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Jarvis College to offer free meals for kids
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5/17/2013
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Jarvis Christian College and the East Texas Food Bank have partnered to offer a healthy and fun summer to children through the Summer Food Program.
The program, which provides free breakfast and lunch to children ages 1 through 18, starts on June 10 and ends Aug. 23.
(Read more from Tyler Paper)
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Letter carriers deliver in food drive rivalry
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5/16/2013
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More than 22,000 pounds of food was collected in Longview for the National Association of Letter Carriers food drive last week, with workers at the Northwest post office on McCann Road out-collecting workers at the post office on Mobberly Avenue by almost 4,000 pounds.
(Read more from Longview News-Journal)
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Food pantry leading effort to provide 'Bear Necessities'
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5/16/2013
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More than 800 students in Brownsboro ISD are on the free lunch program at the intermediate and elementary school level. Some of those students leave school on Friday not knowing what they will eat over the weekend.
A new program in the works will help students know they will be provided for – Bear Necessities.
“The Bear Necessities backpack program is reflective of the commitment our churches and schools have for our students. The Rock Hill Church Food Pantry is leading the way with Brownsboro ISD to provide nutritious food each weekend throughout the year,” Superintendent Dr. Chris Moran said. “Our children and their well-being are the most important thing.”
(Read more from The Chandler-Brownsboro Statesman)
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Lighten Up & Play event to promote physical activity
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5/15/2013
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The Fit City Coalition is proud to announce their new event titled, “Lighten Up & Play,” taking place Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Family-friendly activities will be held on the field beginning at 9:00 a.m., followed by the announcement of Lighten Up East Texas awards at 11:00 a.m.
(Read more from KYTX CBS 19)
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Sequester may impact local food programs
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5/13/2013
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Several programs for the elderly, including the Meals on Wheels program administered by the Area Agency on Aging, could be hard-hit by the Congressional sequester.
Bettye Mitchell, director of the agency, which is an arm of the East Texas Council of Governments, said the federal budget cuts could impact counseling programs for seniors; the ombudsman program; caregiver and case management; transportation and nutrition programs which includes both home-delivered Meals on Wheels and congregate meals for seniors who can drive.
(Read more from Longview News Journal)
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Postal service employees collect food donations
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5/11/2013
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Letter carriers across the area are working a little longer today, motivated by compassion for the less fortunate and a friendly cross-town rivalry.
For the 20th year, Longview members of the National Association of Letter Carriers are picking up sacks of non-perishable food donated for local nonprofit groups alongside outgoing mail.
The nationwide event harvested 70.7 million pounds of food this past year; with Sheri Blackmon’s Mobberly Street post office collecting 10,250 pounds to beat the city’s Northwest post office by 1,106 pounds.
(Read more from Longview News-Journal)
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Stamp Out Hunger happening Saturday
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5/9/2013
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This Saturday, May 11, the United States Postal Service will be holding its 21st annual Stamp Out Hunger Drive. Local donations of non-perishable food should be bagged and set by your mailbox that day. The food will go to the East Texas Food Bank to benefit its full 26-county service area.
(Read more from KYTX CBS19)
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Letter carriers gear up for annual food drive
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5/9/2013
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“Stamp Out Hunger,” the nation’s largest single-day food drive will be Saturday.
When representatives of the National Association of Letter Carriers deliver mail, they will collect food for the East Texas Food Bank.
“Stamp Out Hunger is an easy and convenient way to help those in your community,” said Dennis Cullinane, executive director of the East Texas Food Bank, in a news release. “As one of the biggest food drives of the year, we encourage you to leave a sack of non-perishable food by your mailbox to help feed our hungry neighbors.”
(Read more from Tyler Paper)
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East Texas Food Bank receives $40K
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5/8/2013
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The East Texas Food Bank was one of several food banks across the country awarded $40,000 as part of a $500,000 from the Feeding America network through the AARP Foundation.
“It’s a great opportunity to expand our Senior Box Program which meets the needs of our most vulnerable population,” said Dennis Cullinane, executive director of the East Texas Food Bank, in an email. “These funds will enable the East Texas Food Bank to provide 3,360 additional boxes of food. Some of these food boxes will be directly distributed by the East Texas Food Bank in underserved, rural areas.”
(Read more from Tyler Paper)
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East Texas Food Bank wins $45K grant
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5/8/2013
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The East Texas Food Bank was selected as one of 40 winning Feeding America food banks to receive a $45,000 grant from Walmart’s Fighting Hunger Together initiative, where people visited a website to vote for the grant winners.
“Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for the East Texas Food Bank,” said Dennis Cullinane, executive director of the East Texas Food Bank, in a news release. “We truly appreciate East Texans support and the ongoing generosity of Walmart. These grant funds will be used to expand the East Texas Food Bank’s BackPack Program.”
