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A Delightful Delivery

Feb 19, 2025

GCFP In the News

A Delightful Delivery

Gunnison Country Times
February 20, 2025

Volunteers crowded into the Gunnison Country Food Pantry on Feb. 5 to help unload a semi truck filled with food. The donation comes from Alamosa on the first Wednesday of each month, courtesy of Care and Share of Southern Colorado, and provides nearly 80% of the pantry’s staple goods, including both fresh produce and canned non-perishable foods. Care and Share is a nonprofit food bank based in Colorado Springs. The pantry usually expects to receive between 5,000 to 9,000 pounds of food, but has received upwards of 15,000 pounds on a few occasions.

Photos by Mariel Wiley | Times Photo Editor

A group of volunteers unload a semi truck food delivery in the snow with clear blue skies.
Volunteers Help move groceries during a GCFP Delivery
Two volunteers are unloading a large-truck full of food.

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