Eagle County Community Rallies to Support The Community Market at a Time of Great Need

Food security is a key social determinant of health, and Vail Health’s partnership with The Community Market is making a difference. From mid-November to the end of December, food drive bins will be available at all larger Vail Health facilities to help families access better nutrition and improve their health outcomes.

“We’ve had a long relationship with The Community Market,” said Craig Cohn, Vail Health’s chief real estate development officer and senior vice president, who spearheaded the effort to donate to The Community Market this fall. “They function out of one of our facilities (the Edwards Community Health Campus), so we get to see the great work that they do and firsthand, we get to see on busy days how busy they can be. Supporting that is really important.”

In addition to supporting the food drive, Vail Health typically hosts two holiday meals for its 600 staff members. This year, 77% of staff supported donating funds for one of those meals to The Community Market, further extending the organization’s impact.

“Because we have the infrastructure to help, we’re helping,” Cohn said. “We will continue to collect food and drive it as long as those bins keep getting filled up.”

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