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WE INCREASED THE POUNDS OF FOOD RESCUED TO 1,826,454 POUNDS. WE ADDED ANOTHER FULL-TIME STAFF PERSON TO THE TEAM FOR A TOTAL OF TWO EMPLOYEES. TESTIMONIAL FROM OUR PARTICIPANTS: "MY WIFE AND I MOVED TO NORTHERN COLORADO IN 2014 WITH OUR TWO CHILDREN. IN 2016, OUR DAUGHTER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE 1 AND OUR SON WAS DIAGNOSED TWO YEARS LATER. THE OUT-OF-POCKET MEDICAL COSTS, EVEN WITH INSURANCE, ARE UPWARDS OF 20,000 PER YEAR. MEDICAL COSTS AND INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR TWO CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS CONTINUE TO RISE. OUR CHILDREN'S HEALTH COMES FIRST BUT IT MEANS WE MUST SACRIFICE AND SAVE WHERE WE CAN. BUYING HEALTHY FOODS THAT SUPPORT THE WELLNESS OF OUR WHOLE FAMILY CAN BE HARD AT TIMES. THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY VINDEKET FOOD'S MARKET HAVE BEEN A MUCH-NEEDED RESOURCE FOR US. THROUGH VISITING THE MARKET, WE ARE ABLE TO FIND QUALITY RESCUED FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND DRY FOODS THAT STRETCH OUR SLIM BUDGET. THESE PRODUCTS, WHICH WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN A LANDFILL, HELP US TO EAT HEALTHIER AND PROVIDE A BETTER LIFE FOR OUR FAMILY. VINDEKET FOOD'S MARKET SUPPORTS SO MANY AND IS AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE." "THE LAST 5 MONTHS VOLUNTEERING AT VINDEKET HAVE REALLY BROUGHT SO MUCH JOY TO MY HEART. IT'S BEEN A REALLY ROUGH RIDE IN MY PERSONAL LIFE AND THE PEOPLE I'VE MET AND OUR SHARED MISSION HAS BEEN SO HEALING FOR ME. SINCE I'M A NATURAL OVER-SHARER.I CAN SAY I HAD BEEN CRYING FOR 2 DAYS STRAIGHT PRIOR TO MY SHIFT YESTERDAY. I LEFT VINDEKET FEELING A LITTLE LIGHTER. I'M GRATEFUL BEYOND WORDS FOR FINDING A PLACE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES OVER. WE TRULY HAVE SOMETHING MAGICAL HERE AND I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE BEING A PART OF IT." OUR SERVICE PARTICIPANTS (VOLUNTEERS) HAVE AGAIN BEEN PIVOTAL TO OUR SUCCESSES IN 2023. IN 2023, WE HAD 645 VOLUNTEERS, WITH 337 OF THEM REPEAT VOLUNTEERS (WORKING MORE THAN ONE SHIFT). WE HAVE 174 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS AT ANY GIVEN TIME - WITH ABOUT 125 VOLUNTEER SLOTS PER WEEK THAT ARE 96% FILLED. THEIR COMMITMENT TO VINDEKET IS NECESSARY, AND ALIGNS WITH OUR LARGER MISSION AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES. WE ARE ENTHUSED AND GRATEFUL TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY STEP UP ITS EFFORTS TO PREVENT WASTE IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS TAKE CARE OF ONE ANOTHER. ADDITIONALLY, THE LARGER AMOUNTS AND GREATER VARIETY OF FOOD RESCUED ALLOWED US TO BETTER SERVE OUR NON-PROFIT PARTNERS AND MEET MORE OF THEIR NEEDS IN 2023. 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WE INCREASED THE POUNDS OF FOOD RESCUED TO 1,826,454 POUNDS. WE ADDED ANOTHER FULL-TIME STAFF PERSON TO THE TEAM FOR A TOTAL OF TWO EMPLOYEES. TESTIMONIAL FROM OUR PARTICIPANTS: "MY WIFE AND I MOVED TO NORTHERN COLORADO IN 2014 WITH OUR TWO CHILDREN. IN 2016, OUR DAUGHTER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE 1 AND OUR SON WAS DIAGNOSED TWO YEARS LATER. THE OUT-OF-POCKET MEDICAL COSTS, EVEN WITH INSURANCE, ARE UPWARDS OF 20,000 PER YEAR. MEDICAL COSTS AND INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR TWO CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS CONTINUE TO RISE. OUR CHILDREN'S HEALTH COMES FIRST BUT IT MEANS WE MUST SACRIFICE AND SAVE WHERE WE CAN. BUYING HEALTHY FOODS THAT SUPPORT THE WELLNESS OF OUR WHOLE FAMILY CAN BE HARD AT TIMES. THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY VINDEKET FOOD'S MARKET HAVE BEEN A MUCH-NEEDED RESOURCE FOR US. THROUGH VISITING THE MARKET, WE ARE ABLE TO FIND QUALITY RESCUED FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND DRY FOODS THAT STRETCH OUR SLIM BUDGET. THESE PRODUCTS, WHICH WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN A LANDFILL, HELP US TO EAT HEALTHIER AND PROVIDE A BETTER LIFE FOR OUR FAMILY. VINDEKET FOOD'S MARKET SUPPORTS SO MANY AND IS AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE." "THE LAST 5 MONTHS VOLUNTEERING AT VINDEKET HAVE REALLY BROUGHT SO MUCH JOY TO MY HEART. IT'S BEEN A REALLY ROUGH RIDE IN MY PERSONAL LIFE AND THE PEOPLE I'VE MET AND OUR SHARED MISSION HAS BEEN SO HEALING FOR ME. SINCE I'M A NATURAL OVER-SHARER.I CAN SAY I HAD BEEN CRYING FOR 2 DAYS STRAIGHT PRIOR TO MY SHIFT YESTERDAY. I LEFT VINDEKET FEELING A LITTLE LIGHTER. I'M GRATEFUL BEYOND WORDS FOR FINDING A PLACE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES OVER. WE TRULY HAVE SOMETHING MAGICAL HERE AND I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE BEING A PART OF IT." OUR SERVICE PARTICIPANTS (VOLUNTEERS) HAVE AGAIN BEEN PIVOTAL TO OUR SUCCESSES IN 2023. IN 2023, WE HAD 645 VOLUNTEERS, WITH 337 OF THEM REPEAT VOLUNTEERS (WORKING MORE THAN ONE SHIFT). WE HAVE 174 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS AT ANY GIVEN TIME - WITH ABOUT 125 VOLUNTEER SLOTS PER WEEK THAT ARE 96% FILLED. THEIR COMMITMENT TO VINDEKET IS NECESSARY, AND ALIGNS WITH OUR LARGER MISSION AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES. WE ARE ENTHUSED AND GRATEFUL TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY STEP UP ITS EFFORTS TO PREVENT WASTE IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS TAKE CARE OF ONE ANOTHER. ADDITIONALLY, THE LARGER AMOUNTS AND GREATER VARIETY OF FOOD RESCUED ALLOWED US TO BETTER SERVE OUR NON-PROFIT PARTNERS AND MEET MORE OF THEIR NEEDS IN 2023. WE WERE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH AND SERVE FOOD TO 28 DIFFERENT NON-PROFITS HERE IN NORTHERN COLORADO. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD DURING ITS REGULAR BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.