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Souper Bowl 2007
It's almost here! . . . . . . The countdown to the EVENT of THE YEAR has begun
Souper Bowl 2007 is at the end of the month - And it's better than ever!
This year’s event features some of your favorite restaurants, along with some new ones to try: Ambrozia, the Artichoke Cafe, Chef Du Jour, CNM Culinary Arts, Damon’s Fine Cuisine, Embassy Suites Hotel, The Flying Star Cafes, Gecko’s Bar and Tapas, Great American Land and Cattle, Gruet Grille, Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, Jinja Bar and Bistro, JohnDhi’s, The Melting Pot, Midtown Cafe, Pinkies Catering, Prairie Star, Scalo of Nob Hill, Season’s Grill, St. Clair Winery and Bistro, the St. James Tearoom, Rancher’s Club, Theobroma Chocolatier, and Trombino’s Italian Bistro.
Plus more are confirming every day! This year, Satellite Coffee and the Santa Fe Cider Company are providing beverages.
Our Souper Silent Auction is back as well. We have your favorites – jewelry, fine art, travel packages, pedal cars, and much more. We also have 2 tickets to anywhere in the US, courtesy of Southwest Airlines.
This years judges are Andrea Lin from the Albuquerque Journal, Larry Rice, Chief Meteorologist for Channel 4, Juan Velasco from KRST–92.3 FM, Bob Kellogg from New Mexico Mutual, Lonnie Talbert from Citi-cards, and Pedro Andrade from Wal-Mart.
Thanks to our sponsors who make this event possible: Souper Bowl 2007 is presented by Roadrunner Food Bank and New Mexico Mutual. Additional sponsors include: Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico, Avanti Corporate Services, Citi Cards, United Parcel Service, Wal-Mart, Berger Briggs Real Estate and Insurance, Brownstein, Hyatt and Farber, Attorney’s at Law, McNulty and Zahm, CPA’s, Charles Stephen and Company, and Mutual of America.
Souper Bowl 2007 takes place on Saturday, January 27th, from 11am-2pm at Roadrunner Food Bank. (GET DIRECTIONS HERE) Souper Bowl tickets are $30.00 for Adults and $5.00 for Children. Tickets must be purchased in advance.
There are less than 200 tickets left and we expect to sell out by next week.
To purchase online, go HERE>>> or you can purchase via phone at 247-2052 ext 129.
What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon in January?
Great food, music, and fun, while helping to feed almost 240,000
hungry New Mexicans Roadrunner serves each year. Read More >>>
Souper Recipe To give you an idea of the fantastic food at Souper Bowl, here is the recipe from Tony Trujillo’s soup from last year. Mr. Trujillo is Executive Chef of Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town and will be participating in the event again this year.
To order the recipe book from the 2006 or 2007 Souper Bowls, please contact Jasmin Holmstrup at 247-2052 ext 129 or jasmin@rrfb.org. Cost is $5.00. All proceeds go to Roadrunner Food Bank.
CREAM OF GREEN CHILE CHICKEN SOUP 1/8 c. olive oil 1 c. diced carrots 1 c. diced white onions 1/2 c. diced celery 1 1/2 c. diced roasted green chile (hot) 2 c. cooked and diced chicken breast 2 qt. chicken stock 2 qt. heavy cream 1/8 c. chopped cilantro 3 T. chopped garlic 2 pinch black pepper 1 pinch Kosher salt 1 T. chicken bouillon cube or powder
George Winston Concert Benefits Roadrunner Food Bank
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Food Drives |
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Scouting For Food
Calling All Boy and Cub Scouts! Scouting for Food 2007 takes place in the first two weeks of February. The Great Southwest Council of Boy Scouts is coordinating a food drive to start on February 3rd with food collection on February 10th. This year’s goal is to get more than 1000 Scouts involved. For more information, contact Andy Meyer or Jan Gimar of the Council at 345-8603. Read More >>> |
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Volunteer News |
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Thanks for Helping Out! Thank you to all of our 4,200+ volunteers who worked with Roadrunner Food Bank throughout 2006. Our wonderful volunteers contributed over 25,000 hours, or the equivalent of 12 full-time employees.
27% of our volunteers are youth and schools, 11% come with their church or faith community, and 18% come with their business or employer. The most common types of volunteers (32%) are individuals who come on their own, with friends or with family.
Without the year-round help of volunteers, it would not be possible for Roadrunner Food Bank to process and distribute nearly 14 million pounds of food per year. We sincerely thank you and look forward to working with you in 2007.
If you have any questions about volunteering with Roadrunner Food Bank, please contact Stephanie Silver at 247-2052 ext 101 or send her an EMAIL.
Sign up to volunteer HERE>>> |
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Agency News |
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Thanks for Another Year of Hard Work Dear Roadrunner Food Bank Partners,
I want to thank all our partners for their hard work, time and effort they put forth throughout 2006! I want you to know we truly appreciate each and every one of you! I hope this New Year brings many blessings to you and yours. Have a wonderful 2007 year! Rebecca |
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The Faces of Hunger in New Mexico |
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Full Plate Society |
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You Can Join Anytime! 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.
To download a Full Plate Society Sign Up form, CLICK HERE.
To join the Full Plate Society right now, please go to our DONATIONS page. Fill out your information and select "NEW Full Plate Society" as the answer for the "I Belong To This Group" question.
To see how much a monthly payment will be for different yearly giving levels, CLICK HERE
If you would like to join or learn more about the Full Plate Society, please contact Randy Gleason at 247-2052 ext 102 or send an email to randy@rrfb.org. |
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Food For Thought Tours |
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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 upcoming tours are Thursday, February 15th and Thursday, March 15th 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 email her at jasmin@rrfb.org for more information. |
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Please help us to spread the word! FORWARD THIS NEWSLETTER. Share with your friends, family, neighbors, colleagues, or anyone you know that cares about making a difference in the lives of our hungry neighbors. Our success in the fight against hunger depends on the support of people like you. |
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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 Copyright © 2000-2007 Roadrunner Food Bank, Inc all rights reserved 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.
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Roadrunner
Food Bank initiated this test program because we had
received several calls from individuals who had just been
released from the hospital and had no food when they went
home. Because of issues with finding volunteers
to make deliveries and the time that it takes to get in
touch with an agency, these vulnerable individuals could go
for several days without support. The partnership with
UNM Hospital eliminates the entire issue because needy
individuals are assigned a social worker by the hospital who
gets to know the family situation and can best assess
whether a food box is necessary. Roadrunner Food Bank has
also given the hospital social workers referral guides with
information on different community organizations that they
or the family can look to for further and more continuous
support. We are very excited about this test. 
