In The News - 2010

DECEMBER

• Fast being planned to raise awareness of student hunger, Marshall News Messenger, December 22
• Food banks hoping holiday spirit continues throughout year, The Daily Sentinel, December 20
• Shine Your Light: Food Bank Sees Surge In Demand, Tyler Morning Telegraph, December 20
• Track & Field Donates to East Texas Food Bank, SFAJacks.com, December 15
• Living nativity to help East Texas non-profits, KYTX CBS 19, December 7
• Did East Texas Food Bank Win the Food First™ Poll For the Fourth-Straight Time?, First Choice Power: The Current, December 1

NOVEMBER

• Make a commitment to help the hungry, Lufkin Daily News, November 29
• East Texas Food Bank Gets $10,000 Donation, Tyler Morning Telegraph, November 24
• Huddle to Fight Hunger, KETK NBC 56, November 23
• Food pantry clients have doubled, contributions dwindled, Marshall News Messenger, November 12
• SFA Track & Field Supports East Texas Food Bank, SFAJacks.com, November 11
• East Texans take PB&J to a new level, KYTX CBS 19, November 8
• Peanut Butter Festival Set For Friday, Saturday, Van Zandt News, November 7
• Local community group invites families to a Thanksgiving feast in downtown Tyler , Jacksoville Daily Progress, November 6
• Women's fund unveils latest initiatives, grants, KYTX CBS 19, November 5
• World's biggest PB&J could soon call East Texas home, KLTV 7, November 3
• Brookshire Brothers, Kraft Foods give $5,000 to East Texas Food Bank, Lufkin Daily News, November 3
• East Texas chef extols virtues of peanut butter, Longview News Journal, November 3
• Lighthouse For The Blind Wins Food Bank Food Drive, Tyler Morning Telegraph, November 2

OCTOBER

• Help Feed East Texas, Edwin's Coloring Box, October 29
• Food Bank Gets Check From Rice Elementary, Tyler Morning Telegraph, October 21
• East Texas Food Bank receives grant from Bank of America for SNAP Outreach, KTBB 92.1, October 12
• November Festival To Celebrate Peanut Butter, Help Food Bank, Van Zandt News, October 10
• Food First™ Hits 100,000-Meal Milestone, First Choice Power - The Current, October 6
• Store opening benefits hungry in East Texas, KETK NBC 56, October 2

SEPTEMBER

• Food bank to distribute food Wednesday, Palestine Herald-Press, September 21
• Free food, help allow East Texas Food Bank to stretch your monetary donations further, Lufkin Daily News, September 21
• Food Bank Food Drop Slated Wednesday In Palestine, Tyler Morning Telegraph, September 21
• BGC donates more than 37000 pounds of food, Brookshires, September 19
• Brookshire's Takes Part in Ambitious Food Drive, Progressive Grocer, September 18
• Food Banks Distribute Food to Texarkana Area Families, KTBS 3, September 15
• Meal Distribution Event Helping Community, KTAL 6, September 15
• Raiding the pantry, East Texas Review, September 15
• Program will target struggling families, Texarkana Gazette, September 14
• Pantry Raid Nets 25,101 Pounds Of Food, Tyler Morning Telegraph, September 11
• Food 'fight' for a cause, KLTV, September 10
• Area Football Rivals Race To Collect Goods For Underprivileged, Tyler Morning Telegraph, September 10
• Summer Family Nutrition Program provides boxes of groceries for hundreds of qualifying families, The Daily Sentinel, September 9
• Catching Up with August’s Facebook Food Bank Poll Winner, First Choice Power, September 8
• Food bank serving masses in Nacogdoches, KTRE 9, September 8
• Annual pantry raid between JT, Lee officially on, KYTX CBS 19, September 7
• Feeding the Hungry, East Texas Review, September 2
• First Choice Power Kicks Off Hunger Awareness Month by Announcing Food First™ Program Aimed at Providing 1 Million Meals for Texans, PR Newswire, September 1

