Imagine - North Texas Food Bank
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Imagine - North Texas Food Bank
IMAGINE what it feels like to be hungry. what it feels like to see everyone around you have food but you. the pain of not eating for a week. being powerless to help your situation. telling your children you don’t have anything for them to eat. introduction North Texas Food Bank Annual Report 2006 Let your imagination wander for a moment. Picture how different our community would be if hunger did not exist. If children did not have to go to bed without dinner. If over-worked parents did not have to wait in line for food stamps. If lonely senior citizens did not have to wonder where their next meal would come from. attention to anything except his empty stomach. But now that he receives a backpack of nutritious food each weekend through the North Texas Food Bank’s Food 4 Kids program at his elementary school, his teacher says he has really blossomed and participates more in class. “[Being fed regularly] affects their education, which affects their entire future,” she says. Imagine a single mother who evacuated her hometown of New Orleans with her young son after Hurricane Katrina. Imagine…North Texas without hunger. It’s difficult to envision what our community would be like without as prevalent an issue as hunger. In our 13county service area, 13 percent of the population lives below the poverty level and more than 43 percent of these are children. Hunger affects everyone – from elementary school students to working parents to senior citizens. Imagine a child who was once unable to concentrate in class because of constant hunger but loves school now that he receives food each weekend through the Food 4 Kids program. Michael always found it hard to pay shelter by the generosity of this community and the Food Bank provided food to help them get back on their feet. They were just one of the many families the Food Bank had the privilege of helping in the wake of the Katrina and Rita disasters. Imagine a lonely senior citizen who has found both food and fellowship from The Brady Center, a Food Bank Member Agency. Eugene has been married twice and has lost both wives to cancer. He has cancer himself, so he knows just how painful the disease can be. At age 70, he’s on a limited fixed income, so he needs a little extra help with food. He’s so thankful for the food he receives and the friends he’s made through The Brady Center. “I don’t know what I’d do if there wasn’t a place like this,” he says gratefully. Jasmine lost nearly everything she owned and faced the daunting task of starting a new life in Dallas. “My school is gone, my work is gone, my car is gone,” she said of the destruction. But Jasmine and her young son were given Those in need like Michael, Jasmine and Eugene no longer have to imagine what it would be like to have full stomachs. Nourishing meals are a reality for them because of the generous donations of foundations, corporations, faith groups and individuals who care. Thank you for taking part in our passionate pursuit of a hunger-free community. president’s letter North Texas Food Bank Annual Report 2006 Dear North Texas Food Bank Friends and Supporters: Eating dinner together may feel routine for some families. Others find it challenging to get everyone together at the same time with such busy schedules. Either way, many of us take our meals for granted – it’s easy to do. But there are thousands of North Texas families who don’t get to eat dinner together every night. In fact, they don’t get to eat dinner at all. A USDA study released in October 2005 revealed that Texas leads the nation in the number of hungry families. An astonishing 1.3 million Texas households are food insecure, meaning these families don’t have adequate access to food resources during the year. More North Texans need our help than ever before. These families need nutritious groceries from our Member Agency food pantries. Their children need healthy after-school snacks from our Kids Cafes. Their grandparents need nourishing meals from our Member Agency soup kitchens. There is a great need. But the generosity of foundations, corporations and individuals like you ensure that we are one step closer to fulfilling this need. In 2006 the Food Bank was able to distribute an incredible 37 million pounds of food for hungry North Texans – a significant increase from last year. The gracious support of friends like you truly make it possible to “Imagine...North Texas without Hunger.” Thank you for being a part of this vision. Sincerely, Larry Lavine President disaster response North Texas Food Bank Annual Report 2006 Testimonial: Robert Robert is one of the many Hurricane Katrina survivors whom the Food Bank had the privilege of helping. Robert was rescued by helicopter two days after the storm from the roof of his family’s apartment. He was reunited with his wife and two children in Dallas, but with everything lost in the hurricane, the family wasn’t sure where to turn. “For a couple of days after the hurricaine, we were without food and water,” he says. But through the help of the Red Cross and the North Texas Food Bank, Robert and his family were given nutritious food and temporary housing to help start a new