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FEBRUARY 2007
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TOP NEWS
ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK HONORED WITH AWARDS!
 Roadrunner
Food Bank of New Mexico is pleased to announce that it has
received two major awards: For the organization, The New
Mexico Ethics in Business Award, non-profit category,
and, the Executive Director, Melody Wattenbarger, has been
named one of the 10 Women of Influence in New Mexico
by the New Mexico Business Weekly.
“We are
greatly honored by these awards,” said Kathy Komoll, Board
President of Roadrunner Food Bank. “Led by Melody
Wattenbarger, the staff and volunteers are extremely
dedicated to getting the highest quality and quantity of
food onto the tables of hungry New Mexicans. It is
wonderful that their tireless efforts are being recognized.”
The
New Mexico Ethics in Business Awards is sponsored by the
Samaritan Counseling Center. The awards honor businesses,
nonprofit organizations and individuals who work in New
Mexico and that demonstrate the highest ethical conduct and
social responsibility. In Samaritan’s announcement it was
noted that “even though it is a large organization with
thousands of volunteers and (a small) paid staff, Roadrunner
makes sure that its ethical standards are at the core of its
being, and, are met and maintained.” Roadrunner Food Bank
was one of 6 nominees for the nonprofit category.
See the full
story HERE >>>
 Named
one of the 10 Women of Influence in New Mexico
by the New Mexico Business Weekly, Melody Wattenbarger has been
Executive Director of Roadrunner Food Bank for over 11
years. In that time, the organization has grown to become
one of the largest non-profits in New Mexico, distributing
over 14 million pounds of food with a retail value of over
$21 million.
See the full
story HERE >>> |
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Upcoming Events |
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Corrales Bosque Gallery
Food for the
Soul
The 8th
Annual Benefit Show
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CORRALES
BOSQUE
GALLERY |
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Opening
reception:
Saturday, March 10th
from 10 am till
6 pm
An All Day Event
(Show runs
through June 5, 2007)
“An Annual Benefit show to benefit Roadrunner Food Bank. 40%
of all proceeds made on the opening day will be donated to the
Roadrunner Food Bank!”
Get all the details HERE
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Past
Events |
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Souper Bowl 2007
SOUPER BOWL 2007 A SUCCESS!
Roadrunner Food Bank Souper Bowl 2007 Champions:
Prairie Star, Trombino’s Bistro Italiano, and Flying Star Café win
Division categories
 A
sell out crowd at Roadrunner Food Bank’s Souper Bowl 2007
awarded the title of People’s Choice for Soup to Executive
Chef Heath Van Riper of the Prairie Star for his Sweet Corn and Crab
bisque. In the Critic’s Choice, Kirk Underwood of Trombino’s
Bistro Italiano won for Rosie’s Sausage Bean Soup. For a second year
in a row, Executive Chef Willem Blom of Flying Star Café took home
the People’s Choice Award for Desserts with Insomniac Cake
and Chocolate Truffles.
The awards for People’s Choice for Soup were:
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Title: |
Heath
Van Riper, Prairie Star for Sweet Corn and Crab Bisque |
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2nd
Place: |
Cory
Gray of the Artichoke Café for the Green Chile Enchilada
Soup |
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3rd
Place: |
James
Duke of the St. Clair Winery and Bistro for Yellow Pepper
and Pear Soup |
The awards for the Critics Choice were:
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Title: |
Kirk
Underwood of Trombino’s Bistro Italiano for Rosie’s
Sausage Bean Soup |
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2nd
Place: |
Jeff
Berres of the Embassy Suites for the Seafood Capeehina in
Tortilla |
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3rd
Place: |
Cory
Gray of the Artichoke Café for the Green Chile Enchilada
Soup |
The awards for the People’s Choice for
Desserts were:
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Title: |
Willem
Blom, of the Flying Star for Insomniac Cake and
Chocolate Truffles |
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2nd
Place: |
Andrea
Schulte of the St. James Tearoom for Scones with clotted
cream, Cream-filled chocolate cake and Lemon tarts with pear |
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3rd
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Chuck
Weck from Theobroma Chocolatier for Hand-dipped Chocolate
covered Strawberries and Truffles |
Souper Bowl 2007
was presented by Roadrunner Food Bank and New Mexico Mutual. Other
Sponsors include: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Avanti Corporate Services,
Wal-Mart, Citi Cards, UPS, Berger Briggs Real Estate and Insurance,
General Mills, Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber, and Schreck, McNulty Zahm,
CPA’s, Mutual of America, First Community Bank, Charles Stephen and
Company and Randy Gleason Consulting, LLC. Additional in-kind
sponsors are: Now We’re Cooking, Sign and Image Factory, ABQ Ride
and Bueno Foods.
