Please Vote TODAY to restore $4.5 billion
There are decisions being made NOW about the future of food assistance in this country. We need your help!!!!!!!! FBR strongly supports Senator Gillibrand’s amendment #2156 to restore the $4.5...
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Faces of Food Bank: Linda
Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes so FBR can feed hope to our hungry neighbors? From greeting visitors, stocking shelves, procuring food and distributing it through our partner agencies and...
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Faces of Food Bank: Jose
Jose works directly with Coloradans in need. He performs verification of eligibility for seniors, women, infatns and children for the "Commodity Supplemental Food Program" (CSFP), a Colorado...
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Faces of Food Bank: Starla
Starla is our go-to for all things IT and fills in the rest of her time assisting with finance operations and supervising operations/commodities inventory data and reporting. Never a dull moment in...
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An Event Not to be Missed!
Colorado has the fastest growing rate of childhood poverty in the nation. With poverty comes the reality that many Colorado kids don’t have the means to receive regular meals. Not to mention healthy...
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Mini Golf Provides 2 Tons of Food
How do you turn two tons of nonperishable food into a corporate, team-building exercise? Just ask the creative and industrious folks at Universal Lending Corporation. About 250 Universal Lending...
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A Whole Lotta Ears
We shouldn’t be surprised when 70+ Coloradans come together for a good cause,but this past Monday morning was truly amazing! 30,000 ears of sweet corn were picked, bagged, put on pallets, shrink...
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Faces of Food Bank: Jerry
Our friend Jerry can be found either behind the wheel of a FBR truck or hustling around our Denver warehouse, loading and unloading product from trucks, keeping accurate driver route logs, maintaining...
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Faces of Food Bank: Kim
As the Vice President of Development, Kim knows the ins and outs of fundraising like the back of her hand. She’s responsible for the overall planning, implementation, supervision, coordination and...
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Noble Energy STEPS UP!
Our warehouse was abuzz last week when Noble Energy arrived with 76 energetic and motivated volunteers! It's not every day we get groups that large, so we were eager to get them working! And that...
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Season to Share Provides Hope
Once again, we're thrilled to announce the FBR recently received a $50,000 gift through Denver Post Charities, a McCormick Foundation Fund. A record-breaking $2,820,000 was distributed to 65...
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2 Weeks and Counting!
We've been busy busy with all things Sakic this week! With Joe's celebrity golf tournament and the Joe and Debbie Sakic Bringing Hope to the Table Celebration approaching (2 weeks from today), we've...
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Faces of Food Bank: George
Friendly George is rarely seen on FBR grounds as he spend most of his days in the FBR van, delivering commodity food boxes to home bound seniors. With over 300 seniors served per month, George keeps...
View ArticleA Tour of Food Bank of the Rockies
Have you toured our facility? If not, many people don't have a clear picture of what exactly happens behind the scenes at our Denver warhouse. We'd love to tour you in the future, but in the...
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Faces of Food Bank: Kristina
It only seems appropriate to introduce Kristina during our week of all things "Sakic." Kristina is our event queen. If an event needs organization, planning, coordination or implementation, Kristina...
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Produce, Produce, Produce!
The United States Department of Agriculture recently awarded a Senior Farmer's Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) grant to the Colorado Department of Human Services to provide fresh produce for 1,000...
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Put On Your Running Shoes!
Panera Bread's sixth annual Panerathon 5K and 10K to Fight Hunger is coming up quickly! On Sunday, September 16 the event will take place at the Panera Bread in the Shops at Walnut Creek, located at...
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A Message From Governor Hickenlooper
September 1, 2012 Throughout September, anti-hunger networks and community providers across the country will be urging people to speak out against hunger in our country. There are currently around 49...
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Faces of Food Bank: Doyle
Doyle came out of retirement and joined the food bank family as the master of accounts receivable, reconciling donations and deposits and disbursement and reconciling the important petty cash fund....
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Little Person Making a Big Difference
Cesar was having a birthday party and rather than accepting gifts for himself, he asked his friends to bring non-perishable food items to donate to his neighbors in need. He and his mom delivered 93...
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Kris and Jorden
Kris and Jorden are students at a local school in Denver. What you wouldn’t know by looking at their beautiful smiles is that food isn’t easy to come by. Their mom was in a car accident, injuring her...
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CoBank Fights Hunger Nationally
We are SO grateful to be partnered with the generous folks at CoBank. Check out what they're doing to fight hunger on a national level! Special thanks to our Board of Director Chair, Amy Diaz of...
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1 million Meals for Colorado Kids
This was the 15th year Joe and Debbie Sakic have dedicated their time and efforts to fighting childhood hunger in Colorado through FBR. And it was our most successful year to date. On August 23,...
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Faces of Food Bank: Tom
Our friend Tom’s days include the massive task of managing government programs for FBR. He is responsible for all aspects of administering CSFP, TEFAP and SLP programs in accordance with USDA and...
View ArticleDenver Broncos Share Pam's Story
The Denver Broncos recently met with FBR staff and Pam, a woman who regularly visits a FBR agency partner for food assistance, to film a short video vignette. This will be used on The Broncos' "Be a...
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