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East Texas Food Bank offering kids free meals this summer

The East Texas Food Bank released its list of locations where children under 18 can get free breakfast or lunch in the city of Tyler.

The ETFB says the meals will be nutritional and well-rounded. Kids will also be able to hang out at their sites to play games and get into some physical activity.

Children do not have to register or pick up a meal ticket to get their food. Meals will not be available on the weekends or on July 4.
(Read more from KYTX CBS19)

The Rotary Club of Tyler presents $50,000 gift for ETFB Repackaging Room

More meals will be provided from the East Texas Food Bank thanks to a $50,000 donation from The Rotary Club of Tyler.  All of the funds benefit the new “Tyler Rotary Repackaging Room”.  The room will give volunteers and rotary members the opportunity to work on different projects such as repacking rice, beans, pastas and grains.

(Watch this story from KETK NBC56)
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East Texas Food Bank continuing efforts to help tornado victims in East Texas

The East Texas Food Bank continues its efforts to help tornado victims in Alto and San Augustine.  Here’s a look how they help during story recovery.
(Watch this story from KLTV 7)

East Texas Food Bank unveils Volunteer and Nutrition Education Center

Volunteers of the East Texas Food Bank can officially spend less time avoiding forklift traffic and more time helping the organization serve those in need throughout the region.

On Thursday evening, the nonprofit held a grand opening celebration where it unveiled its new Volunteer and Nutrition Education Center to donors and special guests.

The $3 million project — titled “More Space. More Meals” — provides facilities for volunteers, space for nutrition education, and is an expansion of the cold dock area and an improvement of existing warehouse storage capacity.
(Read more from Tyler Morning Telegraph)

East Texas Giving Day to be held April 30

Save the date. East Texas Giving Day (ETGD), an 18-hour online event that provides critical funding for area non-profits, is set for Tuesday, April 30.

East Texas Communities Foundation partners with area non-profits annually and provides citizens across a 32-county service area an easy platform to support the mission of local non-profits that serve the communities.
(Read more from the Cherokeean Herald)