Volunteer News

Volunteers Needed For Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive

We need volunteers to work two-hour shifts at several Post Office substations the afternoon of Saturday, May 10th.  Volunteer shifts are from 2:00pm-4:00pm and 4:00pm-6:00pm. Volunteers will help unload food donations off of the Letter Carriers’ vehicles and sort the food before it is delivered to Roadrunner Food Bank.  Volunteers are still needed at:    Foothills Substation – 13101 Lomas NE Richard Pino Substation – 4600 Paradise Blvd NW Five Points Substation – 1050 Sunset Road SW Main Substation - 1135 Broadway Blvd NE   To volunteer for the food drive, please contact Patty Gillis, Volunteer Coordinator, at 505-349-8825 or send her an EMAIL.

Upcoming Events

Food Boxing Olympics 2008

Roadrunner Food Bank invites you to help us raise awareness of hunger in New Mexico by participating in the 2008 Food Boxing Olympics — a hands-on competition to fill food boxes for low-income seniors on June 5th, 2008 from 9:00am to 11:30am at the Food Bank.

We are inviting each team to sponsor a senior for a year with an entry fee of $212 per team. How many boxes can your team fill in 10 minutes?   

For more information or to reserve your team’s spot, please contact Stephanie Silver, Director of Development, at 505-349-8678 or send her an email at stephanie@rrfb.org.

Dine Out - Help Out

On Thursday, June 5th, you can help feed hungry New Mexicans by going out for lunch or dinner at one of the Dine Out - Help Out to End Hunger restaurants.  Now in its second year, Dine Out Help Out To End Hunger is sponsored by the New Mexico Restaurant Association.

Proceeds from the day will benefit Roadrunner Food Bank, The Food Depot in Santa Fe, and the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico in Clovis. The restaurants are donating between 5-20% of their proceeds.

Participating restaurants include:

Our very special thanks to the for sponsoring this event!

Fifth Annual Chefs Auction

Sunday, August 17, 2008 – save the date for New Mexico’s Fifth Annual Chefs Auction from 4:00pm – 7:00pm at the Albuquerque Hilton Hotel.  This year 20 of the area’s finest chefs will be auctioned off to prepare a dinner for four in the winning bidder’s home.  Tickets cost $40 each in advance or $55 at the door. 

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to this year’s exclusive charity – Roadrunner Food Bank.

For tickets, please contact:

Advocacy

Food Bank Launches "Stick A Fork In Hunger" Campaign

Advertising and PR powerhouse DW Turner has teamed up with Roadrunner Food Bank to produce a multi-media campaign to raise awareness of hunger in New Mexico.  The campaign is called "Stick A Fork In Hunger" and it includes attention-grabbing TV spots, billboards and a website called stickaforkinhunger.com. 

The "Stick A Fork In Hunger" campaign uses vignettes and images to portray real-world stories of everyday people in situations that lead to hunger.  At the end of each message, the call to action drives individuals to the website where they find information on the problem of hunger in New Mexico, food banks in their area, and ways to help end hunger including how to volunteer, advocate or donate.

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Take Action Now

Full Plate Society

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 Stephanie Silver at 505-349-8678 or send an email to stephanie@rrfb.org.

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Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico

2645 Baylor Drive SE  ●  Albuquerque, NM  87106

Albuquerque Metro: 505-247-2052

Toll-Free: 866-327-0267

Food Assistance Line: 505-349-8686

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.