life in Dallas. The North Texas Food Bank had the unique privilege of helping to meet the needs of hundreds of survivors of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the fall of 2005. The Food Bank opened its arms to countless individuals and families who had suddenly found themselves homeless, as well as hundreds of agencies and community volunteers. Beginning with the day after Hurricane Katrina hit, the Food Bank remained open 17 days straight. Over the Labor Day weekend 832 volunteers helped box and sort food donations. With the help of these invaluable workers, we were able to distribute an incredible 5,092,836 pounds of food to hurricane evacuees, ensuring that evacuees had hot meals and groceries. The Food Bank offered more than just food to hurricane evacuees. In an effort to get families and individuals who survived the hurricanes back on their feet, the Food Bank helped them find temporary housing through those of our 400 Member Agencies that provide shelter. To aid with disaster relief in the hardest hit areas, the North Texas Food Bank sent trucks of food to six other Texas food banks and the Food Bank of Louisiana in St. Charles. The surplus food donations we received that we could not use went out to many other food banks in the America’s Second Harvest – The Nation’s Food Bank Network. We were overwhelmed by the outpouring of compassion from the North Texas community in the wake of this disaster. In addition to the time and effort our volunteers provided, the Food Bank received more than $1 million in donations designated for our disaster relief efforts, which continued for 45 consecutive days. We are still serving hurricane evacuees who have had trouble getting back on their feet. One of the most generous donations to disaster relief efforts came from Oprah Winfrey’s Angel Network, which donated $1 million to America’s Second Harvest – The Nation’s Food Bank Network. This gracious gift allowed America’s Second Harvest – The Nation’s Food Bank Network to purchase enough food to support relief efforts at five member food banks impacted by the hurricanes, including the North Texas Food Bank. Actor Jamie Foxx helped deliver $200,000 worth of food to the Food Bank and then to Katrina evacuees at the Dallas Convention Center, which Oprah featured in her September 9, 2005 show. The North Texas Food Bank is grateful to the many foundations, faith and educational groups, corporations and individuals who extended a helping hand in the disaster relief efforts. Your gifts have changed countless lives. Thank you. IMAGINE what it feels like to be hungry. what it feels like to see everyone around you have food but you. the pain of not eating for a week. being powerless to help your situation. telling your children you don’t have anything for them to eat. events 10 North Texas Food Bank Annual Report 2006 The Interfaith Gathering brought people from many different faith groups and denominations together to express their collective passion for a hunger-free community on June 6. Hindus, Jews, Muslims, Catholics and Protestants all joined together for an evening of special music, sacred readings and uplifting interfaith messages. Four Food Bank Member Agencies participated in the event, and Jan Pruitt gave a poignant message about hunger in North Texas. KRLD Restaurant Week, in its eighth year, was the most successful year to date! It began August 15 and ran through August 21, with some of the 82 participating restaurants extending the event to two or three extra weeks. Restaurants generously donated $6 from each $30 fixed-price meal to the Food Bank, and more than 45,000 meals were served. At the conclusion of the three-week-long event, $274,743 was raised, translating into an incredible 1.64 million meals for North Texans in need. Canstruction celebrated ten years of engineering and architectural marvel this year. Fourteen design and architecture firms constructed larger-than-life creations from nonperishable food items, which were on display at NorthPark Center from August 27 through September 11. All food items were donated to the Food Bank at the event’s conclusion, and this year’s Canstruction brought in 58,642 pounds. Our sincerest thanks to this year’s talented participants: The Beck Group, BOKA Powell, CCRD Partners, Gensler, Gresham Smith & Partners, HDR, Inc., HKS, James Harwick & Partners, Jonathan Bailey, LA Fuess Partners, Merriman Associates, Page Southerland Page, three, and Tarrant County Community College. It’s a Fair Deal at the State Fair of Texas and sponsored by Kroger proved to be more than just a fair deal for North Texans – it was a hunger relief effort and a great volunteer opportunity. From September 24 through October 17, fairgoers received discounted admission prices for bringing three canned food items for the Food Bank through Kroger’s It’s a Fair Deal Wednesdays. Fairgoers also received discounted admission prices on opening day for bringing a 20 ounce Coca-Cola product to donate to the Food Bank. We’d like to thank the following groups for volunteering their time and efforts to collect food items and Coke products: Lockheed Martin, East Gate Baptist Church, Coca-Cola, Walden Preparatory School, Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc., MBNA, Alcoa, Perot