(Read more from Tyler Paper)
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Steak cookoff competition benefits food bank
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5/8/2013
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Driving into the parking lot the sign said, “Welcome to Fresh, Texas.” And when you saw the crowd and all of the activity you definitely felt like you were walking down a small town Texas main street with vintage cars on one side and neighbors cooking together in the park on the other side. There were dogs showing off their well-trained tricks, a horse grazing on the green grass and the sweet smell of grilling filled the air.
(Read more from Tyler Paper)
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AARP Foundation joins forces with Feeding America to provide low-Income older adults nutritious food
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5/7/2013
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Feeding America announced today that it received a $500,000 grant from AARP Foundation in support of its Senior Grocery Program. The program provides low-income older adults who are at risk of hunger access to nutritious food, including fresh produce, which they can easily prepare and consume at home.
The food provided through the Senior Grocery Program complements the shelf stable food eligible older Americans receive through the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), a federal program that includes people older than 60. Also, the Senior Grocery Program helps address the growing food needs of older Americans not served through the U.S. government feeding program.
The East Texas Food Bank is a recipient of this grant, and is using it to expand the current Senior Box Program.
(Read more Feeding America)
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Advocates of hunger relief cast more than 443,000 votes and direct $3 million in grants for food banks and partner agencies nationwide
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5/6/2013
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From April 1 to April 30, more than 443,000 votes were cast for the more than 300 eligible Feeding America food banks and partner agencies as part of a campaign to fight hunger in local communities. Customers were invited to cast votes at www.walmart.com/hunger for the eligible organization of their choosing and as a result, 100 food banks and partner feeding agencies were selected as grant winners. The East Texas Food Bank was selected as one of 40 Feeding America member food banks that will receive $45,000.
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Mail carriers collecting donations for food drive
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5/5/2013
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On Saturday, letter carriers will look for more than mail on their postal routes.
They will collect nonperishable food donations for local pantries as part of the 21st National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.
To participate, place non-perishable food items in a bag by your mailbox. The letter carrier will pick it up, and it will be taken to the East Texas Food Bank, according to the news release.
(Read more from Tyler Paper)
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Ace of Steaks competition draws record attendance
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5/5/2013
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The aroma of grilling steaks wafted through the air as a record number of local teams battled for the Ace of Steaks championship belt and other prizes in the third annual steak cookoff staged at FRESH by Brookshires on Saturday.
Visitors tasted the steaks, listened to live music, viewed a car show, watched an off-leash dog show, had their pictures taken on a horse and practiced roping. They also saw greyhounds up for adoption and entered their pets in contests.
(Read more from Tyler Paper)
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Taste of Texas draws big crowd to help food bank
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5/4/2013
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Perfect weather sure brought out the crowds to FRESH Saturday for the Taste of Texas.
And it didn't sell you short on all things Texas, including Big Tex, horses and steak.
The third annual event was held to help raise money for the East Texas Food Bank.
(Read more from KYTX CBS 19)
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ETFB volunteers work with inmates in community garden
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4/27/2013
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For the past four years, two men have been working alongside Smith County Jail inmates in the East Texas Food Bank Community Garden, driving tractors and planting crops. They aren't prisoners, and they're not getting paid. They do it as an expression of their Christian faith, they said.
"I enjoy doing it," Donnial Trimble, 62, said. "It gives back to the community and helps people in need ... God gave something to us so that we would give to others."
(Read more from Tyler Paper)
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ETX Food Bank gunning for grant, needs your vote
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4/23/2013
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The East Texas Food Bank is trying to expand its backpack food program for children in need.
Currently several thousand children take backpacks home from school on Fridays filled with food. The food bank is in the running for a $45,000 grant from Wal-Mart that would help them do even more.
(Read more from KYTX CBS19)
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More than 500 fed at free produce event
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4/21/2013
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Cars were wrapped around Immanuel Baptist Church and stretched out a quarter mile onto State Highway 43 waiting to receive food as part of the church’s produce food drive Friday morning.
The church recently started hosting a food drive on the first and third Friday of every month beginning in January, but this particular drive exceeded church officials’ expectations.
(Read more from Marshall News Messenger)
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Steak cookoff set May 3 at FRESH
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4/20/2013
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The annual FRESH Steak Cookoff is set for 3 to 6 p.m. May 3. Teams are being sought for the competition to be named Ace of Steaks. The event will benefit the East Texas Food Bank.
(Read more from Tyler Paper)
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Lighten Up East Texas weigh-out begins today
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4/20/2013
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The official weigh-out for participants of Lighten Up East Texas, a regional weight loss challenge, will begin today and run through April 27. The challenge, sponsored in part by Brookshire Grocery Co., Lighthouse Graphics and Allen Samuels Tyler, is a grassroots movement to help make East Texas a healthier community.
