Thanks for Making 15,000 Meals Possible Across New Mexico, Rotary Del Norte Foundation; Photo Courtesy of Brian Brown

In our ongoing appeal to solve hunger across New Mexico, we cannot thank enough the Rotary Del Norte Foundation for their $3,000 contribution to our work!

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Thanks, Land O’Lakes! From L-R: Dixie Long, Customer Service Representative, Land O’Lakes Inc; Melody Wattenbarger, President & CEO, Roadrunner Food Bank; Elizabeth Reitzel, Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham Office Field Representative; Photo Taken June 23rd, 2016, Matthew Young

Many thanks to Land O’Lakes, Inc. for their June 23rd, 2016 donation of more than 40,000 pounds of Land O’Lakes Reduced Fat Macaroni and Cheese Entree with Whole Grain to us here at Roadrunner and to hungry families across New Mexico!

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Solving Summer Hunger Brings Kids, Families, Communities Together! Photo Courtesy of Sonya Warwick

“Fewer than 4 million kids — or just 18% of those in the school lunch program — are fed through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s summer food program. While that’s a record number for the 40-year-old initiative, many advocates and government officials say more needs to be done.

‘In the summer, when those school meals disappear, children find themselves hungry and with few options,’ said Duke Storen, a senior director at Share Our Strength, which aims to end child hunger. ‘It impacts their health and well-being and contributes to learning loss.’ ” 

  Tami Luby, “When School’s Out, Millions of Kids Go Hungry”

It’s a curious thing when you think about it, “summer vacation.”

How can a time of enjoyment, of fun for so many American kids and families, also mark a time of anxiety, insecurity, even malnutrition for millions more American kids and families?

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Help Us & American Home Feed More New Mexicans This Summer, June 10-19! Image Courtesy of Sonya Warwick

Thanks to American Home for donating 5 percent of their sales to hunger relief from June 10-19! Their efforts help us at Roadrunner Food Bank to solve hunger across New Mexico this summer! During 2015 alone, American Home’s sales campaigns in partnership with us allowed them to give our work more than $23,000 and made 115,000 more meals possible for our clients statewide!

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Mary Martinez Picking Potatoes at Roadrunner’s Healthy Foods Center; Photo Taken May 23rd, 2016 by Matt Young

In many ways, Mary Martinez could very well be your next door neighbor. She’s not afraid to share that she’s 63 years old. She loves cooking and gardening at her and her husband’s home in the North Valley of Albuquerque. She has five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Also, like many of our neighbors in New Mexico, Mary and her husband until recently faced daily food insecurity. They didn’t know where their next meal would come from.

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Open to All Ages, Stamp Out Hunger Invites You to Help Solve Hunger in New Mexico! Photo Taken By Julie Anderson, 2015

Tomorrow (Saturday May 14^th), you have a huge opportunity to help us at Roadrunner Food Bank “Stamp Out Hunger” for the more than +358,000 hungry people across New Mexico, including +136,000 children statewide!

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A “Weed And Seed” Volunteer Talks to 5th Graders About Growing Seeds, Las Cruces, Photo Courtesy of Shelby Stuckel, April 2016

As spring weather continues to build into New Mexico, we at Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico feel inspired to invite the communities we serve to help us grow fresh produce over the coming months. From Albuquerque to Las Cruces, Roadrunner team members are working with area schools and community health partners to cultivate herbs and vegetables in raised beds as part of our growing effort to “FEED, SEED, LEAD” across New Mexico!

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Drone Photo of Roadrunner Food Bank Roof Solar Array, As Of April 8th, 2016; Photo Courtesy of Affordable Solar

This past Tuesday (April 12^th), Roadrunner Food Bank invited Affordable Solar and other community partners to celebrate more than six year of accomplishments in environmental stewardship.

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2016 Bataan Memorial Death Marchers Meet 1942 Bataan Death March Veterans, March 20th, 2016, Photo Courtesy of Brian Brown & Shelby Stuckel

On March 20^th, 2016, more than 6,000 U.S. active-duty military personnel from across the world converged in the desert of White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. They all had one mission: Complete a 26.2-mile Bataan Memorial Death March to honor those who gave to their country during World War II. Yet, many took on an additional mission for hungry New Mexicans: Carry as much food on their backs as physically possible to give to us at Roadrunner Food Bank.

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Roadrunner Food Bank Distribution Truck, At Pajarito Mesa Mobile Food Distribution, Photo Taken by Matthew “Matt” Young, March 9th 2016

New Mexico 1^st Congressional District Representative, Michelle Lujan Grisham, is no stranger to advocating for her New Mexico constituents. In particular, Lujan Grisham has frequently advocated support for her hungry New Mexico constituents.

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