Bread & Broth launched the Adopt A Day of Nourishment (AAD) program in 2011 to not only help fund its weekly Monday Meal but also encourage individuals, families, churches, organizations, and businesses to participate in their sponsorship meal. It’s one thing to donate the $350 that supports the meal’s food, utilities, and equipment costs, but it is extremely impactful to participate and experience the event itself.
Hosting its second Monday Meal of 2026, Heavenly Mountain Resort sent members of its Security Team and other staff members to represent the resort and assist the Bread & Broth (B&B) volunteers. Their support included helping with setup, serving, takedown, and cleanup. Participating team members at B&B’s Monday Meal included Jon Cerruti, Jayme Forman, Dalton Page, Kayla Shoemaker Page, Steve Pegel, and Steve Strockland.
B&B has provided hot meals at St. Theresa Church Grace Hall for over 37 years, welcoming everyone from 4 to 5:30 p.m. every Monday to enjoy a free meal. With increased donations, the meals have grown into full-course, restaurant-quality meals. Over the past seven years, the organization has expanded its spending on the food giveaway table items to include dairy products (milk, eggs, butter) and fresh fruits and vegetables. The purchased food products supplement food donated by local grocery stores and businesses, consisting of breads, pastries, meats, canned goods, salads, sandwiches, dairy items, and other food products. In addition to the hot, meal dinner, guests generally take home two to three bags of nutritious food for meals later in the week.
The Heavenly AAD team members began by packing the fresh fruit and vegetables for the food giveaway tables. At 4:00 p.m., they moved to the serving line, offering guests a tasty chicken broccoli casserole and ambrosia salad over greens before guests proceeded to the dessert and food giveaway tables.
“The Heavenly team was pleased to serve our community,” shared Kayla. “Seeing the smiles on the folks’ faces was our favorite part, and we are so grateful to be able to help support our local community.” Kayla and her team members were incredibly helpful and were outstanding representatives for the Vail Resorts organization.
Bread & Broth is deeply appreciative of the Vail organization, not only for sending enthusiastic team members to volunteer alongside the B&B volunteers but for its annual Vail EpicPromise grant. Their grant funds twelve Monday Meal AAD sponsorships annually, helps purchase the dairy and fresh fruit and vegetable giveaway food items, and helps purchase kid-friendly food items for B&B 4 Kids’ School and Tot programs.
To learn more about Bread & Broth or how to donate or sponsor an Adopt A Day of Nourishment, please visit www.breadandbroth.org or follow Bread & Broth on Instagram or Facebook.