Denver, CO– While many things have changed over the past 25 years, one thing hasn't–the generosity of Coloradoans. On Saturday, thousands of people took part in the 25th annual 9Cares Colorado Shares Holiday Drive, giving more than 390,000 pounds of food and $81,782.
Since the first drive in March 1983, the drive has grown from a simple food drive with one site at the old 9NEWS Building at Bannock and 11th to the largest one-day food, clothing, and toy drive in our region–with about 30 sites across the state. Below is a breakdown of the results we've received so far:
Preliminary Grand Total: 389,865 pounds (194.8 tons of food), $81,782 Metro Denver: Denver Total 328,467 pounds, $72,027 (Sites Only 272,800 pounds, $63,894) 9NEWS: 38,050 pounds Belmar: 23,050 pounds Inverness: 50,700 pounds Orchard Town Center: 21,600 pounds Southlands: 19,750 pounds Southwest Plaza: 52,350 pounds Town Center at Aurora 27,300 pounds Westin Westminster 40,000 pounds 9Cares Corporate Challenge: 55, 667 pounds, $8,133
Outside Metro Denver Brighton: Not Yet Reported Castle Rock: 4,426 pounds $1,668 Conifer: 6,500 pounds Grand County: Not Yet Reported Larimer County: 16,160 pounds, $1,500 -Fort Collins: 9,500 pounds, $1,500 -Loveland: 6,660 pounds Longmont: 3,588 pounds Parker: 16,920 pounds, $3,506 Fill the Van (Vail Valley, Summit County & Roaring Fork Valley): Not Yet Reported Weld County: 13,624 pounds $3,081 -Firestone 4,431 pounds, $ 563 -Greeley 6,169 pounds, $2,020 -Windsor 3,024 pounds, $498
9Cares believes that items donated in a community should stay in that community. Food collected in the Denver metro area is now being sorted by volunteers at COMPA Food Bank Ministry and will be distributed next Monday to the more than 90 food banks in the 9Cares networks. Outside the metro area, food banks host the 9Cares sites and then keep all the food they collect. Clothing was collected by ARC Thrift and Goodwill, which will in turn provide local clothing banks with vouchers. Toys collected will be given to less fortunate families by the Denver Santa Claus Shop and its affiliates.
We would also like to thank all of the companies that make 9Cares possible. The following is a list of our sponsors: 1-800-PACK-RAT 7Eleven Coca Cola Colorado Mountain Express Colorado Port of Entry Deline Box Company King Soopers Neway Packaging Corporation SUBWAY Super Bowl Portable Restrooms Waste Connections Welch Equipment
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