Food Boxing Olympics 2006!		Quick Links
	They came in dress shirts and loafers, shorts and sneakers, dresses and sandals—all to help feed Seniors.  Thanks to all of our participants in the Food Boxing Olympics 2006.  This year’s event, our second, grew from 10 to 25 teams  Each team paid an entry fee of $72.00 as a Senior Helping Box for a year costs $144.00.  A great time was had by all.
Congratulations to all of the participants!: Each team hustled for 10 minutes to create the most Senior Helpings boxes! It was close with many teams creating over 40 boxes.  1049 Boxes were filled during the 2 hour competition.  Every team had a different strategy.    Albertsons took home the gold and silver with 51 and 49 boxes created respectively. Whole Foods Market won the bronze with 48 boxes.     A special thanks to Ann Perkins of KRST-FM/92.3, our mistress of ceremonies.    Thanks to all our corporate, business, state and government partners who include: Mountain States Insurance General Mills Sysco Food Systems New Mexico Mutual Group Wells Fargo Bank Lovelace Sandia Bank of Albuquerque Del Norte Rotary PNM Sandia National Labs AFT New Mexico Cardinal Health Services University of New Mexico University Counsel New Mexico Task Force to End Hunger New Mexico Business Weekly Those teams interested in increasing their scores for next years Food Boxing Olympics, can sign up for the “Team Trainings”  we will be hosting during Make a Difference Day on October 28th.   For more information, contact Jasmin Holmstrup, Director of Marketing at 247-2052 ext 129 or via email at jasmin@rrfb.org
Olympians (with carts) hurry down the track under the watchful eyes of the line judges (top & bottom)

National Hunger Awareness Day

Our Food Boxing Olympics was held on Tuesday, June 6, in commemoration of National Hunger Awareness day.  Created to bring focus to the issue when it most affects people, this year’s National Hunger Awareness day featured seniors, one of our most vulnerable populations.

Here in New Mexico, an estimated 21,000 seniors needed emergency food in 2005 -- almost double the number in 2001. Our Senior Helpings program is a supplemental program with 1200 boxes distributed each month. Three menus of boxes were created with the help of a nutritionist for our Seniors’ special needs: basics, high protein and diabetic. If you would like more information about our Senior Helpings program, contact Jasmin Holmstrup, our Director of Marketing at 247-2052 ext 129.

Summer = Increased Hunger

We see the increases in food requests as soon as school gets out. During the month of May, the requests for food referrals doubled! On an average day, we receive 15-20 calls asking how to get emergency food. For those of you in the Albuquerque area who know of hungry children - below is an abbreviated list of agencies and community centers providing free breakfast and lunch programs for children from June 5 through July 28. For more information and a complete list contact: 764-1747

Northwest: 

Albuquerque Old Town Boys Club (501 Main St)Pat Hurley Comm Ctr (3823 Rincon)

Santa Fe Village Park (Bogart and Montano)

Wells Park Comm Ctr (600 Rosemont)

West Park Apts (9251 Eagle Ranch)                              

Southeast: 

Aspen Ridge Apts. (820 Louisian

Cesar Chavez Comm Ctr (7505 Kathryn)

Dennis Chavez Comm Ctr (715 Kathryn)

East San Jose Elementary (415 Thaxton)

Loma Linda Ctr (1700 Yale)                   

Northeast:  

Blanchetti Park (Granite and Landman)   

Jeanne Bellamah (11516 Summer)

Martinez Town HNS (808 Edith)

McKinley Comm Ctr (3401 Monroe)

Mesa Verde Comm Ctr (7900 Marquette)

Montgomery Manor Apts. (4301 Morris)

Snow Park Ct (9502 Indian School)

Southwest :

Alamosa Comm Ctr. (6900 Gonzales)

Barelas Comm Ctr. (801 Barelas Rd)

Valley Gardens Comm Ct (4632 Valley Pk Rd)

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Food For Thought Tours Available

Do you want to know more about the food bank? Come see how you can help us end hunger. Every third Thursday of the month, we host a one-hour tour of the food bank at 8am.    Our next tour is Thursday June 15^th at 8am.

Have a group of friends you’d like to bring on a tour?  Contact Jasmin at 247-2052 ext 129 or jasmin@rrfb.org for more information. 

Full Plate Society

Our first Evening Among Friends for the Full Plate Society was a success! It was a relaxed evening with wonderful jazz music in the garden.  A special Thank You to our hosts, Mary Alice and Arlan Collatz.  The delicious food and beverages were donated by Whole Foods Market, Courtyard Marriott, Pinkies Catering, Flying Star Café’s, Lovin Spoonful Catering and National Distributing.  Our next Evening Among Friends will be at the end of the summer. 

You too can be part of The Full Plate Society for as little as $83.35 a month.  Contact Lee for details, 247-2052 ext 125 or lee@rrfb.org.

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