Systems, Delloittr & Touche, Ford Motor Credit, Capital One, Medical Center of Plano, Grant Thornton, Phi Delta Kappa, The Hope Center, Operation Blessing, Sharing Life, Aetna, Starbucks Coffee, EDS, and Extended Faith. Slam Dunk Hunger made a big impact on hunger relief in North Texas this year. At the Dallas Mavericks home game November 21, Mavs players Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry and Marquis Daniels teamed up with Dave & Busters, CBS-11, UPN-21 and the Food Bank to bring in $51,762 for hungry North Texans! Dave & Busters, Nowitzki, Terry, and Daniels each generously matched all fan donations from this event. Thank you to all who participated. The Whole Foods Giving Tree saw a 200% increase in gifts raised this year! The campaign, presented by Whole Foods Market, encourages customers to buy a paper ornament to decorate the store’s Giving Tree throughout the month of December. Proceeds go to the Food Bank, and customers have the opportunity to donate in any dollar amount. This year’s Giving Tree ran from December 1 – 24 at six metroplex stores and brought in $64,654 – which will provide more than 417,924 meals for hungry North Texans! Empty Bowls Presented by Tom Thumb commemorated its seventh year on February 24, 2006 with record numbers. An unprecedented crowd of 1,200 gathered at the Meyerson Symphony Center to enjoy the savory soups, breads and desserts provided by local restaurants. Local artists donated more than 2,000 beautiful, handcrafted bowls for the occasion. And in its most successful year, the event brought 11 events North Texas Food Bank Annual Report 2006 in $89,416 for North Texans in need. We’d like to extend a special thank you to our sponsors: Tom Thumb, Capital One Auto Finance, EDS, Grant Thornton, Dave & Busters, Mullis Newby Hurst, Dallas Mavericks, and Post Apartment Homes. Dallas Cowboys, Flavors from Afar, FORD, Josh Goode Band, Landmark Security, May Flowers, The Melrose Hotel, Richie Humphreys, Josh Knowles, American Food Service, Brinker International, Holmes Murphy, and Miller Brewing Company. Taste of the NFL – The Ultimate Dallas Cowboys Tailgate Party Presented by Lockheed Martin was an even bigger hit the second time around. Hosted by Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marcus Spears and linebacker DeMarcus Ware and owner and Executive Chef Kent Rathbun of Abacus Restaurant, the event raised $60,108 for hungry North Texans on April 23. Other celebrated chefs were on hand for the party, including Abacus’ own Tre Wilcox and Rick Griggs; Kevin Rathbun of Rathbun’s, Atlanta; Jack McDavid of Jack’s Firehouse, Philadelphia; Tobin McAfee of Sir Edmond Halley’s, Charlotte; Marc Cassel of Dragonfly, Dallas; and Shin Tsujimara of Next Door Nobu; New York. We have many generous sponsors to thank, including: Lockheed Martin, The Republic of Tea, PepsiCo, SKYY Vodka, Freedman Foods, Whole Foods Market, Abacus Restaurant, Davis Mountain, Texas Department of Agriculture – Shrimp Council, Schepps, Australia Agriculture, Steve Connolly Seafoods, E & J Gallo, and Andrews Distributing; American Airlines, Corporate Image Works, American Ice, Brinkmann International, C Image Works, CAT Entertainment, ChefWear, Inc., Hunger Awareness Day Presented by Albertsons provided many North Texans from corporate, civic and public sectors an opportunity to serve this year. More than 230 hard-working volunteers helped package the equivalent of 88,000 meals for our neighbors in need on May 19. The Josh Goode Band provided music and volunteers enjoyed cotton candy while they worked. An incredible $27,500 was raised from their efforts! We would like to thank our generous sponsors: Albertsons, Credit Suisse First Boston, EDS, Lockheed Martin, Rent-ACenter, Southwest Airlines, and The Wise Academy. National Association of Letter Carriers Annual Food Drive Locally sponsored by Kroger was a great success in its 14th year. City of Dallas residents were encouraged to place nonperishable food items by their mailboxes on May 13, which were then picked up by their mail carriers and delivered to the Food Bank. The drive brought in 89,439 pounds of food and $8,085 for hungry North Texans – much of which benefits children who receive free or reducedprice meals at school but can no longer depend on this food during the summer. Testimonial: Irma Irma and her husband have six children. Right now her husband is out of work, and it’s hard to make ends meet. Irma is so thankful for the help her family has found through Duncanville Outreach Ministries, one of the Food Bank’s 678 feeding and education programs. Through this program, Irma is able to take home nutritious groceries for her children, which makes a big difference. “We are very thankful for the assistance,” she says. The generous support of foundations, corporations and individuals who care ensures that families all over North Texas, just like Irma’s, will have enough to eat. financial donors 12 North Texas Food Bank Annual Report 2006 Friends of the Food Bank Jacquelyn R. Acres Russ Aikman Beverly J. Albright James L. Albright Anne Aldridge Orman Anderson James P. Arnsberg The Aven Family Melissa Babcock Brook A. Baker Bobby Bakhshian James P. Balzer Delores Barbour Arch Barnes Lolean Barr Joyce Barton