Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Trisha Cunningham
President & CEO
Fueling Their Education
Because of you, children
across North Texas have
food for thought . . .
With the start of a new school year just around the corner,
many families are thankful they’ll once again be able to count on
two meals for their children each weekday.
But what about the little ones who aren’t yet in school? And
what happens on the weekends? There’s still much work to be done
to solve the problem of childhood hunger.
That’s why the North Texas Food Bank has several different
programs and partnerships that focus on feeding children when they
aren’t at school — and your support helps make this possible!
In this newsletter, you’ll meet people whose lives you’ve
helped change through your compassionate generosity. Because
of you, families, like Juani’s, will be fed and children, like Armonte,
will have a chance to succeed.
The start of school also brings Hunger Action Month in
September, when people nationwide stand together to fight hunger.
As well as North Texas Giving Day, an 18-hour day of online
giving on September 19. We ask you to join us in spreading the
word and taking action on the hunger crisis.
Thank you for continuing to partner with us in the fight
against hunger. With every gift, you’re making a lifesaving
difference for families in North Texas.
Gratefully,
Trisha Cunningham
President & CEO
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Anurag Jain, Access Healthcare (Chair)
Michael Brookshire, Bain & Company
(Vice Chair)
Julia Buthman, Prudential Capital Group
Tyler Cooper, Cooper Aerobics
Calvin Hilton, Alliance Data
Bill Hogg, Community Volunteer
Cheryl Hughes, Toyota Motor North
America, Inc.
Ginny Kissling, Ryan, LLC
Adam Saphier, Trammell Crow Co.
Priya Sarjoo, Grant Thornton, LLP
Members at Large
John A. Beckert, Highlander Partners
Flauren Bender, Community Volunteer
Bobby Chestnut, Bank of America
Merrill Lynch
Jerri Garison, Baylor Scott & White Health
Jeff George, Maytal Capital
Sonya Hostetler, Walmart Stores, Inc.
James D. Jordan, Munsch Hardt Kopf &
Harr, P.C.
Retta Miller, Jackson Walker, LLP
Mike Preston, FedEx Office
Katherine Perot Reeves*, C
ommunity
Volunteer
Andrew Rosen, Kainos Capital, LP
Emily Straten*, Junior League of Dallas
Todd Yoder, Fluor Corporation
From a Grateful Mother . . .
Thank you for helping neighbors in need
Juani and her husband were used to sticking to a
tight budget. But when their second child was born
and Juani was unable to work, her husband became
the sole provider for their family of four, and money
was tighter than ever.
“Everything is expensive,” Juani says. “The food,
the rent and the rest. We only have the money my
husband makes.”
Thankfully, Juani was connected to the food
pantry at the Wilkinson Center, which is one of our
Partner Agencies. She began visiting eight months
ago, while her youngest child was still a baby.
“Coming here helps me to worry less,” Juani
says. “I feel like I am helping my husband a little
bit with food.”
Juani’s oldest, 12, has autism and follows a special
diet. Because of the fresh produce and other nutritious
options available at the food pantry, Juani can give her
daughter the food she needs to stay healthy and strong.
With school about to start, her daughter can once
again count on free breakfast and lunch each weekday.
While that’s one less worry for Juani, the entire family
still relies on the pantry for the food they need for their
remaining meals and nutritional needs.
Sadly, her story is all too familiar. Many families
in North Texas cannot afford the healthy food they
need to survive.
That’s why your support is so crucial. When you
give generously to the North Texas Food Bank, you
ensure that shelves will be stocked with nutritious
food for neighbors like Juani and her family.
To give online today, visit ntfb.org/fallnewsletter2019.
*Ex-officio members
General Counsel
Andy Zollinger, DLA Piper LLP (US)
President & CEO
Trisha Cunningham
Life Board Members
John A. Beckert, Highlander Partners
Jerry Ellis, Community Volunteer
Bette Perot, Perot Foundation
Teresa Phillips, TPHD, LLC
Stephan Pyles, Stephan Pyles Concepts
Founders
Jo Curtis
Ambassador Kathryn Hall
Lorraine Griffin Kircher
Liz Minyard
Address and Phone Number for all members:
3677 Mapleshade Lane
Plano, TX 75075
214.989.6678
Thanks to your support of the North Texas
Food Bank, Juani’s family and others like
hers have the food they need to survive.
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