Fighting Hunger at the Capitol
For the past few years, we’ve been fortunate to benefit from the generosity of some of our favorite chefs, farmer, ranchers and legislators’ generosity and talents. On March 19th, our own Kevin Seggelke accepted a HUGE check (as you can see below) from the Colorado Ag Council downtown at the beautiful Capitol building. We were lucky […]
Operation Free Bird
This past Saturday, FBR was proud to take part in The 9th Annual Operation Free Bird, put on by the Adams Country Sheriff’s Office and area Adams County Business and Community Organizations. Over 3,600 families lined up at Rocky’s Auto on 64th Avenue and Federal Blvd. from 12noon-4pm to receive a reusable WalMart bag of food. These 5 […]
Over 4 Million Meals in 2 Days!
The 14th Annual Dom and Jane Charity Marathon took over the airwaves on Mix 100 last week Thursday and Friday! Dom, Jane, Jeremy and Emily dedicated 2 full days on air, fighting hunger and feeding hope for FBR. And man were they successful! We’re overjoyed to announce a grand total of $1,153,652 from generous listeners and […]
Serving Up a Whole Lotta Hope
Last Tuesday, 13 Colorado hospitality organizations from the Meetings Industry of Colorado (MIC) joined forces again for the 19th Annual Serving Up Hope (SUH) Luncheon to raise more than $22,000 for FBR! This is a favorite of ours every year. The food is fabulous and a tremendous amount of work goes into this successful luncheon event! […]
Shop O Rama 2012
For 20 years, media rock stars from our local TV and Radio stations gather to kick off “Check Out Hunger,” hosted by our friends at Natural Grocers. This campaign raises funds for Food Bank of the Rockies’ (FBR) Children’s programs through the FBR Nutrition Network. Teams of two strategize how they’ll fill up their grocery […]
Healthy & Affordable Cooking Education at Food Bank
FBR offers a range of food items to our agencies. Many items are staples but some leave agencies wondering, “How can I best use this to serve clients or teach clients how to use this at home?” We aim to help our agencies utilize the food received from FBR in various ways. In early October, our friend Chef Jackson Lamb volunteered his […]
