Community Table, the Arvada food pantry and assistance nonprofit, is asking neighbors for a different kind of donation this month. Its October newsletter, posted Oct. 1, 2026, says the next quarterly blood drive with Vitalant is Thursday, Oct. 29, from 9:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. in the Community Room at 4600 W. 60th Ave. The newsletter credits Partner Colorado Credit Union with backing the drive.
The Community Room is part of the building Community Table moved into in July 2025. In its July 2026 newsletter, marking one year there, the nonprofit said it had welcomed more than 2,400 new families, representing nearly 7,100 household members, and had celebrated the 10th graduate of its GED preparation program.
According to that newsletter, the room has also hosted free pet care clinics for the pets of people without shelter, diabetes education classes and financial literacy workshops, and a Senior Shopping Hour started in March. Community Table says it began in 1982 as a grassroots food pantry in Arvada, and that volunteers now help collect, sort and distribute nearly 1.5 million pounds of food a year.
By the numbers
- More than 2,400: new families welcomed in the first year in the new building, according to Community Table
- Nearly 7,100: household members in those families
- 10: graduates of the GED preparation program as of the July 2026 newsletter
- Nearly 1.5 million pounds: food that volunteers help collect, sort and distribute each year
- 1982: the year Community Table started
How to help
- Give blood: Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, 9:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., Community Table Community Room, 4600 W. 60th Ave., Arvada, CO 80003. Appointments are made through Vitalant, and the sign-up link and flyer are in Community Table’s October newsletter.
- Volunteer: Community Table volunteer page
- Donate: Community Table donation page
- Bring the dog: Community Table says proceeds from the 21st annual Paws ‘n’ Play Pet Howl-oween trick-or-treat and costume contest in Olde Town Arvada on Sunday, Oct. 25, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., benefit its work. Entry cost: not listed in the newsletter.
- Need food or other help: Community Table’s Get Help page has current pantry hours, or call 303-424-6685.
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