Trisha Cunningham
President & CEO
Holiday Meals for
Hungry Neighbors
During the holiday season many people enjoy a few days away
from work or school. But hunger doesn’t take time off. It follows
food-insecure children to and from school. It is always on the minds
of seniors struggling to make ends meet. That’s why your support is
so important.
Because the face of hunger is all around us. It’s the face of your
neighbor going through difficult times. The faces of kids going to
school with empty stomachs. The faces of seniors having trouble
making ends meet. Perhaps you’ve never experienced food insecurity
firsthand, but the unfortunate truth is that someone you know has
likely worried about how to feed their family.
Hunger can affect anyone, and the ripple effect impacts everyone.
The majority of those we serve have a high school diploma or higher,
and nearly all have a place to call home. With rising housing costs
and the price of healthcare, many families can be one bad month away
from falling on hard times.
But thanks to generous people like you, many hungry children,
seniors and families will have nutritious meals for the holidays.
Instead of worrying about how they will feed their family tomorrow,
parents can enjoy time with their children today.
Inside this newsletter, you will read the stories of people who are so
grateful for your support — especially during the holidays. From Diana, a
daughter whose family of five relies on a Partner Agency’s food pantry to
have enough food, to Aruilla, a grandmother trying to make ends meet.
Because of you, children, seniors and families in North Texas will
have a happy holiday this year. Thank you for making this possible.
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Board of Directors Purchase a Paver
Executive Committee This holiday season, support
the North Texas Food Bank by
purchasing an engraved paver
for display in Jan’s Garden
at the Perot Family Campus
in Plano. This is a limited
opportunity and the perfect
way to show your support
of the Food Bank or honor
a friend or loved one. Each
paver can be personalized
with a name, message, tribute
or quote. For more information,
visit ntfb.org/paver.
Anurag Jain, Access Healthcare (Chair)
Michael Brookshire, B
ain & Company
(Vice Chair)
Julia Buthman, Prudential Capital Group
Tyler Cooper, Cooper Aerobics
Calvin Hilton, Alliance Data
Bill Hogg, Community Volunteer
Cheryl Hughes, T
oyota 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, B
ank of America
Merrill Lynch
Jerri Garison, Baylor Scott & White Health
Jeff George, Maytal Capital
James D. Jordan, M
unsch 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
*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
Gratefully, Jo Curtis
Ambassador Kathryn Hall
Lorraine Griffin Kircher
Liz Minyard
Trisha Cunningham
President & CEO Address and Phone Number for all members:
3677 Mapleshade Lane
Plano, TX 75075
214.989.6678
You’re helping feed families like Diana’s this
holiday season and beyond. Thank you!
Mobile Pantry Makes
the Holidays Brighter
Because of you, North Texas Food
Bank’s Mobile Pantry brings food
to communities in need
Diana and her family know how hard it can be to make ends meet,
especially during the holiday season. With her father as the sole provider
for their family of five, money is tight. And after her brother’s accident,
there are even more bills to pay.
That’s why she’s so thankful for the North Texas Food Bank’s Mobile
Pantry that visits one of our Partner Agencies near her home. Like a
market on wheels, the Mobile Pantry delivers healthy food, including
fresh produce, meat and dairy, to communities with a high need.
“The Food Bank helps us to get food for our family,” Diana says.
Thanks to friends like you, the Mobile Pantry program offers relief so
that Diana and her family can afford to pay rent and other bills without
having to worry about going hungry.
As the holiday season approaches, you’re giving Diana and neighbors
like her across North Texas the biggest gift of all — the gift of healthy food.
“Thank you for helping us and all the families that really need it,”
Diana says.
North Texas Giving Day
A record-breaking North
Texas Giving Day! Thanks to
Communities Foundation of
Texas, our match sponsors and
the dedication of friends like
you, we raised enough funds to
provide access to more than
2.7 million meals to our
neighbors who need it most.
Together, we surpassed our
goal of 2.4 million meals. Thank
you for making this year’s
North Texas Giving Day
an incredible success.
Thank you to our
match sponsors:
Priscilla Endicott
Charitable Foundation
Two Anonymous Sponsors
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