East Texas Food Bank wins jalapeno eating contest
The East Texas Food Bank beat The Salvation Army in a jalapeño eating contest at Whataburger, 6849 S. Broadway Ave., in Tyler on Thursday. A four-person team from each organization raced to eat as many of the spicy peppers as possible in one minute. Read more
East Texas Food Bank sends help to Beaumont, ready for long-term hurricane recovery process
When the East Texas Food Bank asked for volunteers to go to Beaumont to help the Southeast Texas Food Bank, Manuel Gomez and Damon Smith were the first to raise their hands. The longtime friends and co-workers were not going to stand by while there were Texans in need and they could help. They loaded up one of the food bank's box trucks and headed to the Beaumont area. Read more
SFA community nutrition students lead Cooking Matters program on campus
Stephen F. Austin State University students in the School of Human Sciences recently met with Christina Balduf and Kinsey Jeffers, representatives from the East Texas Food Bank, to kick off a six-week Cooking Matters program. During a class presentation, Balduf outlined the food bank's mission and services as well as discussed hunger insecurities families in the area encounter. The food bank is a nonprofit organization that distributes food to more than 200 partner agencies in an effort to feed children, the working poor and seniors throughout 26 counties in East Texas. Read more