Fundraising Opportunities
Annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser
Our 9th annual (2025) Empty Bowls event was a huge success thanks to our staff and our community. We hope to have over 600 bowls next year. Thanks to our Colorado Mountain College Rifle Campus Ceramic students who provided handcrafted bowls to keep. The delicious soups were made by our very talented CMC Culinary students and our Café staff who do an excellent job mentoring and guiding them. Thanks you to our caring community for supporting this fabulous event.
The 10th annual Empty Bowls will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2026
12:00 – 2:00 pm.
Tickets are $25 and are available at the Grand River Gift Shop, the River’s Edge Cafe and at the event.
The Drive is an annual golf tournament fundraiser held at the Battlement Mesa Golf Course, 3930 N. Battlement Pkwy. All proceeds go to Meals on Wheels.
This year’s tournament will be held on June 6th, 2026. Registration deadline is May 15th. Check-in starts at 7:30, shotgun start at 9:00.
Registration is $125 per person, $500 for a team of 4. Includes cart, swag bag, door prize entry & luncheon following the round.
The 50th anniversary of Grand River Health Meals On Wheels
Fifty years ago, Grand River Health (then called Clagett Memorial Hospital) began delivering Meals on Wheels. Clubs and churches helped with the delivery and the hospital made the meals in its own kitchen.
Delivering a few thousand meals a year in 1981, the service has grown exponentially; in 2024 over 25,000 meals were delivered to seniors, disabled and hospice patients from New Castle to Parachute. Join us this year as we celebrate the over 200,000 meals that have gone out during this time.
Since 2002, Meals on Wheels America has led the annual awareness campaign in an effort to fill the gap between the seniors served and those in need that is widening due to increased demand with a rapidly aging population combined with declining public and private resources, and rising food, transportation and operational costs.
If you are interested in becoming a Grand River Meals on Wheels driver please call 970-625-6215.
Meals on Wheels America is the oldest and largest national organization supporting the more than 5,000 community-based senior nutrition programs across the country that are dedicated to addressing senior hunger and isolation. This network exists in virtually every community in America and, along with more than two million volunteers, delivers the nutritious meals, friendly visits and safety checks that enable America’s seniors to live nourished lives with independence and dignity. By providing funding, leadership, research, education and advocacy support, Meals on Wheels America empowers its local member programs to strengthen their communities, one senior at a time. For more information, or to find a Meals on Wheels provider near you, visit www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org.