Support the Carpenter's Cupboard through Senor Ocho and the Ocho's marathon
As many of you know, Senor Ocho and HP08 have spent the last year training to run the Marine Corps Marathon, which they will be participating in on October 29th. It’s been a long road and they are both looking forward to the big day. Since they have been training on their own and are not running with any particular organization, they thought it might be nice to run in honor of a charity that is close to their hearts, the Ocho's Aunt Gretchen and Uncle Bud’s food pantry in Denver, Colorado. A few months ago, HP08's Aunt Gretchen and Uncle Bud packed up their lives in New Jersey and move to Colorado to take over the operation of the Carpenter’s Cupboard. While the Carpenter’s Cupboard has been around for quite a while, in some ways they have to start from scratch and they’re working hard to get everything up and running. They have written a little description of their operation that is included below. If you would like to sponsor Senor Ocho and the Ocho's run, all of your donations will go straight to their efforts in Denver. No amount is too small and every little bit helps. Feel free to post here if you’re interested. Thank you in advance!
-Ocho Out
The Carpenter's Cupboard
We are a nonprofit charity, Incorporated as such with the State of Colorado. We have filed for our 501-C-3 status with the federal government, but are advised by our attorney that the approval could take as long as eight months. However, any contributions received in the interim are retroactively qualified as charitable.
We are not affiliated with any organization, church or group, although I suppose that we could be described as "faith based." Our only financial support comes from individuals and occasionally from local churches as a community service outreach.
We serve the greater Denver area and do not restrict services to any particular part of the community. We give food to anyone who asks, based on family size and availability of food on our shelves. We also distribute donated clothing, baby things, like carseats, toys, bedding and household goods such as dishes, pots and pans etc., whatever people are able to give for the needs of others.
A certain amount of money is set aside each month to provide minimal financial support to those with a demonstrable need for help to avoid eviction, loss of utilities, prescription drugs, etc.Our staff consists of Aunt Gretchen and me and about 25 volunteers. No one receives any pay or compensation. We are open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The days and hours are limited by the amount of food that we receive as donations from five area supermarkets and one food warehouse. We are also limited by the number of volunteers we have. Because we are new to the community, we have a very limited pool from which to draw but it seems to be picking up. We pick up the food in two superannuated former Ryder rental trucks. The volunteers work one or two shifts a day, each is about 2 1/2 hours long. Aunt Gretche and I are there from 7 until about 5.
In our first two full months of operation, we have fed about 9,700 people, about 2/3 of which are children. That puts us on track to serve almost 60,000 people for the year. We operate from five storefronts in a 1950s vintage strip mall in a neighborhood which is not quite "transitional" yet.
That's pretty much what we do. It's not very glamorous, but it certainly has its rewards.
-Ocho Out
The Carpenter's Cupboard
We are a nonprofit charity, Incorporated as such with the State of Colorado. We have filed for our 501-C-3 status with the federal government, but are advised by our attorney that the approval could take as long as eight months. However, any contributions received in the interim are retroactively qualified as charitable.
We are not affiliated with any organization, church or group, although I suppose that we could be described as "faith based." Our only financial support comes from individuals and occasionally from local churches as a community service outreach.
We serve the greater Denver area and do not restrict services to any particular part of the community. We give food to anyone who asks, based on family size and availability of food on our shelves. We also distribute donated clothing, baby things, like carseats, toys, bedding and household goods such as dishes, pots and pans etc., whatever people are able to give for the needs of others.
A certain amount of money is set aside each month to provide minimal financial support to those with a demonstrable need for help to avoid eviction, loss of utilities, prescription drugs, etc.Our staff consists of Aunt Gretchen and me and about 25 volunteers. No one receives any pay or compensation. We are open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The days and hours are limited by the amount of food that we receive as donations from five area supermarkets and one food warehouse. We are also limited by the number of volunteers we have. Because we are new to the community, we have a very limited pool from which to draw but it seems to be picking up. We pick up the food in two superannuated former Ryder rental trucks. The volunteers work one or two shifts a day, each is about 2 1/2 hours long. Aunt Gretche and I are there from 7 until about 5.
In our first two full months of operation, we have fed about 9,700 people, about 2/3 of which are children. That puts us on track to serve almost 60,000 people for the year. We operate from five storefronts in a 1950s vintage strip mall in a neighborhood which is not quite "transitional" yet.
That's pretty much what we do. It's not very glamorous, but it certainly has its rewards.
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