McKee Medical Center employees fill two pickups in food drive

LOVELAND, Colo.  (Dec. 22, 2009) – A friendly competition among departments at McKee Medical Center resulted in a donation of 3,208 items to Loveland’s House of Neighborly Service on Tuesday.

According to Erin Becerra, HNS food program manager, the food weighed 2,530 pounds which will help feed about 60 families of four for a week each. In addition, McKee employees donated paper towels, toilet tissue, diapers and other personal items.

The hospital’s director of culinary and nutrition services, Scott Clanin, challenged departments in early December to see which could collect the most food and toiletry items for donation. The department that contributed the most items per person would win a pizza party. Clanin asked for items most needed by the agency including toiletries, canned goods, pasta and baby food.

House of Neighborly Service, a nonprofit agency, provides a safety net of food, clothing and assistance for housing, medications and transportation for families in crisis.

Clanin totaled donations Monday: 514 employees in 28 departments participated with the Medical Records department coming out on top. The hospital delivered the food in two pickups Tuesday afternoon to HNS in downtown Loveland.

“We’re grateful and want to thank McKee employees and the family members who helped,” said Glorie Magrum, executive director for HNS. “This will help us for the next couple of months.”