“When we established the Fit City Challenge in 2010, our mission statement was to make Tyler a Fit City one step, one bite and one health-conscious decision at a time,” said Dave Berry, editor of the Tyler Morning Telegraph and the Fit City Coalition co-chair.
(Read more from Tyler Paper)
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Free fruit and produce distribution to continue in Centerville
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4/16/2013
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On the first Thursday of each month the River of Life Church in conjunction with the East Texas Food bank is giving away fresh fruit and produce in Centerville at 113 W. Main Street on the northeast back corner of Annex 1.
(Read more from Leon County Today)
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East Texas Food Bank asking for help winning contest
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4/3/2013
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A local nonprofit is asking residents to vote for it in an online national contest that would bring in $45,000 if it was selected.
“The East Texas Food Bank is thankful for being selected as a finalist in Walmart’s ‘Fighting Hunger Together’ campaign, which will award 40 food banks with $45,000 for their child hunger programs,” said Dennis Cullinane, executive director of the East Texas Food Bank.
(Read more from Tyler Paper)
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East Texas Food Bank participating in 'Fighting Hunger Together' campaign
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4/2/2013
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The East Texas Food Bank has been selected by "Feeding America" to participate in the Walmart Foundation's "Fighting Hunger Together" Facebook campaign. This campaign will award grants of $45,000 to 40 "Feeding America" food banks.(Read more from KTRE 9)
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East Texas Food Bank hopes to win thousands for students
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4/2/2013
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The East Texas Food Bank is a finalist in Walmart's "Fighting Hunger Together" campaign, which will award 40 food banks with $45,000 for their child hunger programs.
The East Texas Food Bank said if they are awarded, they will dedicate the money to their BackPack Program.
(Read more from KLTV 7)
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Feather Crest Farms Egg Donation Media Coverage
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3/27/2013
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Click here to see coverage from KLTV, KETK, KYTX about the Feather Crest Farms Egg Donation to the East Texas Food Bank.
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Feather Crest Farms donates 43,000 eggs to food bank
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3/27/2013
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Feather Crest Farms and United Egg Producers donated more than 43,000 eggs to the East Texas Food Bank on Tuesday.
""Our company has been blessed with more than 60 years in this community, and we are proud to be a part of this effort to give back with a much needed donation to our local food bank," Brian Barrett, president of Feather Crest Farms, said in the news release.
(Read more from Tyler Paper)
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'Easter eggs' for East Texas Food Bank
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3/26/2013
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Just in time for Easter, the East Texas Food Bank has received a donation of a whole lot of eggs.
Feather Crest Farms of Center, Texas, is aiding in the food bank's fight against hunger with 43,000 eggs, and they say they can always use donations of protein-based food products.
(Read more from KLTV 7)
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East Texas Food Bank Garden Planting Media Coverage
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3/9/2013
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Click here to see coverage from KYTX, KLTV and KETK about the East Texas Food Bank Garden planting.
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Inmates sowing seeds of good in community produce garden
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3/9/2013
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After three years, the community garden partnership between the East Texas Food Bank and the Smith County Sheriff’s Office is still going strong.
“This garden gives a connection to the community, and the inmates gain from giving to it,” said Dennis Cullinane, executive director of the food bank. “It’s good for everybody.”
Sheriff Larry Smith, who took on the ongoing project when he was elected, said he has high hopes for the effects of the garden on the prisoners.
(Read more from Tyler Paper)
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Inmates start spring planting in East Texas Food Bank garden
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3/8/2013
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Spring is just around the corner, and Friday, inmates from the Smith County Jail planted the first seeds of the year in the East Texas Food Bank's garden.
The garden is a partnership that's now four years in the making.
Smith County inmates planted the first crops of the year - potatoes - in this four-acre garden.
(Read more from KLTV 7)
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Planting seeds for the needy
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3/8/2013
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The Smith County Sheriff’s Office, the East Texas Food Bank, and the Smith County Agricultural Extension Office are teaming up once again to help feed the hungry in East Texas.
(Read more from KNUE.com)
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Lufkin non-profit adds a new building
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2/20/2013
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A long time Lufkin non-profit has a new warehouse to help them in their mission to feed the community.
The Christian Information and Service Center officially opened up their new warehouse today.
(Read more from KTRE 9)
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Free produce distribution set March 7
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2/20/2013
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Starting in March, the East Texas Food Bank in Tyler will provide a truckload of fresh fruits and vegetables monthly to Anderson County residents in need.
The First Resource Center and the Salvation Army Unit of Anderson County will distribute the groceries starting at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 7 at First Resource Center, located at 801 N. Sycamore St. in the old First Baptist Church children’s education building.
(Read more from Palestine Hearld-Press)
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Home show kicks off Friday
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2/18/2013
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The Tyler Area Builders Association is hosting its 33rd Annual Home Products Show Friday through Feb. 24.
