home bound seniors like Carmela. At 93, you’d never know Carmela needed help. When we interviewed her, she appeared spunky and sharp […]
Land O’Lakes Makes a Cheesy Donation
Fall is almost here and what could be more comforting than a warm plate of macaroni and cheese? Colorado families facing hunger will be able to enjoy some soon, thanks to a generous donation of 40,000 pounds of fresh mac and cheese from Land O’Lakes. “As a national, farmer-owned cooperative, Land O’Lakes is committed to […]
9Cares Colorado Shares Help our Partner Agencies
Today, we’re distributing 170,000 pounds of food to 88 partner food pantries in the metro area. The food, purchased with $150,000, contributed by the community through donations to 9Cares Colorado Shares, including contributions at King Soopers’ registers, will provide about 142,000 meals to hungry men, women and children in our community. Items included tuna, beef ravioli, black […]
Nothing Corny About This Donation!
Five years ago, Mike Kosman and his family decided to share some of their land, resources and expertise to grow corn for the hungry. While we all still mourn the untimely loss of Mike, we are grateful he taught his family well and they continue the tradition, preserving his legacy to help others. The 5th Annual Food Bank […]
Charlotte and Claire Bake for Hope
Sisters Charlotte and Claire wanted to help hungry kids. Together, with their mom, they baked treats and sold them to raise funds for Food Bank of the Rockies. Charlotte baked cookies and cream cookies and lemon tarts and her sister baked sugar cookies. They came for a tour to see how their funds would help […]
Brighton Vacation Bible School Kids Feed Hope!
Who says you’re too young to make a difference? Certainly that’s not the case for students at Brighton United Methodist Church’s Vacation Bible School. VBS coordinator Deb Freidholm, shared with the students how the church participates in the Totes of Hope™ program for kids in need in the community and how it’s important to give […]
