Food Bank of the Rockies Mobile Pantry - Commerce City, CO

An SNHU Global Days of Service Official Site

Event details: Friday, April 7, 2023 | 8-11 am | Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Lot G (7800 E. 60th Ave, Commerce City, CO)

What went down: The Food Bank of the Rockies is the largest hunger-relief organization in the Rocky Mountain region. Since 1978, they have answered the enormous challenge of hunger with the power of community, through programs, and with the support of partnerships and volunteers. They distribute upwards of 178,000 meals every day to those in need. One of their programs is Mobile Pantries. Need isn’t always conveniently located, which is why they deploy 70+ Mobile Pantries throughout Colorado and Wyoming. Each year, the Mobile Pantries provide millions of pounds of food to under-supported areas.

The SNHU community helped to distribute boxes full of refrigerated and frozen products, protein, canned goods, fresh produce, and dairy to more than 200 households! The group arrived ahead of families to break down pallets of products, make boxes, and sort food into those boxes for distribution. It was a well-coordinated drive-by food pick up where vehicles would move through the a line where volunteers, like Melissa and Debbie, would load them up with all the each type of food item.

Project leader Melissa said, "the best part was just saying 'here you go' and hearing the ecstatic 'thank you' from the many happy faces that drove through the line that day."

Meet your project leaders: SNHU employees Debbie Lloyd and Melissa Escobar-Pereira are your volunteer project leaders for this event. If you have general questions about SNHU Global Days of Service, please contact Alumni Engagement. Check out more ways to get engaged with the SNHU community!

Share your story: Remember to use #ServeWithSNHU to join the movement and share your experience on social media. Please report the number of hours served and provide us with more details on the Share My Story page.