Around the Table 2019 Winter Newsletter | Page 6

UPCOMING EVENTS A Life Changed by Service Holiday Match Because of you, the neighbors we serve can give back to the community Now – December 31 This holiday season, your gift is tripled! Thank you to our generous match sponsors Sammons Enterprises and the Beaumont Foundation of America for offering a combined $200,000 match. Which means, $1 will triple to provide nine healthy meals. Give today at ntfb.org/holidaynewsletter2019. A Christmas Carol November 22 – December 29 Dallas Theater Center Enjoy Dallas’ family-favorite holiday tradition with the Dallas Theater Center’s rendition of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. All donations collected at the end of the show and throughout the season will benefit the North Texas Food Bank. To purchase tickets, visit ntfb.org/christmascarol. Giving Tuesday Tuesday, December 3 Join us on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving for Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving. It started as a day for anyone, anywhere to give, and it’s grown into the biggest giving movement in the world. Your gift is doubled! An anonymous sponsor will be matching gifts for this day only, up to $100,000. Together, we can provide healthy meals to hungry North Texans. To join the movement, visit ntfb.org/givingtuesday. Nine years ago, David started volunteering with CitySquare, one of the North Texas Food Bank’s Partner Agencies, during a very difficult time in his life. He found it challenging to secure a steady job, but he longed to make a positive contribution to society. “I’m just here to lend a hand and see the smile on people’s faces,” David says. He sees many of the same faces week after week at the food pantry, and several of them are volunteers like him who have received assistance and want to give back. It’s a long walk from his home, but David doesn’t mind because he wants to make a difference. When he couldn’t make ends meet for his family, he could always count on the food pantry. “I’ll forget about food and just pay my rent because I’d rather have a roof over my head. But then I come to the food pantry and I get blessed,” David says. Nobody should have to choose between a roof over their head or food to eat. And with help from our Partner Agencies and friends like you, our neighbors in North Texas won’t have to. Your Gifts to the North Texas Food Bank This Holiday Season Will Triple Help feed three times as many hungry North Texans Hungry children, seniors and families continue to turn to the North Texas Food Bank for healthy meals, and because of you we can be there to help them. Thanks to a matching opportunity from our friends at Sammons Enterprises and the Beaumont Foundation of America, anything you give before December 31 will TRIPLE! That’s right, your gifts will TRIPLE, up to $200,000, to feed three times as many hungry people in North Texas. All it takes is $1 to provide nine holiday meals, thanks to this matching opportunity. Together, we can bring joy and hope for so many children, seniors and families! Your gift gives three times as many holiday meals to hungry children in North Texas. GIVE THREE TIMES AS MANY MEALS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON Thanks to a generous matching opportunity Through CitySquare, David has received not only food, but also educational opportunities and the chance to turn his life around. He has graduated from their culinary arts program and is currently taking business classes. The help he’s received has been invaluable, and the food for his family has been lifesaving. And when they call for volunteers, David is right there to help and give back — especially during the holiday season. This time of year is our busiest at the North Texas Food Bank. To learn more about how you can volunteer, go to ntfb.org/volunteer. Empty Bowls Thursday, February 27, 2020 NTFB’s Perot Family Campus Gifts That Last a Lifetime Enjoy bowl-friendly fare prepared by talented chefs and restaurants. Every guest will receive a handcrafted bowl from a local artisan to serve as a reminder that not everyone’s bowl is full for our neighbors facing hunger. Learn more at ntfb.org/emptybowls. As you think about your future, consider making a planned gift to the North Texas Food Bank’s Feeding North Texas Foundation in continued support of hungry neighbors in our community. When you include the Food Bank in your will, or name NTFB as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy and/or retirement account, your gift makes a lasting impact for years to come. If you’d like more information about planned giving, visit our website at ntfb.org/plannedgiving or contact Erin Fincher at 214.269.8976 or erinf@ntfb.org. Page 6 “I’m just here to lend a hand and see the smile on people’s faces,” David says. Page 7