BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Adult toy and lingerie distributor Eldorado Trading Co. said today it raised money and collected food for its annual Thanksgiving food drive for the Community Food Share, a local nonprofit which provides food to hundreds of local Colorado families in need.
This year the Eldorado team raised close to $1,800 and more than 250 pounds of food for the Community Food Share equaling more than 5,300 meals for hungry and food-insecure Coloradoans.
For close to 10 years, Eldorado has been collecting food and raising money for the Community Food Share. One in eight people in the Boulder and Broomfield counties are "food insecure," meaning they lack access to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members.
Eldorado started fundraising efforts towards the end of October. Eldorado team members volunteered to form a Food Share Committee in order to organize and create ideas for raising money and food. Fundraising efforts included a silent auction, collection bins placed at local businesses, weekly football pools and a chili cook-off.
Eldorado CEO Wanda Garland said, “I’m very proud of the company and Eldorado family for joining in the effort to support such a worthy nonprofit. Community Food Share was a near-and-dear cause for my late husband and Eldorado founder, Larry Garland.”