AUGUST

• Battling Hunger: Readers have a number of ways to help the East Texas Food Bank and those in need, The Daily Sentinel, August 27
• Community Builders Grants, KTBB 92.1, August 23
• First Choice Power participates in several initiatives to help area food banks, pantries, The Daily Sentinel, August 22
• Summer Family Nutrition Program serves hungry East Texans, KYTX/CBS 19, August 20
• East Texas Food Bank Hosts Summer Program, KLTV 7, August 20
• AT&T upgrades Food Bank, East Texas Revuew, August 19
• East Texas Food Bank Feeding More Families, KLTV 7, August 18
• A Helping of HOPE, Jacksonville Daily Progress, August 14
• Groups Seek To Fill Void Left By Closure Of East Texas Rescue Mission, Tyler Morning Telegraph, August 13
• Food First Summer 2010 Bag Recap, First Choice Power - The Current, August 11
• East Texas Food Bank Works to Reduce Number of Children Who Go Hungry, Lufkin Daily News, August 5
• Nutrition Programs Hanging In Balance, Tyler Morning Telegraph, August 1

JULY

• Harvest Time: Smith County Groups Team Up To Feed Hungry East Texans, Tyler Morning Telegraph, July 8
• Making Sure No East Texas Child Goes Hungry, KLTV 7, July 19
• Food First Hits East Texas, First Choice Power The Current, July 21

JUNE

• Optimists Work to Extend Meal Program to 200, The Marshall News Messenger, June 18
• Summer Food Program Helps East Texas Kids, KLTV 7, June 8
• More East Texans Receiving Food Stamps, Tyler Morning Telegraph/KYTX CBS 19, June 4

MAY

• Business Gives 58 hours, 75 lbs of Food and $3,870 to East Texas Food Bank, KLTV 7, May 13
• New Survey Underscores Urgent Need for Farm Bill as Demands Are Up, Food Down, PR Newswire, May 12
• Smith County Inmates Tending Garden For East Texas Food Bank, Tyler Morning Telegraph, May 11
• Caldwell Cares Food Drive
• Church Uncovers, Serves Hidden Hungry, The Baptist Standard, May 5

APRIL

• Brookshire Grocery Company, East Texas Food Bank Come Together to Feed Hungry, KYTX CBS 19, April 28
• Food Program Gears Up, KTBB, April 27
• ‘Give a Little, Feed A Lot’ Campaign Honored, Texarkana Gazette, April 27
• East Texas Food Bank Given $1,395, Tyler Morning Telegraph, April 23

MARCH

• Extreme Family, Swepco Make Donation to Food Bank, KLTV 7, March 26
• Farmers Donate Eggs to East Texas Food Bank, KTBB, March 16
• East Texas Food Bank Welcomes New Director, KVNE, March 9

FEBRUARY

• 8-Year-Old Hayden Carr Inspires Family to Help Feed Hungry, Tyler Morning Telegraph, February 25
• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Food and Blood Drive, The Daily You, February 24
• National TV Show Draws East Texas Volunteers, UT Tyler Patriot Talon, February 23
• Grace Community Lindale Food Drive, February 21
• Study Finds Increasing Rate of Hunger in East Texas, Tyler Morning Telegraph, February 16
• Everyday Hero - Brian Bersano, KLTV 7, February 15
• Event Gives Women Taste Of This, That While Helping Food Bank, Tyler Morning Telegraph, February 10
• Packing up HOPE, Jacksonville Daily Progress, February 10
• Key Findings from East Texas Food Bank, Tyler Morning Telegraph, February 7
• Donations Sought for Meal Program, Marshall News Messenger, February 5
• Study Finds Need For Food Assistance Up 90 Percent, Tyler Morning Telegraph, February 4
• East Texas Sees Record Numbers Seeking Food Help, KTRE 9, February 3
• Give Food, Give Blood