John R. Beckman Katherine Belew Thomas P. Bellinger Karen Leslie Bembry Herbert J. Bennett Don E. Berry Ronnie R. Black The Black Family Steven Blasnik Arthur T. Blair, Jr. Edward J. Bonville Michael L. Boothman Art Bornowski Louise Sayen Bower Robert P. Brennan, Jr. C. Dall Brown David R. Brown The Brummell Family Marva D. Buchhorn John Bullock Randall W. Bunch Kenneth Burleson Allen W. Buttrick Coburn A. Buxton, Jr. Gary L. Caillier James Calabrese Virginia S. Canterbury Jayne Cantwell Lana Carlile Gary Carmack John R. Carruth Rebecca Chan The Clarkson Family Kathleen A. Clute Jeffrey Coen Gregory S. Conlon Michael E. Conn Manuel A. Contreras Nancy S. Cook Margaret B. Cooper Estelle Cory Michael F. Crane The Cranis Family Roberta Creager Madelon Croskell Madeleine Harris Crouch The Cumbie Family The Currarino Family Charles I. Dailey Jeffrey E. Dalton Anthony W. Darwin Craig W. Dasse Kamal Daya David D. Dempsey Sherry S. Denton Pamela A. Derouen Terry T. Devine Al Diamond Stephanie J. Dickason Dorothy B. Dickson Christopher P. Dodd Richard Doelling Ernest Donaberger James K. Doriawal The Dougherty Family Debra E. Dozier Brenda M. Draper, M.D. John Driver Virginia Bond Durbin Jacques Ebbo Elizabeth M. Edwards Stephanie H. Elmore Donald W. Ernst W. S. Etchieson Elizabeth Farren Frances W. Fassett Shawn E. Fauver Enid Horn Fehmel Nancy Fenwick The Fernandez Family Laura M. Filip The Finfrock Family Martha W. Fontenot Steven V. Foster Michael G. Frankel Lisa French Dwayne Friesen Mary A. Gable Barbara J. Gant Patricia Gardner Mary Jean Gionas Warren Goss, Jr. Jennifer Olson Graves Joseph Green James E. Grube The Guerra Family Rupali Gupta Douglas Keith Hall Bobby W. Harjo Gwen Harris Margaret Wallace Harris Jim Harrison Louis S. Hart Dennis M. Healy Robert V. Hedderick Vivian Louise Heder Monica R. Heid Tim A. Helmers Lynda Ann Hendricks Buena Henry Betty E. Hill Marylynne Hill John H. Hoffman Michael J. Holck Helen Hootkins Thomas B. Howard, Jr. Russell C. Hudspeth Alvin Huerta, Jr. Richard Hughey W. J. Hunt Jon Husted Leo E. Hutchinson Gina Dobbs Hutt Palitha P. Jayasinghe Sally Stark Jenneman Betty Johnson Earl B. Johnson Joseph Anthony Johnson Lula M. Johnson Nella F. Jones Jean Jordan Julie K. Joseph Robert G. Kail The Kawalek Family Betty B. Kizer The Knight Family Lorraine Kraft Denny Kranzberg Mary Ann Kraus Kat Krone The LaDuca Family Larry H. LaFontaine Leonard L. Madison, MD Michael L. Mahone Robert Manson Judith L. Margolis Mrs. Rosemarie Marshall E. J. Martin Travis Maxwell Sandra May Martha Mayhew W. G. Mays The McAlpine Family The McClellan Family Jerry A. Laney Lisa A. Lanier Donald M. Larson Pat Lascalere Mrs. Leslie L. Lawson Jong Rong Lee Robert Lee Paul J. Lerma The Lister Family Lyle W. Livingston Mrs. Julie Hall Logan The Looney Family Bob A. Lowry Maureen T. Luby, M.D. Maureen Lumley Roberta Ann Lusty Michael J. Luttrell Jack D. Lyons Bonnie J. MacEslin The McCulley Family Joyce McMillan Edward C. Mehlhaff Mary L Mentzel Michael C. Merriam Bettie P. Miller Leon J. Miller Larry W. Mobley Sara Margaret Moore Howard W. Morgan, M.D. Robert Morris Olivia A. Mozley Nora L. Mullens James R. Murphy Mark Lewis Murray Katherine Newman Chet Nibling David Nygaard Charles C. O’Dell 13 financial donors North Texas Food Bank Annual Report 2006 Janelle K. Odom The Olswold Family Michael W. Otis Dora M. Parker Cliff D. Pauling Chad J. Pearson Elizabeth Peters Leilya Sydney Phillips P. H. Pierce The Perry Family Linda Jenkins Pickrell The Plummer Family Dow Pointer Geoffrey R. Polma Rodger A. Pool Genevie Posival Byron Potter Mark D. Poulson Tim Powers Louis E. Prada Dr. Gonzalo Ramirez Brian Recer Dennis Ristine Bernice S. Robertson Barbara D. Rogers Karen E. Rogers The Rogers Family Mrs. Cathy M. Rohde Cynthia R. Rosenquist Kathy M. Ross John N. Rowland Nils A. Rutherford Elizabeth Ann Saada James P. Sammons Mabel Sanders Pamela M. Sankey Vic Sasso A. R. Sealy The Seachord Family Rex A. Sebastian Phyllis M. Shamoon Elneeta Sharpe The Shelton Family Robert L. Shubert Thomas P. Simanek Charles N. Simpson Sally Smith The Souza Family Paula K. Speer Retha F. Stanfield Charles H. Steere David S. Stewart Gay N. Stone Bonnie Jean Stoner Raymond and Mary Strong Karen N. Swenson William K. Tapscott, Jr. Charles Taylor John R. Taylor, Jr. David Teniente Elizabeth J. Terrell Bob L. Tevebaugh Stephen R. Tomko John H. Towers Drue Townsend The Tuck Family Rhonda Turner Vincent R. Vaillancourt David Vandel Hylda L. Vaughan George L. Vilfordi Debbie J. Violet Donna Voglund D. R. Wadlington Joy Gay Waldron Edward F. Walsh Mrs. Margaret L. Walsh Athol Ware David Watkins Michael H Weidler Peggy A. Wheaton Wanda L. Whipple Richard L. White Edward and Jane Williams Paul Williams Doris B. Wilson Terrie Wilson Randy Wimberly The Winter Family Robert and Kelly Wise Cathy C. Witt The Reverend Ramon L. Womack Sears Woods, II Douglas Wright Marilou Wright Julie Yarbrough The Yardley Family Diane Young John R. Zander Magda Girgis & Connie Jenkins Director’s Council Anne K. Angelilli Robert F. Ashley Sue Bayless Susan A. Billings Steven R. Block The Brannan Family Jerry L. Brinkerhoff Michael C. Bunger R. D. Burton The Cardwell Family George Caruth Mark Cason The Henry C. Coke, III Family Sandy R. Cordova Webb H. Cox