Homeowners will be able to learn a variety of home improvement ideas and tips.
“The economy is improving, which means many homeowners are finally ready to do those upgrades or updates they may have postponed for the last few years,” Libby Simmons, executive vice-president of the Tyler Area Builders Association, said in a prepared statement. “The convention center will be filled with Tyler Area Builders Association members who will be showcasing the latest and greatest to help homeowners make those decisions.”
(Read more from Tyler Paper)
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Engineers gear up for week of events
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2/17/2013
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Local engineers will be gathering for several events this week to celebrate national Engineers Week.
Engineers Week is held to celebrate the accomplishments within the engineering community and to reach out to bring more people into the profession, Brooke Droptini said.
Ms. Droptini, 31, is a civil engineer for Freese and Nichols Inc. and has been in the field for about 10 years. She has been involved in the local Engineers Week activities for the past couple of years and became chairwoman of this year's event. Engineers Week kicks off today and runs through Saturday.
(Read more from Tyler Paper)
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Mission Marshall and its good works in our city
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2/6/2013
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Comparatively, Mission Marshall is a fairly new organization in our city, though it brings together some services that have been around for a while. However, it seems to have energized those services, as well as expanded into others.
Supported by the city’s churches, Mission Marshall is one of the reasons we have to feel good about the place where we live. People helping people who are in need.
It isn’t any surprise that this is taking place here. Most, if not all, those involved feel they have been called to do it as a basis of their religion. For them, it is living out the commandment to serve their fellow man.
(Read more from Marshall News Messenger)
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Mission Marshall produce distribution event kicked off Friday
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2/2/2013
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Cars full of people waiting for a sack full of fresh produce circled around the parking lot of Immanuel Baptist Church on Friday as volunteers with Mission Marshall kicked off what organizers hope will be a bi-weekly event.
According to Cumberland Presbyterian Church Pastor Rusty Rustenhaven, who was on hand helping to direct traffic, said cars showed up as early as 9 a.m. for the event scheduled to start at 11 a.m.
(Read more from Marshall News Messenger)
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Food pantry serving the needs of the lake area
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1/31/2013
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ission West Lake was formed in 2000 by Neta and John Emmons to serve the growing needs of the people who live within seven miles of West Lake Baptist Church near Lake Palestine.
In the 13 years since the food pantry has opened, its has continued to serve more and more families in the area. When it opened in June 2000, six families – 11 adults and six children – were served. Last month, 125 families benefited from the once-a-month service provided by the pantry.
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Food service industry led Cullinane to Tyler job
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1/27/2013
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At one point, Dennis Cullinane oversaw the food-service needs of a bevy of National Football League stadiums, professional baseball stadiums and dozens of convention centers throughout the land.
Today, the Chicago-born culinary pundit oversees a more noble cause as executive director of the East Texas Food Bank, which annually distributes a megaton of food to East Texans in need, spread across 26 counties.
(Read more from Tyler Paper)
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Tyler students take on-campus work seriously
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1/21/2013
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Each day at Douglas Elementary School, students can be found working, not just in classrooms, but on jobs around campus.
This year, the Tyler ISD campus implemented a program to allow fifth-graders the opportunity to learn leadership through action.
Campus job openings were posted in the hallway, and students applied for the positions. In coordination with school counselor, Kandi Tamez, they were interviewed by their peers and selected for a job.
(Read more from Tyler Paper)
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Eighth annual Ice Bowl Disc Golf Tournament
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1/7/2013
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Mark your calendars! The Tyler Parks and Recreation Department is inviting players of all levels to fling a disc for the East Texas Food Bank during the 2013 Ice Bowl Disc Golf Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 19. The event will be held at Lindsey Park, 1255 Spur 364 W. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and tee time is at 10 a.m.
(Read more from KYTX CBS 19)
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Giving campaign brings in $219,509 for East Texas groups
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1/6/2013
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Excitement abounds as participants celebrate the final total of the Shine Your Light campaign — $219,509.
“This is the second-best year we’ve ever achieved with the campaign; it is exciting and joyful, and we celebrate, with our generous donors, the work of these worthy agencies,” Tyler Morning Telegraph publisher Nelson Clyde said.
Shine Your Light is an annual end-of-year giving campaign where East Texas residents can donate to selected nonprofits through the East Texas Communities Foundation.
(Read more from Tyler Paper)
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Fundraiser results called outstanding
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1/1/2013
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With a $196,214 total on New Year's Eve, organizers are calling the Shine Your Light campaign a success. "We're excited to keep counting the gifts that come in," said Tyler Morning Telegraph publisher, Nelson Clyde. "We're waiting to see what comes in during the subsequent days and see how big this number gets. The capacity of this community to give has made this campaign achieve outstanding results." ( Read more from Tyler Paper) |
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