COMMUNITY
Bank of Albuquerque donates $10,000 to Roadrunner Foodbank
The contribution, chosen by bank employees through the Guide the Giving program, comes as food insecurity continues to rise across New Mexico
Roadrunner Food Bank received a $10,000 donation from Bank of Albuquerque that will help address food insecurity across New Mexico.
鈥�(Bank of Albuquerque) believes that having reliable access to food makes a big difference in the well-being of our community,鈥� said Denise L'Esperance, Bank of Albuquerque's community relations manager.
The donation is part of the company's Guide the Giving program, which lets the bank's employees decide where donations go, and it comes after the bank held a month-long employee food drive.
鈥淲e are so grateful to the Bank of Albuquerque. They have been a key partner to Roadrunner over the years, and to be specially acknowledged by and selected by the employees as their chosen organization for this donation is incredibly uplifting and encouraging,鈥� said Lauren Pope, media and marketing manager for Roadrunner Food Bank.
Bank of Albuquerque鈥檚 Guide the Giving program was introduced in 2020.
鈥淲ith Bank of Albuquerque, we really feel that our community is our livelihood,鈥� L'Esperance said. 鈥淎nd for that reason, we believe in giving back to the community in many different ways so that we can actively advance the communities we serve.鈥�
Pope said the donation comes at a defining moment for the food bank, when they are seeing food insecurity exacerbated by increasing economic pressures.
鈥淭here are new realities with persistent food insecurity," Pope said.
The donation is unrestricted; Roadrunner Food Bank says it will use it to further expand its current approaches to tackling food insecurity.
Isabella Campbell is an intern with the New Mexico Local 近距离内射合集 Fellowships and Internships Program, which places emerging journalists in newsrooms across New Mexico. She can be reached at icampbell@abqjournal.com.