Gary and Marla Crockett George Mark Cullum Kirby L. Dalton Gregory A. Dawson Mike Douglas Mrs. Patty M. Drescher Mike Eastland Mrs. William N. Elkins Roger Enrico Dr. Marybeth Ezaki The Fletcher Family Ann J. Folz Randy Foster The Frazier Family Clifford L. Friedman Woodrow W. Gandy Mary Maloney Gazioglu Daryl Gelender Jacob Goetz The Graceffo Family Robert Granoff Eileen M. Hall John Hamm Margaret Soch Hayden Mary Lou Henderson Rogene R. Howard Ryan Hulslander Michael Hurd Bruce R. Ivie Jon Jacobson Michael L. Jones The Kongenske Family David Kopca Dorothy B. Lingo Lori L. Lovelace Julie R. Mann David McCabe The McCoy Family Joseph M. McQuillan Renee Melancon Suzanne G. Milot Duane Mitchell Ann Marie O’Neill Richard Robert Pollock Mrs. Shirley Pollock Ross W. Powell James C. Richards Mary Jane Robottom Timothy and Mary Rooney Brent M. Rosenthal Suzanne Schaefer Jim Schroeder Alex C. Schumacher Victoria L. Scott D. Greg Seal R. Eric Seitz Mrs. Dorothy G. Singhal C. Thomas Smith Purcell Smith, III D’Ann Sparks Ann Q Staton Tom Stephens Nancy Stuckey Margarete Talarico Fredrick Van Naerssen Richard Voet The Vlasimsky Family Jan Vrielink Dr. Howard J. Weiner Bettye Wiggins Rodney Williams Melinda Uhrich Jeffrey L. Zwiebel $500 - $999 The Alcorn Family The Jaggers Family Pat Schenkel $1,000 - $2,499 101FF Foundation 1512 Lobby, LP DBA Fuse Restaurant Alliance Residential Company Amar Unlimited Inc. DBA Clay Pit Another Bad Deal Antares Atop Reunion Tower Arcodoro & Pomodoro Arrow Frabricated Tubing Blue Goose Cantina Brad Cecil and Associates Chapparal Restaurant at the Adam’s Mark Hotel Chemguard, Inc. Colavita Racing Texas Community of Christ Richardson Congregation Computer Associates Dallas Bar Association-Family Law Section DHAT Digestive Health Associates Dralion Restaurant & Lounge EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. Fannie Mae Foundation Ferre Ristorante Glazer’s Wholesale Drug Co., Inc. GMH Capital Partners Commercial Realty Good Shepherd Episcopal School Harmon Foundation, Inc. Jenkens & Gilchrist, PC JP Morgan Chase Foundation Lemmons Company Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP MacDonald-Devin Macy’s at Stonebriar Maguire’s Restaurant MapFrame Corporation Mi Piaci Mullis, Newby, Hurst, LP Nick & Sam’s Steak & Fish House Oak Cliff Christian Church financial donors 14 North Texas Food Bank Annual Report 2006 Olympus Pioneer Natural Resources Post Properties R. P. Hartmann Rapid Plastic Machinery, Inc. Restaurant Unlimited, Inc. Rosen Systems, Inc. Rumsey Pharmacy, Inc. Rush Restaurant Supply, Inc. San Antonio Area Foundation Sprint Foundation Sullivan’s - Dallas Suze T.G.R.A., Dallas Chapter Tenet Healthcare Foundation Terracon The Horchow Family Charitable Trust The Jeffrey A. Carter Foundation The Oceanaire Seafood Room The Renee’ Malca Cadour Corn Charitable Trust The Rosewood Foundation Thomas Reprographics, Inc. UAW Local 848 Welton USA, LTD Witten Advisors, LLC Lee Coleman Kyle Shidler Andrea Bard Vicki Bass Mrs. Katherine R. Beams Henri L. Bromberg, III Rodney D. Bryan Purna Byraiah The Copeland Family Michael Couvillon Harry L. Donavon Nancy H. Feaster Carl E. Glaze Steve Griffin The Hafer Family Jack W. Hanks Edward J. Henry Michelle Hilbert Michael Hope Lewis Kirking Scott C. Larsen The Levy Family Suzanne Martin Andrew Mattson Elizabeth L. McClain Michael Lawrence McCoy Angelia McDowell Cleon McKnight The Merriman Family Douglas Metten Annell Moore Kevin W. Parke Teresa and Larry Phillips John B. Quinlan David Rathkamp The Roby Family Betty Schultz James R Seitz, Jr. Alice Shaw Sandra Miller Singer John & Patricia Slavich James T. Slider Sam Staggs Charles C. Stonsteby Debra Brennan Tagg Mrs. Elizabeth A. Treadaway Dotty Vidal Roy Wadsworth Robert M. Ward Kevin Wessels Michael T. Wilhite, Jr. The Wilson Family Ron Witten Cherlyn K. Wise Michael D. Young David Juan Zehr John Zervopoulos Virginia A. Zimmerly $2,500 - $4,999 Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc. Albertson’s, Inc. Alcoa American Food Service American Honda Financial Service Babich & Associates, Inc. Bank of America Foundation Matching Gifts Program Big Lots! BMC Software Brent Adams and Associates, Inc. Canon USA Church of the Incarnation Church World Service, Inc. Dakota’s Restaurant Don W. Ledbetter, PLLC Fairmont Hotel - The Pyramid Grill Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Freese and Nichols, Inc. Fremont Group Glencoe Group Services,Inc. Global Impact GMAC- RFC Grant Thornton Highland Park High School Hillcrest Foundation Iris Restaurant Kirby’s Steakhouse Lawry’s Prime Rib Levi Strauss Foundation Luminator Mattson McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant McQueary Henry Bowles & Troy, L.L.P Minyard Food Stores, Inc. Neitzel Real Estate Company Roy’s - Plano Schieffelin & Company Shelter Ministries of Dallas Statewide Trucking Corp. Texas Door & Trim, Inc. The Bone 93.3 The Bryant & Nancy Hanley Foundation, Inc. The Dallas Palm Restaurant,Inc. The Foundation of Naifa-Dallas The Grape, Inc. The Hirsch Family Foundation The Landmark at the Melrose The New Covenant Foundation The Pampered Chef The Pollock Foundation T-Mobile USA, Inc. Wells Fargo Services Young Boozer Family Foundation Jeff R. Burgher Bonnie J. Caldwell Robert