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19th Annual Poker Run - May 4th, 2008 - The Poker Run was held on a beautiful sunny day this year. While playing poker and riding from Eaton to Cheyenne, from Wellington to Johnstown and then into Greeley, motorcycle enthusiasts donated 286 pounds of food and $1390 to support Weld Food Bank’s hunger relief programs. Many thanks to all who “rode the wind” to help alleviate hunger in our county.

Corporate Food Challenge - April 2008 - More than $20,500 and 5700 pounds of food was raised by 13 competing businesses in the 4th Annual Corporate Food Challenge. Points were awarded for every pound of food and every dollar donated. Trophies were awarded for Largest Food Contribution, Largest Monetary Contribution, and Largest Overall Contribution (based on percentage per company employee). A fourth trophy was added this year for Most Volunteer Sorting Hours. Competing teams were encouraged to send employees to the food bank to help sort donated food so it could be distributed immediately to either the 116 non-profit agencies that rely on Weld Food Bank for food, or for direct service programs including Kid’s Cafe, the Backpack Program for Kids, or emergency food boxes.
In every previous year, StarTek has swept every category in the competition. This year, in an unexpected upset, and amidst hoops and hollers, Meadow Gold was awarded the trophy for Best Overall Contribution while StarTek retained Most Money, Most Food and Most Volunteer Hours trophies!  The Weld Sheriff’s Office was recognized as “Rookie Challenger of the Year”.
Congratulations to all companies that participated to help the hungry in Weld County. Challengers included: Advanced Forming Technology, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Bonnell Good Samaritan Community, DCP Midstream, Greeley Tribune, Harsh International, Hall Irwin, Honda of Greeley, Meadow Gold Dairy, North Range Behavioral Health, StarTek, Weld County Sheriff’s Office and Women’s Clinic of Greeley.

Dine Out For Hunger - April 24th, 2008 - Dine Out for Hunger 2008 raised more than $1,600 for the Weld Food Bank. On April 24th, eleven area restaurants donated a portion of their total day’s receipts to help Weld Food Bank feed the hungry in Weld County. Please be sure to thank the following restaurants for their generosity: Alberto’s Mexican Restaurant, Cattlemen’s Steak House, Corleone’s Italian Underground, Coyote’s Southwestern Grill, Duke of Windsor, D. P. Dough, Hunan Imperial Chinese Restaurant, Kersey Pizza, the New Plantation, and the Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant (Greeley).

6th Annual Stone Soup Event - March 15th, 2008 see pictures
Stone Soup 2008 raised over $35,000 to fight hunger in our community. Thank you to our generous sponsors: Anadarko Petroleum, Noble Energy and Colorado Oil and Gas Association.

Thank you to our silent auction donors: Weld County Area Agency on Aging, Greeley Country Club, Camp Fire USA – Kids, The Curtis Hotel, Bill & Danae Stolz, Boy Scouts of Troop 247, Carolyn & Scott Gattis, Roma Restaurant, Blue Bunny and Wells Dairy, El Charro Mexican Restaurant, Union Colony Civic Center, Beverly Burbank, Bread Board, Carolyn Gattis - UBS Financial Services, Papa Murphy's Pizza, Patricia Snowden Fox, Laura & Doug Stoneman, Capital Accounting & Finance Inc., Ken and Charlotte Whitney, Susan P. Bromley PsyD LLC, Robert L. Wick, The Buzz Coffee & Gelato, Dr. Nicholas A Jamison II, Philip Reichel, Nelson Office Supply Inc., Bonnie Henley, Max'ims of Greeley, ABC's Bright School-Age Centers - Sandra Bright, Greeley Grays Baseball Club, Quite Contrary by Carla, McGuffey Bear Tooth Dental, Melisa Esposti - Lia Sophia Jewelry, Meredith Reinert - Airbonne Consultant, Mark Clay - Colorado Stone Craft, Kirk's Flyshop, New Belgium Brewing Company, UBS Financial Services, The Bridge Assisted Living, The Conditioning Therapy and Massage Center, Work Out West, Entanglements Day Spa, Nu-Way Cleaners and JBS Swift & Company.

