Holiday Food Drives

Help feed hungry New Mexicans this holiday season by participating in 2006 Food Drive sponsored by KOB Channel 4.  We hope to raise more than a million pounds of food between now and Thanksgiving.  There are many ways to get involved and help your neighbors.

Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive

Every year Roadrunner Food Bank works with the National Association of Letter Carriers and National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association to collect donations of food.  On November 15^th, letter carriers will deliver flyers reminding the public to leave food out at their mailboxes on Saturday, November 18^th for them to pick up for Roadrunner Food Bank.

Virtual Food Drive

Trouble getting to the store? If so, Roadrunner Food Bank encourages you to help out the hungry by donating through our "Virtual Food Drive".  Did you know that Roadrunner can convert every dollar donated into $13 worth of food because we buy overstock and closeout items from selected vendors in large quantities at a large savings. 

With the "Virtual Food Drive" you can be assured that the Food Bank gets exactly the food items that are needed most!

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THE VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE

Group/Employee Food Drives

We invite your group or company to conduct a holiday food drive for Roadrunner Food Bank.  While our official food drive dates are November 11-18^th, please feel free to have your food drive at any time that works for you.  Call Patty Gillis at 247-2052 ext 130 or email her at patty@rrfb.org for help coordinating your group’s food drive.

Smith’s Food & Drug Stores

Look for a food drive shopping bag in the November 15^th issue of the Albuquerque Journal.  Fill your bag with any of the non-perishable food items that will be printed on the bag and bring them to any Albuquerque-area Smith’s for drop off and collection by Roadrunner.

American Home

Each day from November 11-18^th between 10:00 am and 7:00 pm, Roadrunner Food Bank will have a Donation Site at American Home on the corner of Carlisle and Menaul to accept food donations.  Please bring us your non-perishable food donations.  Help make a family’s Thanksgiving dinner complete by donating a frozen turkey.

Local Business Promotions Supporting the Food Bank

Owl Cafe - Gingerbread House Raffle

Roadrunner Food Bank is going to benefit from The Owl Cafe's annual Gingerbread House Raffle.  Owl Cafe owners Ski and Vicki Martin donate 100 percent of the raffle proceeds.  Vicki Martin spends over two months baking and building these houses.  For your ticket and to see these wonders, visit the Owl Cafe at 800 Eubank NE or contact them at 291-4900.   

Coca Cola and Sam’s Club - Feed the Hungry Promotion

Roadrunner Food Bank will benefit from the Coca-Cola and Sam’s Club Feed the Hungry program. From November 13^th through December 8^th, Coca Cola will donate 10 cents from every case of Coca Cola product sold.  Their goal is to raise more than $2000 for the food bank.  Please support Roadrunner through this program.

Volunteer News

Volunteers Still Needed for Upcoming Events:

We have had a great response to our calls for volunteers for the 2006 holiday food drives.  We still have many volunteer opportunities available, however, including:

Stamp out Hunger Letter Carriers’ Food Drive, Saturday, November 18^th

Help out by working a shift at a local US Postal Service substation.  Volunteers will help unload and sort the food from the letter carriers' vehicles.   Please consider volunteering at one of the following sub-stations during the time indicated.  We ask you to consider working at least a 2-hour shift.

• Uptown Substation, 2505 Graceland NE

• Main Post Office, 1135 Broadway

• Foothills Substation, 13101 Lomas NE

• Five Points Substation, 1050 Sunset Rd SW

• Airport Substation, 2100 George RD SE

American Home Collection Site - November 11^th - 18^th

Collect food donations at our collection site located at American Home (on the corner of Carlisle and Menaul) the week of November 11-18^th.  We ask volunteers to consider working a two-hour shift.  We still need volunteer coverage for the following days and times:

Sortin' Sunday at the Food Bank - November 19^th

Volunteers are still needed for "Sortin' Sunday," November 19^th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at Roadrunner Food Bank. We need volunteers to help us sort food drive donations.

Food Drive Flyer Distribution - October 23^rd - November 22^nd

Volunteer by handing out food drive flyers in front of a Smith’s store any time from now until Thanksgiving.  All area Smith’s stores will be collection sites for the holiday food drive.  Please call and let us know which store and the hours that you have selected so that we can notify the stores.  We will supply the flyers.

For additional information on any of these volunteer opportunities, please contact Stephanie Silver at 247-2052 x. 101 or send her an EMAIL

Program News

Holiday Giving

Share the Holiday Spirit . . . .

with Unique Gift Cards from Roadrunner Food Bank!

This holiday season, Roadrunner Food Bank is again offering special holiday gift cards for donors wishing to make contributions in honor of friends, colleagues, clients and family members.  Roadrunner Holiday Cards are a great way to spread the season of sharing with those in our community who are most vulnerable to hunger . . . not just now, but all year long.  

Donors may send in cash donations to the food bank along with a list of names and addresses of those they are honoring.   Cards may be purchased for $10, $25, $50 or $75 each.  Roadrunner Food Bank will send each recipient a high-quality, full-color card for the holidays. 

To order 2006 Holiday Gift Cards, call Patty Gillis at Roadrunner Food Bank at 247-2052 ext. 130 or send her an EMAIL

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Take Action

Holiday Schedules

Roadrunner Food Bank Closures During November 2006

Roadrunner Food Bank will be closed to volunteer participation on Saturday, November 18, during the Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.  Volunteers are still needed, however, at US Postal Service Substations throughout the city.  Please contact Stephanie at 247-2052 ext 101 or stephanie@rrfb.org if you would like to volunteer that day. 

Roadrunner will also be closed November 23, 24 and 25 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.  We will reopen at 8:00 am, Monday, November 27.

Food For Thought Tours

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 tours are Thursday, November 16^th and Thursday, December 21^st at 8am.

Family Fun Tours

Roadrunner Food Bank invites parents with children under the age of 10 to experience our warehouse.  Through a tour and hands on experience sorting non-perishable food, children will learn how Roadrunner Food Bank processes 60,000 lbs of food per day.  If your family is interested in joining us, please contact Patty Gillis at 247-2052 ext. 130 or send an EMAIL.

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

You Can Still Join!

Full Plate Society members make a minimum annual commitment of $1,000 for five years.  Pledges may be paid yearly ($1,000), quarterly ($250), or monthly (for  only $84/month) by check or credit card.  Additionally, you may designate through the United Way or Combined Federal Campaign. 

If you would like to join or learn more about the Full Plate Society, please contact Lee Liggett at 247-2052 ext 125 or send an email to lee@rrfb.org.

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Now you can download and view a PDF Version of our Printed Newsletter.  There are lots of good articles and info inside.  Print out a copy or two for friends who may not be familiar with the Food Bank!

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Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico

2645 Baylor Drive SE

Albuquerque, NM  87106

Phone: 505-247-2052

Web: www.rrfb.org

Email: info@rrfb.org

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Thank you for your continued support of Roadrunner Food Bank's mission to end hunger in New Mexico!  For more information on what we're doing about hunger, please visit our web site at www.rrfb.org.