For more than 20 years, Silver Key has invited the community to help make the holidays special for the older adults served through our Senior Assistance food pantry. This year, our goal is to fill 1,200 Bountiful Bags with all the trimmings for a memorable Thanksgiving meal for these seniors and their families. Without the community's support, many of our clients would not have a Thanksgiving meal.
Items needed are:
- Cranberry Sauce: Whole Berry or Jellied, 14 or 16 oz. cans
- Dessert Dry Mix or Canned Pie Filling
- Green Beans: 14.5 oz. cans
- Instant Mashed Potatoes
- Dry Stuffing/Dressing, 6 oz. boxes
- Turkey Gravy Dry-Mix: 0.87 (7/8) oz. packets
- Yams/Sweet Potatoes: 29 oz. cans
Food donations can be dropped off at the following locations between now and November 6th during designated hours:
- Silver Key at 1605 S. Murray Blvd., Monday through Friday, 9 am - 4 pm
- Cheyenne Place at 945 Tenderfoot Hill Rd., Monday through Friday, between 9 am and 4 pm
- MorningStar at Bear Creek at 2450 Lower Gold Camp Rd., daily from 8:30 am – 5 pm
- Province at 2960 Tutt Blvd., daily - 24 hour drop off
- ViewPointe at 555 S. Rockrimmon Blvd., daily from 8 am - 8 pm
No time to shop? Make a financial donation to Silver Key’s Bountiful Bags food drive. Silver Key has significant buying power and can get a lot out of your dollars for Thanksgiving meals. Every dollar donated equals one pound of food and $15 dollars will feed an entire family. Financial donations can be mailed or dropped off at 1625 S. Murray Blvd. or made online at www.silverkey.org/donate – please indicate Bountiful Bags in the notes field. To make a donation over the phone, call 719-884-2321.
For more information about Silver Key’s Bountiful Bags project, call 719-884-2300.
About Silver Key:
Silver Key Senior Services was founded in 1970 to improve the quality of life for area nursing home residents. Today, Silver Key’s mission has broadened to provide more than 7,000 seniors annually with a wide variety of services, including Silver Key Connections Café, Silver Key Home Delivered Meals including Meals on Wheels, Silver Key Reserve & Ride transportation services, and vital Senior Assistance services including government food program distribution. To learn more about Silver Key and volunteer opportunities, visit www.silverkey.org.