Food Bank of Larimer County

Food Drives

The Food Bank for Larimer County benefits through food drives designed to help our hungry neighbors. Each pound of food is equal to one meal for a family experiencing food insecurity or outright hunger, and we appreciate each and every donation.

To participate in a food drive, please complete our Online Food Drive Application or print out a pdf version of the Food Drive Application and fax to the Food Bank, or contact Chris Head at 970-530-3106, chead@foodbanklarimer.org.

Would you like to help with your own food drive right now? Anyone can participate! Click here to "shop" for food for the Food Bank through a virtual food drive!

Non-Perishable Items Most Needed

While we can distribute almost any food products (except those that are home-preserved or have been opened), the most needed items for our clients are:

•   Canned Dinners (Chili, Stew, etc)
•   Peanut Butter
•   Canned Tomatoes
•   Canned Fruit
•   Cereal
•   MONEY! - For every $1 donated, we can provide a family with enough food for four nutritious meals!

Area Food Drives:

Coloradoan Food Drive: Each year the The Coloradoan Newspaper and the Food Bank partner for this successful food drive. In 2007, the 21st Annual Coloradoan Food Drive brough tin more than 45,500 pounds of food and raised more than $3,000 for the Food Bank!

Thank you to the following stores in Fort Collins who had bins to accept donations during the drive:
Albertson's, Beaver's Market, King Soopers, Overland Foods, Safeway, Vitamin Cottage, Wal-Mart Supercenter, Whole Foods and Wild Oats. Every donation counts! Visit www.Coloradoan.com for more details.

Corporate Food Drive Challenge: during the month of April, corporations through out Larimer County compete to raise funds and food to support the Food Bank. In 2007, more than $42,000 was raised to support hunger relief programs! Our top winners were:

Woodward Governor: Outstanding Monetary Donation, raising - $7,683
Poudre Valley Hospital: Outstanding Food Donation, contributing - 7,979 pounds of food
AMD: Outstanding Overall Donations - $6,391 and 212 pounds of food

National Association of Letter Carriers: Each year in May, thousands of local letter carriers from across the country take part in this amazing food drive - making it the largest 1 day food drive in the world! Last year, the Food Bank for Larimer County smashed the previous records for this drive and received more than 65,000 pounds of food from our local carriers and we wish to give them a tremendous thanks for their efforts!

9 Cares...Colorado Shares: In November and June each year, hundreds of people throughout Colorado visit 9News sites to drop off food and clothing for those in need. In 2007, locations in Larimer County generated more than 20,000 pounds of food to help our hungry neighbors!

CSU Cans Around the Oval: More than 150 different CSU campus and community organizations participate in this event each October to bring in much needed food for hunger relief programs at the Food Bank. 2007 marked the 20th Anniversary of Cans Around the Oval and Cans and raised an astounding amount of food - more than 130,000 pounds of non-perishable goods! This event is sponsored by the office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement at CSU. For more information, please click here to visit their website.

City-County Food Drive: Each year, city and county departments compete to raise funds and food for the Food Bank, during the crucial holiday season. In 2007, more than 3,000 employees from the City of Loveland, City of Fort Collins and Larimer County departments raised nearly $27,000 and donated almost 3,000 pounds of food!