Chitwood Anonymous David Franklin David Hooper Robert G. James Julia Keith Richard Lemon Richard Lockwood Jeffrey A. Lohman Brain Marek Michael A. Miller Leslie O. Niemi Brenda Hughes Perkins Dennis W. Peters The Reece Family The Rees-Jones Family Michael Smith Mike Snider Mark Stein Debra L. Tippett Wayne G. Willems Ralph C. Williams Willis Susan A. Wetzel David and Lu Yarbrough $5,000 - $9,999 American Institute of Wine & Food Animas Blue Designs Brinker International Buchanan Associates Buffalo Wild Wings Credit Suisse First Boston Dallas Charitable Bingo Committee of Jewish Women International Dynamic Foods/AAA Food Service Buffet Partners, L.P. El Chico Restaurants, Inc. George Restaurant Highland Park Middle School II Mulino New York Jean H. and John T. Walter, Jr. Fund JNJ FORTUNE, INC. Steel Restaurant & Lounge King of Glory Lutheran Church Luck Family Foundation M.B. & Edna Zale Foundation The Communities Foundation of Texas Maverick Capital Charities Ltd. Miller Charitable Foundation, Inc. Northrop Grumman Corporation Packaging Corporation of America Panera Bread Foundation Pauline Allen Gill Foundation Perry’s Restaurant Petroven, Inc. Rent-A-Center Robert Forney Savor Dallas/WRR Classical 101.1 FM Schepps Dairy Seven W Resources, Inc. Southwest Sports Group Stallings Foundation Steak & Ale Restaurant Corp. Tetco Stores, L.P. The Capital Grille The Harold Simmons Foundation The Mansion on Turtle Creek The Mercury Grill The Pampered Chef The Ward Family Foundation TOSA Foundation United Way of King County Microsoft Giving Program United Way of Tarrant County Wilson H. Williams Family, LP Madge Cruse and Donald Lunty Norbert L. Doligalski Georgiana Gibson Todd Harris William A. Kramer 15 food donors North Texas Food Bank Annual Report 2006 Jay Pack Robert and Marilyn Pope Steve and Julie Schenkel Albert Timmons $10,000 - $49,999 Abacus Restaurant Aegon Direct Marketing Services Al Biernat’s Restaurant Andrews Kurth, LLP Bank of America Baron And Blue Foundation Brother Bill’s Helping Hands Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation Centex Corporation Chamberlain’s Fish Market Grill Citigroup Dallas Basketball Limited/ Mavericks Dallas Mavericks Foundation Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House EDS Global Community Affairs EMC Mortgage Corp. Emergency Food and Shelter Program Farris Children’s Trust II First United Methodist Church of Sachse Grand Texas Homes, Inc. Gujarati Cultural Society H. E. Butt Grocery Company III Forks Dallas, LP J. L. Williams Foundation Jasper’s Kroger Share Card Program Gift Services Administrator Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control - Dallas Martin W. & Bettie J. Halsell Foundation Trust McHenry and Lisa Tichenor Fund Nouveau Eyewear Pappas Bros. Steakhouse Restaurant Poppy Growth Limited Partnership Share Our Strength Smith and Wollensky Sodexho Foundation, Inc. Texas Instruments Foundation The Dallas Foundation The David M. Crowley Foundation The Meadows Foundation Tom Thumb General Office United Way of Essex And West Hudson/The Prudential Financial Foundation W. P. and Bulah Luse Foundation Washington Mutual William and Maurice Jameson Family Trust Wyndham Anatole Hotel Nana Barry D. Austin Robert and Ruth Glaze The Hoang Family Mrs. Jo Bess Jackson Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous $50,000 - $99,999 Aidmatrix (The i2 Foundation) ExxonMobil Corporation Glazer’s Wholesale Drug Co., Inc. Kroger Food Stores San Francisco Food Bank United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Inc. Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. Whole Foods Market $100,000+ Altria Group, Inc. Capital One Services, Inc. Cisco Systems Frito Lay Highland Park United Methodist Church The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation United Way of Delaware FOOD DONORS 4P Entertainment Group 7-Eleven 93.3 The Bone A&W Produce A. Holcomb & J. Chekas Army & Air Force Exchange Service Abby’s Storage Abbott-Ipco, Inc. Accor North America ACH Food Companies, Inc. AchieveGlobal Acosta Sales and Marketing Active Rehabilitation Adam’s Mark Hotel Advocare Aegon Direct Marketing Agrolabs, Inc. AICS, Inc. AIG Aimee Bross Aims Academy AKP Imports Albertsons, Inc. Alcatel Alex Murphy Alforno Bakery Alfredo & Sarah Hernandez Allgood Food Company Allen High School Alliance AFT Alliance Data Alliance Staff Allied Interstate AllSteel Alpha Phi Alternative Distributors American Airlines American Electric Power (AEP) American Food Service American Heart Association American Meat Institute American Red Cross American Roland Foods Americana Foods Americold Ameriprise Financial Advisors AMS Users Group Anderson & Chamberlin Anthony & Son Association of Arizona Food Banks Arizona Food Bank Cluster Arizona Gleaning Asset Based Intermodal Associated Milk Producers Associated Press Associated Wholesale AT&T Atlantis Foods Aurora Loan Services Austin Commercial, Inc. Austin Elementary School Austin Ranch AV-EX Aviation Excellence B.J.’s Restaurant & Brewhouse Bahai’s of Plano Bank of America Barbara Bostic Barbara J. Elementary School Bartush-Schnitz Foods Bay Valley Foods Bayles Elementary Baylor-Garland Baylor-Gaston BDO Seidman, LLP Beal Bank Loan Bed Buddy Partners Ben Milam Elementary School