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November 2024 Newsflash
Thanksgiving holds a special place in our hearts at the Pantry. It’s a season that highlights the profound generosity and kindness of our community, a spirit we are privileged to witness year-round. Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Volunteer Opportunities. Giving Tuesday and CO Gives Day. Business After Hours Stocks Shelves. Gunnison Community Thanksgiving.
October 2024 Newsflash
Happy Fall, the weather is changing, and the Pantry is gearing up for the holiday season. We have lots of exciting things going on come November and December. Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Volunteer Opportunities. Gunnison Community Thanksgiving. Funder Highlight: The Origami Sisters. Red Bucket Locations - Help the Pantry Distribute Thanksgiving Meals! Read the October Newsflash...
September 2024 Newsflash
Signs of fall are beginning to show- a personal favorite is the Gunnison Chambers People's Choice Awards! September is Hunger Action Month. Neighbors Helping Neighbors Update. Volunteer Opportunities. Funder Highlight: The Partnership of the Episcopal Church in the Gunnison Valley. Red Bucket Locations Near You! Volunteer Highlight: Andres Pimentel. Food Pantry Fun - PB&J Competition at the Mt. Crested Butte Food Truck Festival. Read the September Newsflash...
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July 2024 Newsflash
Sunshine and Sustenance. Neighbors Helping Neighbors Update. Funder Highlight: Gunnison Rotary Club. Volunteer highlight: Natalia Linares. Mid-year Statistics. North Valley Pop-up Pantries. Read the July Newsflash…
June 2024 Newsflash
Summer is in full swing! Neighbors Helping Neighbors in May. Additional volunteers needed. Funder Highlight: O Organics. Program Highlight: Food for Children. Make a tribute donation! North Valley Pop-ups starting in July. Read the June Newsflash…
May 2024 Newsflash
As the flowers bloom, we’re “bulb”ed up with excitement to share the latest Pantry updates with you! Stats for April Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Pounds for Discounts. Volunteer Spotlight: Karma Freeman, Sabrina Nazarova and Udev Vijay. Program Spotlight: Fresh Mobile Pantry. Pride Events. Read more…
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Scouts Help Pantry
Boy Scout Troop 476 delivered 485 pounds of food to the Gunnison Country Food Pantry during their holiday community service. The scouts extend special thanks to Ace Hardware for the bags and to the community households that helped fill them. Standing in the back row are Jonathan Robinson, Spencer Hays, Kade Jones, Jonny Pierce and Scout Master Josh Pierce. In the front are Margaret Cranor, Lincoln Hemmert, Katie Dix, and Ethan Pierce.
A gift we bring to this community
The first time I wandered into the Gunnison Country Food Pantry on Ohio and Main, I felt like an imposter. I was in graduate school at Western Colorado University and working part-time.
Moving to Gunnison by myself and not knowing anyone meant some safety nets had dissolved for me. It had always been my dream to live in Colorado. I had too much pride in that decision to call back home and admit I only had canned green beans and rice in my pantry.
Imagine a future without hunger
Jarrett first came to the Gunnison Valley about 20 years ago. “In the beginning, I made snow up at Crested Butte during the winter and did ranch work in the summer,” he shared. He loved working outside, but found it difficult to live off the low wages, especially during the shoulder seasons. “Unfortunately for me, the Pantry didn’t open until 2006.”
Decision time
Katie Dix reflects about the past year in a special essay for Crested Butte News. If grocery store shelves were emptying due to the pandemic, would the flow of surplus food from our local stores and distributors decrease? What to do? What to do?