On Memorial Day, thousands of joggers, walkers, and runners participated in the 39th annual Bolder Boulder 10k Classic road race in Colorado. Our friends at Colorado Hi-Tec Moving and Storage Inc., a Wheaton agent, took time out of their holiday to attend the race and rescue more than 8,000 lbs. of non-perishable food!
If you have ever participated in a marathon, 5k, or any other endurance race, you would probably figure that an event as large as this would be a great opportunity to rescue and recover a lot of food
, and that's exactly what happened. With more than 49,000 participants crossing the finish line, there has to be enough food and drink for them to replenish and hydrate at the end of the race.
Much of that food, however, goes unused is typically thrown out afterward. From water bottles and sports drinks to boxes of fruit and energy bars, all of this leftover food was recovered by Colorado Hi-Tec's crew and transported to the Community Food Share.
One of Move For Hunger’s goals for 2017 is to take part in rescue events that can divert tens of thousands of pounds of food from the landfill to the food bank. The amount of food recovered by Colorado Hi-Tec Moving & Storage will hopefully serve as motivation for the rest of our network to make a similar contribution to our fight against hunger and food waste.
Nearly 700,000 people in Colorado are food insecure, including 1 in 7 children. Thank you to Colorado Hi-Tec Moving and Storage for taking the time out of your Memorial Day to help change those statistics.
Summer is the hungriest time of year. Host a food drive!
