Around the Table 2019 Spring Newsletter 8 Page

You’re Feeding Families Today UPCOMING EVENTS For their brighter tomorrows Taste of the Cowboys Sunday, May 5 Ford Center at The Star in Frisco Maria is a mother to two young boys, Azael, 10, and Giovanni, 5 months. She lives with her parents and helps take care of her father, who is disabled following an injury. Join us for this signature event that will feature past and present Dallas Cowboys players, live entertainment and gourmet tailgate food stations from the finest North Texas restaurants and chefs. Proceeds will support our child programs. Tickets on sale at ntfb.org/cowboys. Her entire family relies on Maria’s income to make ends meet, but it’s a struggle and barely enough. Thankfully, Maria discovered one of our Partner Agencies, the Jan Pruitt Community Pantry*. She visits every three weeks and is able to provide healthy food for her parents, herself and her growing boys. She is always impressed with the quality of foods available, especially the meat and fresh produce. Mobile Pantry Spring 2019 Volunteer with our Mobile Pantry as we work outdoors to feed families in need. Volunteers can assist with greeting clients as well as organizing and bagging food. Shifts can take place at various locations across North Texas. To schedule a shift today, visit ntfb.org/mobilepantry. Pack & Party Spring 2019 NTFB’s Perot Family Campus A Pack & Party is a fun way to celebrate and give back. Spend your special day with the Food Bank such as birthdays, graduations and more. Start by packing food, participate in a behind-the-scenes tour and enjoy a private event space. For more information, visit ntfb.org/party. Red Nose Day April – May 2019 Every year, thousands across America buy Red Noses at Walgreens to raise awareness and funds to help fight childhood hunger. Then, on May 23, the nation comes together to wear their Red Noses and tune into NBC for a special night of programming celebrating Red Nose Day. For more information, visit rednoseday.org. Maria encourages her sons to follow their dreams and knows that having nutritious food will help ensure that they can succeed in school and in their future. Azael has aspirations to become a teacher and is also very interested in the medical field. She is very grateful for you and other dedicated friends who give generously to the Food Bank. “Thank you for your support; it helps my family so much,” Maria says. You can help make sure our pantry shelves are stocked this spring. For upcoming volunteer opportunities at our Perot Family Campus in Plano, visit ntfb.org/volunteer. *The Jan Pruitt Community Pantry was made possible thanks to a unique collaboration between the Food Bank, Catholic Charities Dallas and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of North Texas. Thank you for making a difference for our North Texas neighbors. The Hidden Hungry “Thank you for your support; it helps my family so much.” Helping our neighbors in need There’s a crisis in our community that many people don’t see: hidden hunger. Across North Texas, one in six people is food insecure. That means someone in your very own neighborhood, your church or at a nearby school is not sure where their next meal will come from. Many of those we serve have multiple jobs, but they also have rents that are too high. And as you know, federal employees have had to go weeks without pay. Add in unexpected medical expenses and rising food costs, and you can see why many of our neighbors can’t make ends meet. In order to eat each day, they rely on the Food Bank’s network of Partner Agencies such as soup kitchens and food pantries. And we rely on caring people like you to ensure that we can keep providing them with nutritious food at no cost. But the requests for assistance are immense, and our neighbors need us now more than ever. Every $1 you give provides three meals. With your ongoing support, we can continue to put food on the plates of the “hidden hungry” in North Texas. To give online today, visit ntfb.org/springnewsletter. Page 6 “I know that providing them with healthy food is so important. What I receive here helps me make sure they have what they need. It’s so helpful and the people who work here are so kind,” Maria says. Maria has a full cupboard to feed her children and parents this month, thanks to you! HOLIDAY MATCH UPDATE Thank you to our generous match sponsors at Sammons Enterprises and Beaumont Foundation of America, and to you for making our Holiday Match such a success! Thanks to your compassion, we were able to help provide more than 6.8 million healthy meals during the 2018 holiday season. Your support has provided much-needed meals for children, seniors and families right here in our community. Page 7

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