Laurie

Laurie is one of the 15% of homeless individuals served through FBR's partner agencies. She calls the Cherry Creek bike path home and is hungry most days. Going without basic necessities is commonplace for her and so many of our Colorado neighbors.

Photographer: Tiffany Mulherin

Shop O Rama Media Frenzy

Last week, six teams from local media outlets 'shopped till they dropped' at Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage to kick off the "Check Out Hunger" campaign that raises funds for Food Bank of the Rockies' Children’s programs through the FBR Nutrition Network.

The teams had three minutes to race down the aisles of Vitamin Cottage on Colorado Blvd, trying to fill their carts with $174.82 worth of food – the surprise amount drawn moments before the race began.

We’re pleased to announce, after 7 years of participating, KOSI 101’s very own Murphy Huston and Cathy Taylor filled their cart with $160.58 worth of groceries, winning the race and taking home the coveted shopping cart trophy.

The stiffest competition came from Tom Green & Melissa Mollet of 2 The Deuce who "illegally" went over the total with $179.53. The remaining teams consisted of News 4’s Jim Benemann and Karen Leigh with $153.79 , Denver Magazine’s Jeff Kass & Tamara Boyd at $201.68 and 5280’s Jena Platt & Zach Wolfel totaling $132.08. Team FOX 31, consisting of Peggy Bunker and Michael Headrick, won the first ever “invisible” award for wardrobe creativity and spunk.

"Check Out Hunger" makes it easy to assist Food Bank of the Rockies in its effort to feed children in need. Shoppers simply pick up $1 or $5 coupons at the check-out aisles in Natural Grocers stores across northern Colorado from November 1st through December 31st. Natural Grocers has pledged to match each dollar donated at check-out stands through the end of the year. Last year, this campaign raised $55,000, equaling 220,000 meals for children in need!

Special thanks to all our media participants and to Natural Grocers and their customers for supporting Food Bank of the Rockies in our fight against childhood hunger.

One Republic, Biggest Loser and Food Bank

FBR staff and volunteers with One Republic.

What does the NBC hit show, Biggest Loser, have in common with chart topping band,One Republic? They joined forces last week to raise hunger awareness in our community by spending an afternoon at Food Bank of the Rockies. How did all this come to be? We'll try to explain.....

Feeding America (our parent company) called, asking if we would be willing to host the Biggest Loser camera crews and One Republic for some national exposure on Biggest Loser. Naturally, we said "YES, absolutely YES!" The crews arrived on Tuesday morning, set up shop and interviewed our CEO, Kevin. The band arrived shortly after and toured our facility. They asked a slew of great questions and took a very genuine interest in what we do and the people we serve. Following the tour, they found their places on our assembly line and packed food boxes with FBR staff and volunteers . The Biggest Loser crews took footage the entire afternoon and interviewed the band in our conference room to close out the day.

Thanks to Caitlin Connet for donating her photography skills for our day of excitement!

THE BAND

Ryan Tedder

Zach Filkins

Brent Kutzle

Eddie Fisher

Drew Brown

One Republic performed at Magness Arena that night and talked to the crowd about the need in our community and importance of giving back through FBR. The Biggest Loser episode featuring FBR will air on November 17th, so tune in! We can't say "THANK YOU" enough to Feeding America, One Republic and The Biggest Loser for including us in your schedules. We appreciate all your efforts so incredibly much!

Lives in Transition

These are portraits of lives in transition -the people associated with Denver Rescue Mission -homeless transients, program residents and volunteers. Denver Rescue Mission offers food and housing for the homeless as well as long term rehab and transitional housing programs. These men are working toward a better life.

Photographer: John Walthier

Lachey Day

You never know when random excitement will come our way here at FBR. Yesterday we received a visit from a huge yellow tour bus, carrying Nick Lachey (luhshay). Nick, co-founder of a new website, winnit.com, came to Denver as part of his 11 day "Everybody Wins Tour." He delivered a Nintendo Wii system to a winner from the website and stopped at food bank to pack a few boxes with kids from the Broncos Boys and Girls Club. Next stop was Las Vegas before heading home to LA.

For the past 3 years Nick has been a member of Feeding America's Entertainment Council in support of fighting hunger nationally. Thanks to Nick for stopping in and to the boys and girls who volunteered their time to come out and join in the fun. Visit winnit.com to check out what Nicks been up to.

Nick with the website winner and her family in Westminster.

FBR staff poses with Nick.

Packing boxes with kids from the Broncos Boys and Girls Club.

2009 Joe Sakic Celebrity Classic

Seeds of Tomorrow

Warren Village is a non-profit organization that assists formerly homeless, low-income, single parent families in achieving sustainable personal and economic self-sufficiency.
The folks at Warren Village view their theme “Seeds of Tomorrow” from two perspectives. By planting seeds, the children learn a lesson similar to that of a fisherman. “Teach them to fish, and they’ll eat for a lifetime.” They believe that teaching them to grow a garden will begin their journey towards a life of self-sufficiency. From another standpoint, they see these bright young children as “Seeds of tomorrow” with hope that they’ll grow up to be responsible human beings, fostering inspiration, leadership and love.

Photographer: Joan M. Hill