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East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind volunteers at East Texas Food Bank to help those in need during the holiday season

William Bishop, who was born totally blind, loves being able to help those in need at the East Texas Food Bank.

Bishop, of Tyler, was one of several volunteers from the East Lighthouse for the Blind helping Monday at the food bank. The East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind sent roughly 25 staff volunteers Monday and Tuesday mornings to assist in the preparation of holiday meals.

“This is very, very special for me to be able to do,” Bishop said. “It means the world to me to be able to help. I’m just thankful I could help someone.”
(Read more from Tyler Morning Telegraph)

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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