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Five Questions with the East Texas Food Bank’s Lauren Barnes

Money is tight around the holidays, and the East Texas Food Bank is working to ensure no one has to go hungry.

The nonprofit serves as a regional distributor for food banks across Northeast Texas. Each year the ETFB helps serve more than a quarter million people, including more than 64,000 children. The organization strives to provide healthy options to ensure families won’t have to make the choice between food and medicine or a healthy meal and inexpensive, unhealthy food.
(Read more from Tyler Morning Telegraph)

East Texas Food Bank continues tradition of ‘A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,’ helping neighbors

Some 200 people gathered Friday night at the amphitheater in Tyler’s Bergfeld Park for the East Texas Food Bank’s 10th annual Charlie Brown Thanksgiving event.

The event was free, but attendees were asked to bring plastic jars of peanut butter to donate.

“We just really want to encourage everyone around the holidays to focus on what hunger during the holidays means, and just to bring awareness to this issue that we care so much about,” said Lauren Barnes, ETFB communications and marketing director.
(Read more from Tyler Morning Telegraph)

East Texas Food Bank seeks donations for holiday season

With exactly one week until Thanksgiving the East Texas food Bank is turning to you for help.

The nonprofit is putting out the call for donations as you gather around the table for the holidays.

Donna Spann, Chief Development Officer, East Texas Food Bank tells KLTV,” There’s a heightened awareness of hunger right now and a heightened awareness of thankfulness right now.
(Read and watch this story from KLTV 7)

10th Annual Charlie Brown Thanksgiving benefits ETFB

Multiple community members have come together to host the 10th annual “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” to benefit the East Texas Food Bank.

The free event is open to the public on November 22 at 5:30 p.m. and will take place at Bergfeld Park Amphitheatre in Tyler. The public is asked to bring plastic jars of peanut butter to donate to ETFB.
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‘Produce Drop & Community Roadshow’ helps families eat right with fresh produce

Eating fresh produce doesn’t have to be hard or break the bank. The ‘Produce Drop & Community Roadshow’ happened Tuesday giving away products and sending a message.

Hosted by the East Texas Food Bank and the Smith County Food Security Council, the event was held at New Days Community Church in Tyler.

Both organizations wanted to give the message that fresh produce can be easy to attain and if anyone is in need of some, they can help.
(Read more and watch this story from KETK)