Benjamin Franklin School Bennigan’s Best Brand Corp. Betty Bullock Betwixt & Between Beverly Hills Neighborhood BHCC Guys & Dolls Org. Big Fish Big T Plaza BII Farms Bikram Yoga Dallas Bill Evens Billmatrix Birdie Alexander Elementary Bishop Lynch High School Blaine Herrmann Blair Com Blakeman Blue Bell Creameries Blue Bunny Wells Dairy Blue Cross/Blue Shield Blue Goose Cantina Blue Line Distributing Bob Martin & Sons Bobbylee Godbey Border Foods Boy Scout Troop #80 Brady Center Breedlove Dehydrated Foods Brian Healy Bridgeford Foods Brinker International Brook Sills Brookhaven College Bryan Adams High School Bunzel Papercraft Burch Equipment, LLC Bush Brothers, Inc. Bushman’s, Inc. Byrd Middle School C.M. Coit C.F. Carr Elementary School C. Lingo Cabbage, Inc. Cadbury Beverages, USA Caddo Daffron Adventure Caesar Chavez Elementary School Cafe Express Campbell Soup Company Canstruction Canterbury Episcopal School Capstar Commercial Caremark Rx, Inc. Cargill Foods Cargill Turkey Products Caring and Sharing Ministry Caritas of Waco Carolina Logistics Carreker Corporation food donors 16 North Texas Food Bank Annual Report 2006 Carrollton Bishop Storehouse Castle Gap Jewelry Cathy Graine Contemporary Theater Cedar Glen Apartments Cedar Crest Church of Christ Cellstar Corporation Cellutissue Centennial Medical Center Centennial Fine Wines Central Health & Wellness Central Market–Plano Central Market–Dallas Central Refrigerated Service Century Products (Kay Chem.) CENVO CF Chefs, Inc. Charlene Lingo Charles Schwartz Chef America Chip Ramsey Choicepoint-Dallas Crestone Group Baking Co. Christian Community Action Church & Dwight, Inc. Church of the Incarnation Cigna Behavioral Cimino Brothers Produce Laredo Cindy Ward/Nancy Diebolt Cinemark Rockwall Cinemark Theaters Coppell Independent School District Citi Cards CitiCapital Citifinancial City Credit Union City of Dallas Clampitt Paper Company Clay Wilson Clinton P. Russell Elementary School Clorox Company Coast to Coast Candy Coca Cola Corporation Colgate Oral Pharmacy Collin County Tornado Columbia Packing Comcast Comdata Corporation Commodity Credit Corporation Community Coffee Community Food Bank of New Jersey Community Kitchen Comp USA Compass Bank Complete Package Computer Associates ConAgra Foods Concentra, Inc. Concept II Bakeries Constar International Constructors & Associates Continental Concession Supplies Continental Mills, Inc. Conway Freight Cooks Choice Cooper & Scully Cooper Clinic Corporate America Credit Union Corporate Business Solutions Corporate Image Cosmetology C. Center Cost Plus Costco Cott Beverages, USA Cottonwood Creek Elementary Cottonwood Management Countrywide Cove Ventura Covenant Transport Covenant Trophies (AG Dallas) Coyle Middle School Cracker Barrel Crawford Box Crescent Real Estate Crestone Group Bakeries Crete Carriers Crosstalk Communications CRT Signature Place Culinaire International Curves for Women CVS Corporation CWA/AT&T CWA/SBC D. Patel D.A. Huley Diana J. Lowry Dakota Gourmet Dallas Christian School Dallas Convention Center Dallas County Dallas Cowboy Club Dallas Fire Departments Dallas Gourmet Bakery Dallas Public Library Dallas Sherriff Department Dallas Theological Seminary Dallas Transfer Terminal Dallas World Aquarium Dallas Zoo Dallasite Club Dannon Company Darling International, Inc. Dart Transit, Inc. Dave & Darlene Fennenald David Gibson Davis Mobility Company Dawn Food Products Daymark Food Systems DC Logistics Dean Foods/Oak Farms Dean Foods/Schepps Del Monte Foods Denton Creek Elementary School DFW Case Management Society of America DFW Grocers Association DFW Retail Food Brokerage, Inc. Dillon Zweifel DiMare Fresh Produce Diversified Produce Diversified Products Div. DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary Domino’s Pizza Don Miguel Foods Doug Tracy Downtown Improvements Dr. Kracker DSC Logistics DTI/Team Exceed Duck Creek Masonic Duncanville ISD Durez Corporation Eastfield College Eastman Kodak Company Eddie Deen’s Ranch EDS Eduardo Mata Elementary Edwards Warehouse Fairmont Hotel Faribault Foods Farm Fresh Direct Farmers Branch Church Farmland Foods, Inc. Fat Ted’s Feed The Children Ferrero USA, Inc. FFE Transport Fifth Church of Christ El Centro College El Fenix ELCAN Elkhorn Products Elliott Mang. Group Empire Terminal EMSI Enterprise Rent Car Epi Breads Episcopal School of Dallas Epsilon Ernest Art Institute of Dallas ESI Eskimo Pie Foodservices Esurance, Inc. Europa Sports Brands Evan Ellzey Evans Fruit Company, Inc. Everest College Excell Corporation Exchange Logistics ExxonMobil Corp. F.R. Harden First American First Food Company First Horizon Loans First Worthing Co. Flamingo Juices, Inc. Flavors from Afar Flextronics Focus Foods Folgers Food Bank of Abilene Food for Life Baking Co. Food Sales Systems Food Source, Inc. Ford Motor Company Fossil, Inc. Franklin American Mortgage Co. Freeman Mazda Fresh Express Fresh Mark Frito-Lay, Inc. Future Food Future Teachers Club 17 food donors North Texas Food Bank Annual Report 2006 G Systems Gaedeke Landers, LLC Gamma Phi Beta Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP Garland Fashion Center Gate Gourmet Geico Insurance Gemmy Industries Genative Rehab Without Walls Genco Sears General Mills, Inc. George Bracken Georgia