BROOMFIELD, Colo.—Eldorado Trading Company's proud participation in the 2011 Community Food Share will provide meals for thousands of Colorado families in need.
Eldorado raised 806 pounds of food and $1,928 for theBoulderand Broomfield Counties Food Share program for Thanksgiving, resulting in 8,522 meals for hungry Coloradans that will carry through the holiday season.
With the difficult economy, hunger and food insecurity is an unfortunate reality inColoradotoday with an estimated 50,000 people living at 130 percent of poverty or $27,500 per year for a family of four.
"Helping others—this is what the holidays are all about," said Eldorado founder and CEO Larry Garland. "It's a privilege for the Eldorado team to be involved with Community Food Share and the important work they've been doing inColoradofor the last 30 years."
Community Food Share, the food bank forBoulderandBroomfieldCounties, has been providing service to the community since 1981 and has distributed more than 5 million nutritious meals.
For more information about Community Food Share, visit CommunityFoodShare.org.
For more information on Eldorado, visit Eldorado.net.