Thank you also to: JSB Swift & Company - Donation of the Prime Rib for dinner, Amy Oliver, Robert Waltman, Chuck Turner and all of the generous attendees of Stone Soup

9 Cares Colorado Shares Food Drive – November 10, 2007

Sort-A-Thon - November 12th - 15th , 2007

Forth Annual City Wide Turkey Drive – Novemeber 17th, 2007

Twenty-fifth Anniversary Celebration, Blue Jean Ball & Food Donor Recognition - October 20th, 2007

Peanut Butter and Tuna Fish Concert - August 24th, 2007 pictures

9th Annual Kiwanis Car Show - August 9, 2007 pictures

9 Cares Colorado Shares Food Drive - June 16th, 2007 pictures

National Hunger Awareness Day - June 5th, 2007

Dine Out for Hunger – May 18, 2007

Letter Carrier's Food Drive – May 12, 2007 Thank you to everyone who donated, and to our local Letter Carriers for all of their work!! A total of 24,995 was collected! pictures

The 18th Annual Poker Run – May 6, 2007 What a drive! And we mean that in more ways than one - 257 pounds of food $1,313 cash were collected!

Volunteer Appreciation Event - May 3, 2007 - Thank you to all who attended this year’s volunteer appreciation event; Lurking Down the Bunny Trail. Everyone enjoyed a fabulous pasta dinner prepared by Corleone’s Italian Underground and also enjoyed the murder mystery presentation by Windsor Community Playhouse. Thanks to all of the volunteers who unselfishly give of themselves to help feed the hungry in our community!

Corporate Food Challenge - April 2007 An amazing total of 6,507 pounds of food $27,952.61 were collected. Although StarTek once again swept the trophy categories, it was by no means a landslide victory. Watch out next year, others have their eyes on the prize! pictures

5th Annual Stone Soup Event – March 10, 2007 -Stone Soup 2007 raised over $44,000 to fight hunger in our community. Thank you to our generous sponsors: Swift & Company, Anadarko Petroleum, Noble Energy, Colorado Oil and Gas Association, Wolverine Packing, and Flood & Peterson Insurance, Inc.

Thank you to our silent auction donors: Allegiant Air, Susan B. Anderson, Atmos Energy, Cache Bank & Trust, Colorado Eagles, Ann Cross-Premier Designs Jewelry, Kelley & Louis Chagolla-El Charro Restaurant & Cantina, Kathy Linder-Etched In Thread, Carolyn Gattis-UBS Financial Services, Greeley Country Club, Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra, Bonnie Henley, Hearne’s Footwear and Clothing, Hillcrest Liquor, James Salon & Spa, Kirk’s Fly Shop & Mountain Adventures, The Magnus Restaurant & Bar, Al and Leona Martens, Sharon McCabe, New Belgium Brewing Company, Mary Purdy Hot Air Ballooning, Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant, Sage Hospitality, Collette Pitcher-Showcase Art Center, Laura Stoneman, Swift & Company, Textures Salon & Spa, Mark & Enita Hout-UNI Design, Union Colony Civic Center, Holly Bea-Weaver and Steve Weaver and Sandy Bright-ABC Child Development Centers.

Thank you also to: Swift and Company - Donation of the Prime Rib for dinner, Tom Shires, Jenny Merry Photography and all of the generous attendees of Stone Soup

3rd Annual City Wide Turkey Drive – November 18th, 2006

9 Cares Colorado Shares Food Drive – November 11th, 2006 - This year, Windsor King Soopers and Weld County Garage joined veteran sites Westlake King Soopers, Firestone King Soopers and the Greeley Mall, together making 9Cares a huge success in Weld County! Food donations were up 46%, and financial donations were up 7% over last year! pictures

Blue Jean Ball Food Donor Recognition - October 14, 2006 - approximately 150 people came in to help us thank our food donors and enjoy and evening of music and dancing! pictures
This Year's Award Winners are:

