CrossFit Roots is hosting a food drive from SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6TH THROUGH FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12TH! Food donations will benefit the Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFFA) and Boulder residents. Please consider

How to donate?
Drop off items at the front desk at CrossFit Roots into the cardboard receptacles. Roots members will deliver the canned goods to EFFA after the drive.

What can you donate?

Canned goods. Non-perishable food items. Canned fruits and vegetables, staples like rice and beans, nut butters, ready-to-eat canned meals such as soups, stews, and chili.

WHY IT MATTERS
In Boulder County, 11.1% of people, many of whom are children, suffer from food insecurity. Food insecurity is the lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate food. Nearly 5,862, or 1 in 5, students in Boulder Valley public schools are eligible for free and reduced lunch.

When people lack consistent access to healthy, nutritious food, it can touch many areas of their lives. Food insecurity can lead to increased risk of illness—while also making it more difficult to control food-related health conditions. For children, in addition to a higher risk for developing health conditions, the lack of nutritious food during this crucial developmental stage makes them more likely to struggle in school, experience developmental impairments, and have more social and behavioral problems.

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We hope you will consider donating items to this wonderful cause!