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New Record: Food Bank Of The Rockies Distributes 400,000 Pounds Of Food In One Day

DENVER (CBS4) -- Food Bank of the Rockies recorded their busiest day ever on Thursday. A record-breaking 400,000 pounds of food went out to people in need, across all the food bank's programs and branches in our state.

Food Bank of the Rockies - Record-Breaking Day! (400,000 lbs!!!)

To say Thursday was a busy day at @FoodBankRockies would be an understatement. In fact, it was a RECORD-BREAKING DAY as we sent out more than 350,000 MEALS!!! Thank you to our amazing community for helping us accomplish this massive feat. This wouldn't be possible without our volunteers, donors, partner agencies, and of course our staff!

Posted by Food Bank of the Rockies on Thursday, May 7, 2020

They gave away more meals on Thursday than any other day in the food bank's history.

"This wouldn't be possible without our volunteers, donors, partner agencies, and of course our staff!" officials wrote on Facebook.

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