Cans to Candelaria UNC Food Drive - September 2006 pictures
Tuna Fish and Peanut Butter Concert - August 25th, 2006 - a total of $3574 and 1250 pounds of food were collected. Thank you to all that braved the weather to show your support!
Livestock Auction with Weld County Fair - July 31st, 2006
Weld County Idol Contest at Doug Kershaw’s Bayou House - July 26th, 2006
8th Annual Kiwanis Car Show - July 13th, 2006
National Hunger Awareness Day - June 6, 2006 pictures
Letter Carrier’s Food Drive  - May 13, 2006
Dine Out for Hunger  - May 19, 2006
17th Annual Poker Run – May 7, 2006 – a total of $1955 and 287 pounds raised!
Corporate Food Challenge  - March 27-April 7, 2006 - A total of $16,482.26 and 3,098 lbs. of food was raised! Congratulations to Star Tek who once again swept all three trophy categories!
Boy Scouts Food Drive - March 4, 2006
4th Annual Stone Soup Fundraiser - March 4, 2006 - Stone Soup 2006 raised over $37,000 to fight hunger in our community. Thank you to our generous sponsors, Swift & Company, Kerr McGee, Wolverine Packing, and Flood & Peterson Insurance, Inc. pictures
Hearts Against Hunger - January 23-February 14, 2006
Chappelow Field Trip -  November 30th, 2005 pictures
Turkey Drive -  November 19th, 2005 - Thanks to all for this successful event! Drive statistics:

9 Cares Colorado Shares Food Drive  - November 12, 2005 – 8989 pounds and $2046.79 were collected at our three sites! Thank you to the 151 volunteers who donated 440 hours of service to make this drive possible! And thank you so much for helping us feed the hungry in Weld County! pictures
Grand Opening - October 19, 2005 pictures
Tuna Fish and Peanut Butter Concert  - August 26, 2005 - the 19th Annual KUNC radio station’s event to benefit the Weld Food Bank and the Food Bank for Larimer County. This year’s concert featured crowd favorite Newcomers Home, with their rootsy bluegrass sound, and singer Mollie O'Brien, one of roots music’s best singers.  We raised a total of $2245 and 1668 pounds of food.
Kyle Wyley Benefit Concert  - July 30, 2005 pictures
Cruise for Food Car Show  - July 14th, 2005 $1750 raised!!
9 Cares Colorado Shares - June 18, 2005 - Food Drive was held at the Greeley Mall and at Westlake King Soopers with 4317 pounds of food and $1505 donated!  Thank you!
National Hunger Awareness Day - June 7, 2005 - One Big Potluck –Weld Food Bank and our agency partners came together at Lincoln Park to raise awareness about hunger issues in our community, guest speaker – Jim Reisberg. pictures
Poker Run  - May 22, 2005   A total of $1052 and 246 pounds of food were collected!
Stamp Out Hunger  - May 14, 2005  A total of 11,671 pounds of food and $10 were collected by local letter carries!
Corporate Food Drive - April 2005   Local Corporations competed to raise food and dollars for the Weld Food Bank through traditional food drives, monetary drives, and virtual food drives. A total of  $8730.94 and 4427 pounds of food were collected! Congratulations to StarTek for being this year's winners of the Largest Food Contribution, Largest Monetary Contribution, and Largest Total Contribution awards! pictures
Boy Scouts Annual Food Drive – March 5, 2005  15,804 pounds of food were collected by local boy scouts!
Stone Soup Annual Event – March 5, 2005, Greeley Country Club Stone Soup 2005 benefit for Weld Food Bank was a huge success. Nearly 160 people attended the gala event at the Greeley Country Club on Saturday evening, March 5th. Attendees enjoyed an evening of dinner, children's theater performed by the Windsor Community Playhouse, an exciting silent auction, and danced the night away to Kenny Cordova and the Olde Rock Band. In its first two years, the event raised a combined total of $25,000, this year's event raised $34,500 after expenses! This amount translates into over a half million dollars worth of food that can be distributed to the hungry in Weld County. This proves that the story of Stone Soup really does work, when everyone in the community contributes, the collective impact is enormous. Thank you Weld!
Special thanks to our sponsors Swift & Company, Two Peas in a Pod Catering, Excelsior Software, Kerr-McGee, and Flood & Peterson insurance. pictures
Festival of Trees – Weld Food Bank tree was on display November 27-December 4, Union Colony Civic Center, Greeley
Lenders and Fenders Food Drive  - We raised 3,255 pounds and $1,589.54 through this food drive! pictures
9 Cares Colorado Shares - We raised 6,775 pounds and $1,679.62! pictures
Colorado Hunger Tour - August 19th 2004 Sponsored by the Colorado Food Bank Association,
Special guest speaker US Senator Wayne Allard - pictures

 

74% of Weld County Emergency Food Assistance clients have incomes below the federal poverty level
A member of America's Second Harvest
The Nation's Food Bank Network