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    American Charities is now the largest food pantry in Colorado Springs and the largest distributor of free clothes in Denver.

    October 30th, 2009 | Posted in Events, News | No Comments » by daviddigiorgio

     

     Big thanks to Walgreen for collecting over 1,000 lbs of non-perishable food through their annual food drive in Colorado Springs 26 locations.

     

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     Huge thanks to both Whole foods locations in Colorado Springs for collecting so far over 7,000 lbs of non-perishable food through the holiday season.

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    THANK YOU from all of Us, to every individual & business in Colorado that have contributed on keeping our facilities open.

     

    Total Food & Clothing Distribution for December 2011

    Food  – Individuals – 5,107

    Clothing – Individuals - 1,143               

    (6,044 items of clothing, toys and household goods distributed  last month)

    Total Food  & Clothing Distribution for 2011

    Food  – Individuals – 64,574                           Families – 20,830

    Clothing – Individuals - 19,359                      Items – 62,081

    (62,081 items of clothing, toys and household goods distributed in 2011)

     

    Total Food Distribution for 2010

     Food  – Individuals – 40,418                           Families – 13,091

    Clothing – Individuals – 5,408                         Items – 29,508

     

    *American Charities has never turned anyone away that was in need of food or clothing; however the growing need in our community is leaving us with a substantial budget shortfall for the coming months.

    We need your help for the upcoming months! A $10 donation will feed a neighbor in need for 3 days. You can make a difference.

    Computer Recycling Program

     

    We are now accepting the following Items:

    • Computer Towers (any type or age is acceptable)
    • Laptops of any kind
    • Flat Screen Monitors
    • Keyboards
    • Mice
    • Any wiring or Cables
    • Software (any type or age is acceptable)
    • Computer Accessories / Parts of any kind

     We cannot Accept Any CRT Monitors

     We will schedule a pickup of 2 computers or more within the city limits

    Individual donations can be dropped off between 9am and 5pm Monday through Friday

    JUST CALL US AT EITHER LOCATION & WE WILL SCHEDULE A TIME AND DATE FOR LARGER PICK UPS.

    Open hours:

    Colorado Springs Location:

    Monday (Commodities day)                                         11am to 5pm

    Tuesday through Friday ( Emergency Food & Clothes)        9am to 11am   &  3pm to 5pm

    Denver Location:

    Hours will be from 11 am to 6pm every Wed. & Thurs.

    1310  East 58th Ave Unit F,  (Marion st.) Denver, CO. 80216

     

    Thank you for your Support.

     

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