Souper Bowl 2007
participating Chefs and Restaurants were:
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Ambrozia
- Fred Gallegos |
Artichoke Café - Cory Gray |
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Chef du
Jour - Debra Dover |
CNM Culinary Arts
- Peter
Wittier |
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Copelands
- Matt Havey
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Doubletree Hotel - Eric Ponce |
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Damon’s
Fine Cuisine - Trish Clark |
Downtown
Gourmet - Kari Smoot |
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Flying Star Café
- Willem Blom |
Embassy
Suites - Jeff Berres, Sean Smith |
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Gecko’s
Bar and Tapa’s - Todd Lovell |
Great
American Land and Cattle - Jerry Wright |
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Gruet Grille
- Chuck Lindsay |
Hotel
Albuquerque at Old Town - Tony Trujillo |
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Jinja Bar and Bistro
- Neil
Lemons |
Johndhi’s - John Nellos
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The
Melting Pot - Will Woods |
Mimi’s
Café - Brett Flagg |
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Prairie
Star - Heath Van Riper |
The
Rancher’s Club - Ralph Garcia, Ursinia Cruz |
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Scalo of Nob Hill
- Mark
Curran |
Season’s
Grill - Gabriel Perez |
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St.
Clair Winery and Bistro - James Duke |
St.
James Tearoom - Andrea Schulte |
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Theobroma Chocolatier
- Chuck
Weck |
Trombino’s Bistro Italiano
- Kirk Underwood |
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Zea
Woodburning Rotisserie - Kurt Johnson |
Zinc
Wine Bar - Chris Howell, Mike Hawkins |
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Satellite Coffee - Satellite Roastery Team |
Souper Bowl 2007
Cookbooks are available for $5.00.
Souper Bowl 2008
is scheduled for January 26, 2008 from 11am-2pm.
Due to pre-event
sell-outs two years in a row, pre-ticket sales will begin in August
of 2007. Send us an email to receive announcements of the
pre-event sale. |
Program
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FOOD FOR KIDS Update
In an effort to provide other services to the needy families
on the Food for Kids program, we've added some
additional benefits to participating schools. Not only do
the schools have access to and use of the Emergency Family
Food Boxes for their families in crisis, but they are also
now considered official referral agencies for their local
and closest food pantry. These two efforts should guarantee
that no family goes hungry while searching for the full
support they need.
To help address the longer term needs of the families, Food
for Kids schools will have the option to be a remote site in
the Food Stamp Participation Project being conducted by the
New Mexico Association of Food Banks. The project's goal is
to increase food stamp participation among all
eligible people. One key activity is the location of a food
stamp eligibility worker in the community - outside of the
Income Support Divisions' offices. Starting this month with
Los Padillas and Pajarito elementary schools as our first
test sites, we've become an official part of the program. In
preparation for this, the schools completed a training that
will allow them to assist the social worker and families
through the application process. The school volunteers now
have the skills and knowledge to walk a family through the
application process and gather a complete set of supporting
documents
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SENIOR HELPINGS
Update
Thank you very much to the volunteers who came forward to
help with Senior Helpings box delivery from last month's
request. So far, we've been able to send several
volunteer drivers to at least two of our agencies. Two
additional agencies could use still assistance. If you can
help, please call Teresa Johansen at 247-2052 ext 124 or
send her an
EMAIL. Our seniors
really appreciate the effort. |
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EMERGENCY FOOD FOR FAMILIES Program
We now have all of our agency sites up and running.
The Emergency
Food for Families boxes
for families in crisis can be obtained through the Food for
Kids Program, UNM Hospitals and Advocacy, Inc. Since this
program has begun, the referral calls received by Roadrunner
Food Bank from families in crisis has dropped significantly
showing the success of the program in reaching needy
families.
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Agency
News |
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New Partner Agencies
We are
pleased to announce new agencies that have joined us
recently, please call and welcome them.
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Center City |
Daniel Villa - 505-247-7405 |
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Ministry Sol De Justicia |
Pastor Rogelio Robles - 505-263-2932 |
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EXCEL African American Health & Social Services |
Eric Smith - 505-242-0322 |
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Joshua’s Vineyard Mission Outpost |
Mateo T. Becerra - 505-266-9828 |
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Metropolitan Church |
Pastor Manuel Rodriguez - 505-934-5446 |
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John 316 |
Ignacio Sanchez - 505-266-7640 |
Funding Opportunities
Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program
Seeking Agencies to Fund
Community Food Projects should be designed to (1): (A) meet
the food needs of low-income people; (B) increase the
self-reliance of communities in providing for their own food
needs; and (C) promote comprehensive responses to local
food, farm, and nutrition issues; and/or (2) meet specific
state, local, or neighborhood food and agriculture needs for
(A) infrastructure improvement and development; (B) planning
for long-term solutions; or (C) the creation of innovative
marketing activities that mutually benefit agricultural
producers and low-income consumers.
For
further information on this grant, please access this link:
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/community_food.html
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The
Faces of Hunger in New Mexico |
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Want to know the truth
about hunger in our state? We've made a video that helps to
explain the growing problem of hunger and poverty in New Mexico. Meet the people who are working to
feed our hungry neighbors everyday and hear the stories of those who
find themselves in need. A must see!
See the Video
NOW
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Take
Action Now |
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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 Roadrunner 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, March 15th and Thursday, April 19th 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
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Tell Your Friends and
Colleagues! |
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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