It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but if you’re not careful in the kitchen, loved ones could end up sick. As part of its mission to fight hunger and feed hope, the East Texas Food Bank offers free nutrition education, including a six-week course focusing on food preparation, News Room

Giving Tuesday is here, and it marks a 24-hour global day of giving to charities and nonprofit organizations. Ozarka Natural Spring Water made a $5,000 donation to the East Texas Food Bank. Ozarka is also donating a truckload of bottled water, and employees from the Ozarka production facility in Hawkins News Room

Ozarka Brand Natural Spring Water is helping the East Texas Food Bank kick off Giving Tuesday by donating $5,000 and a truckload of bottled water. Giving Tuesday is a 24-hour global day of giving to charities and nonprofits. The donation is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at the East Texas News Room

The holiday season, or “season of giving,” moves many people to look beyond themselves and consider the needs of the nearly quarter of a million people in this region who are hungry. Charitable organizations, here and around the country, are typically awash with donations of food, clothes, and money when News Room

The East Texas Food Bank will hold a special Thanksgiving box and produce distribution on Wednesday at the East Texas State Fairgrounds in Tyler. Distribution will be from 1 to 3:30 p.m. and is limited to one per household. “We have a lot of volunteers that want to help for News Room

William Bishop, who was born totally blind, loves being able to help those in need at the East Texas Food Bank. Bishop, of Tyler, was one of several volunteers from the East Lighthouse for the Blind helping Monday at the food bank. The East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind sent News Room