FIRE SEASON

Fire season in New Mexico is upon us.  Help ensure we have the supplies on hand to activate quickly. Roadrunner Food Bank is requesting the following items to help us prepare and respond.

What’s Needed?

• Bottled Water and Sports Drinks (like Gatorade and Powerade)
• Ready-to-eat meals
• Meat pouches like chicken, tuna, salmon, beef, etc.
• Canned beans (pop top only)
• Canned vegetables (pop top only)
• Cans of fruit (pop top or fruit cups)
• Canned soups and chili (pop top)
• Cans of protein – chicken, tuna, salmon, turkey, beef (pop top).
• Snacks – nuts, trail mix, beef jerky (or other similar jerky’s), granola bars, protein bars, power bars, dried fruit, etc.
• Peanut Butter and other similar butters
• Food items in pouches like rice, beans, chili
• Powdered milk

So far this fire season, the food bank has provided 8700 to Grant County, sent down 2,688 pounds to Mescalero, and 2928 pounds to Valencia County.

Roadrunner Food Bank staff coordinates with VOAD, the Salvation Army, the Red Cross, food distribution partners in the affected areas, and many other disaster response organizations. We anticipate providing additional resources as we learn about what communities may need as fires or other disasters (like flooding) occur this summer.

Please contact us if:

• You are a partner agency that receives food from the food bank, are in the impacted communities and would like to request additional food or water support. Contact Partner Support at 505.349.5352 or email PartnerSupport@rrfb.org.
• You represent a disaster assistance organization or are a coordinator of a disaster assistance organization and would like to request food and water from us, please reach out to: Partner Support at 505.349.5352 or email PartnerSupport@rrfb.org.

If you would like to make a financial contribution or wish to collect food and water for the areas impacted, please:

• Give online here. You may also call in your donation to 505.349.8909 during business hours.
• Sign up to host a food and fund drive at this link. We’ll warehouse food and water until it is needed for the areas impacted. You may also drop off food donations during business hours. At reception, please indicate the food donations are for fire or disaster response.
• For any general inquiries about our role in fire or disaster response, please email info@rrfb.org or call 505.349.8909.

If you would like general information on Disaster Relief Services provided by food banks, visit this link.

Thank you for helping make a difference during situations that can forever change lives.