by Lucas Schultz Hi, my name is Lucas Schultz. I'm 10 years old, and I go to 4th grade at Cherry Hills Village Elementary. I really like sports and love to help people when they need something. On September 23, I went downtown to the Food For Thought Program, and it was a bunch of fun. I helped open and pack food for 2 hours. It's a lot funner...
by Greg Thielen Food For Thought Denver has added a couple of new schools to our list, and we couldn't be prouder of this amazing partnership and all the possibilities working together is going to mean for our future. Let's dive into each school. South High School Food Bank Childhood hunger is not limited to elementary school students....
This morning, my fellow V9er, Troy Schultz, and I had the great opportunity to volunteer for Food For Thought Denver (FFT). This organization meets every Friday morning at 7 am to pack “PowerSacks” full of food (sourced from the Food Bank of the Rockies) for four elementary schools in the Denver Public Schools (DPS) system. Once all the...
Due to the efforts of Bob and John and the Arvada Sunrise Rotary Club (founder’s of Food For Thought), a new organization has launched on the Metro State Campus: Rotoract. Their first project kicked off on Saturday, where the group “adopted” Tiri’s garden: a beautiful, seasonal urban garden located on the corner of 15th and California. The...
by Jim Mascolo Greenlee Elementary is the newest school served by Food for Thought of Denver. A quarter of Greenlee’s students receive weekend backpacks from Food for Thought each week. Alex Monk, the Community Engagement Specialist at Greenlee reached out to Food for Thought back in October. “I heard about the program through a colleague of...
By Lynne Thielen Behind every organization, whether for profit or nonprofit, there are champions and individuals who spark the flame and fuel the fire. Food for Thought is lucky to have such a great core that has allowed us to grow into such a thriving organization in such a short time. We’d quickly like to shine the spotlight, despite their...
By Jim Mascolo The latest winter cold spells remind of how when I was a kid nothing was more exciting—and nothing was more ardently wished for—than a snow day. Snow forts, snow ball fights, ice skating and then running home for some hot chocolate. What could beat it? I’d watch the snow pile up and pray and pray that school would be canceled...
Garden Place Academy stands in the shadows of I-25 and I-70 in the heart of Globeville—an old ethnic neighborhood isolated from the rest of the city by the highways, railroad tracks and the South Platte River. The school is solid red brick designed in the friendly Romanesque style popular through the early 1900s. Once inside everything feels...
With the end of the year fast approaching it’s a good to step back and remember the big-picture reasons why organizations like Food for Thought-Denver are so important. One way of doing this is to visit the Colorado Children’s Camapign website and take a look at the 2013 edition of KIDS COUNT in Colorado! It provides an important yearly...
Dear Friends and Supporters Welcome to our new blog! We are excited to have a place to share more in-depth information and stories with each of you. Since Food For Thought began almost 2 years ago, it has been an amazing experience filled with true success, overwhelming generosity and more support than we could ever imagined possible. In...
