Category: Events

Whataburger selling ornaments, food drive on December 12th to benefit ETFB

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Join participating Whataburger locations and help fight hunger in East Texas. From November 29th to December 12th, make a $1 ornament purchase and help provide meals for East Texas children, families and seniors who don’t know where their next meal will come from. On Tuesday. December 12th visit a participating location with two cans of nonperishable items and receive a free Whataburger from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Participating Whataburger locations include Tyler, Chapel Hill, Henderson, Kilgore, Liberty City, Gilmer, Lindale, Chandler, Mineola, Bullard, Whitehouse and Pittsburg.

Dutch Bros. “Dutch Luv” to giveback to ETFB

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Dutch Bros. Coffee locations in Tyler will have their annual “Dutch Luv” event on Friday, February 17th. During the event, $1 for every drink sold will go to the East Texas Food Bank.

Dutch Bros. locations in Tyler are located at 3924 Troup Highway, 7920 S. Broadway Ave. and 2157 W. Grande Blvd.

Whataburger hosting food drive in December

Visit a participating Whataburger location on Tuesday, December 13th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and receive a FREE Whataburger with a donation of 3 nonperishable food items. (Extra and limitations apply).

Whataburger Food Drive

Participating locations include:

  • 892 US Hwy 271 N, Gilmer, TX 75644
  • 311 S Main St, Lindale, TX 75771
  • 103 State Hwy 31 W, Chandler, TX 75758
  • 2200 N Pacific St, Mineola, TX 75773
  • 345 Southwest Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75702
  • 12445 State Hwy 64 E, Tyler, TX 75707
  • 2215 W Gentry Pkwy, Tyler, TX 75702
  • 1739 S Beckham Ave, Tyler, TX 75701
  • 1717 S Southeast Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701
  • 6288 US Hwy 271, Tyler, TX 75708
  • 5003 Troup Hwy, Tyler, TX 75707
  • 630 US Hwy 79 N, Henderson, TX 75652
  • 108 N Henderson Blvd, Kilgore, TX 75662
  • 6241 Old Hwy 135 N, Kilgore, TX 75662
  • 5916 Old Jacksonville Hwy, Tyler TX 75703
  • 651 S Doctor M Roper Pkwy, Bullard, TX 75757
  • 6849 S Broadway Ave, Tyler, TX 75703
  • 16772 FM 2493, Tyler, TX 75703
  • 12405 Hwy 155 S, Tyler, TX 75703
  • 4825 S Broadway Tyler, TX 75703

“Round Up and Donate” at Stanley’s Famous Pit Bar B-Q to help fight hunger

Round Up = End Hunger

The East Texas Food Bank has been selected by Stanley’s Famous Pit Bar B-Q in Tyler as the recipient of the “Round Up and Donate” campaign for July. Customers making purchases at Stanley’s can “round up” their totals that will benefit the East Texas Food Bank and our mission of “fighting hunger and feeding hope in East Texas.”

Stanley’s BBQ is located at 525 S Beckham in Tyler. Visit them online at https://www.stanleysfamous.com/

Hunger hurts our kids’ futures

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A child’s chance for a bright tomorrow starts with getting enough food to eat today. Did you know that over 85,000 East Texas children – 1 in every 4 kids – may not know where they will get their next meal?

Kids who don’t get enough to eat — especially during their first three years — begin life at a serious disadvantage. When they’re hungry, children are more likely to be hospitalized and will face higher risks of health conditions like anemia and asthma. As they grow up, kids struggling to get enough to eat are more likely to have problems in school and other social situations.

The East Texas Food Bank works to fight hunger for children through year-round programs.
  • On the weekends, our BackPack Program provides easy to open food that doesn’t require any cooking.
  • After school, the Kids Café program provides healthy snacks and meals.
  • During the summer, the Summer Food Program provides healthy breakfast and lunch meals.
  • At home, our Food Pantry Partners and Benefits Assistance Program provide meals for the whole family.

Feeding children facing hunger is a main priority for the East Texas Food Bank, but we can’t do it without your help. September is Hunger Action Month and we need everyone helping us fight hunger.

No action is too smail to help! By learning about hunger, committing to help and speaking up you can help us fight hunger. Click here to see how you can “take action” for the children in your community now.