Pacific Gigi’s Swiss Gourmet Sauces Gina Grim Girl Scouts Association Give and Go Glen Lakes Home Owner Association Glendale Presbyterian Golden Heart Gloria Olness Glow Network GMAC Real Estate - Dallas Goff Homes Golden Tran. Gold’n Plump Poultry Gonzales Foods Goodies from Goodman Goody Good Liquor, Inc. Gourmet Awards Foods Gourmet Foods, Inc. Gourmet Frozen Food GRACE Grace Academy of Dallas Grace Fellowship Grand Homes Grandma’s Best Grant Family Farms Grant Thornton Grapevine Mills Greater Providence Baptist Green Haven Village Greiner Middle School Greyhound Lines, Inc. Griffin Holder Co. Grubb & Ellis Gulf Marine Production Co. Gulf Pacific Rice Co., Inc. Gulf Rice Milling, Inc. H.J. Heinz Company H.T. Bar, Inc. H&R Block Mortgage H.E. Butt Company Hancock Mazda Hank Ramsey Hank’s Brokerage Hannic- WQ Exp.-StonyField Hardies Fruit and Vegetables Harold’s Harry Lackey Hayman Co. Health South Healthvision Henderson Elementary Henjum Goucher Henry W. Longfellow Middle School Heritage Window Fashion Hershey Chocolate, Inc. Hewitt Associates Hewlett Packard Heyl Logistics Highland Park Frame Gallery Highland Park High School Highland Park Middle School Hilton DFW Hilton Reservations Worldwide Hilton-Anatole Hotel Hockaday School Hoffmaster Holmes Murphy & Associates Holt Caterpillar Holten Meat Home Depot Home Interiors and Gifts Homestat Farm Horizon Health Horizon Lines Horizon Milling - Cargill Horizon Milling, Inc. House of Refuge Church Houston Food Bank Humperdink’s Restaurant Hutchins State Jail HW Lay Warehouse Hyman Elementary School IBM Corporation ICM2 Creative Communications IHOP Restaurants PM Group Illes Seasonings, Inc. IndyMac Bank Information Resource Infosystems Innovative Sales Instant Whip Foods Institutional Property Inwood National Bank Iris Restaurant Isabel Deabreu Italian Club of Dallas J.B. Hunt Transportation J.C. Penny, Inc. J&M Produce J.I.F Trucking J.O.Y. Foods Jack in the Box Distribution Jackson Shaw James Clark & Son Jani-King International Jason’s Deli Jasper High School Javelin Direct Jefferson at The Northend Jefferson Bank Jennie-O Turkey Store Jeremy Ashcraft Jeremy Bott Jessica Lopez Jewish Community Center Jill Bracken J.M. Swank JMC Restaurant Distributors John Kay John Morrell & Co. John Paul II High School John Q. Adams Elementary School Johnson Controls Jones & Boyd Inc. Jorge Hernandez Joseph Pham Joy Davis JP Morgan Chase Juanita’s Foods, INC. Julie Kay Maguire Juliet Redgate Just Born, Inc. K Hovnanian Homes Kaiser International Karen Elmore Kathryn Beich Kay Chemical Company Kellogg Company Kelvin Wilson Ken’s Wing House Kerns Beverages, LLC Kerry Brown Kettle Cooked Foods KFC Kikkoman Foods, Inc. Kim & Andy Zekany Kimberly Clark Corporation King Metals Kirby’s Steak House Kitchen 1924 KLLI/Live 105.3 KLLM Trucking KLUV 98.7 FM KNON 89.3 FM KPLX/Discount Tires Kraft Foods Kraft National Claim Center Kroger KVIL 103.7 FM KVTT Radio L.O. Donald Elementary School L3 Communications La Familia La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant La Madeleine Bakeries LaBatt Food Service Lake Highland Elementary School Lake Highland Jr. High School Lakeland Marketing Lakeside Elementary School Lakeside Foods Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity Lambert’s Lamplighter School Lancaster Outreach Center Lance Foods Landlock Seafood Lanier Larry Lackey Larry Lockett Laser Image Lee Elementary School Lee Financial Leila P. Cowart Elementary School The Lemmons Company, Inc. Lewis Evans Lewisville Volkswagen Liberty Tax Service Lifetime Family Medicine Lillian N. Gregory Lincoln Property, Co. Linda Carlson Lloyd Wilkinson LOBO Tortillas Lockheed Martin Lombardi Restaurant Lone Star Consolidated Foods Lone Star Integrated Lorie Myers Lott Marketing Corporation Lowe’s Anatole Hotel LSG Skychefs Luis Garcia M&M Mars Co. M3ED.com Macfarlan Real Estate Macy’s Magnolia Chiropractic, PA Mahard Egg Farm, Inc. Mama’s Pizza Mannatech, Inc. Manor House Apartments Mansions At Stonebridge Mao Chang Maplehurst Bakeries, Inc. Margaret Marcus Margaret Hegboum Marila Smith Mark Busby Market Distribution Market Hall Marketing Plus - South Marsh Martin Brothers Produce food donors 18 North Texas Food Bank Annual Report 2006 Martin Transportation Martin, Fletcher & Associates Mary Bee Mary Kay, Inc. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School Masters Distribution Maui Foods International Maverick Onions MBNA Technology McKamy Middle School McGuire’s Restaurant McKinney Christian Academy McLane Company, Inc. MCMCS DISD School MD Buyline Medical Center of McKinney Medical Center of Plano Medieval Times Medtrials, Inc. Melrose Church of Christ Melrose Hotel Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church Methanex Michael Angelo’s Michaels Foods Michael’s Stores, Inc. Microsoft Corporation Minn Tex Express Minute Maid Foods Minyard Food Stores, Inc. Mission Food Corporation Mitsui & Company, Inc. Mizkan Mockingbird Elementary School Mohr Partners Moises E. Molina High School Moo Cheese Moody Dun Bar Mosaic Moseley Martens, LLP Mountain King Potatoes Mrs. Bairds Bakeries Lori and Richard Spies N.T. Public Broadcasting Nabisco Brand Nacol-Wortham & Associates, PC Naaman Forest High School Nancy Finfer Nancy J. Cochran Elementary Nathan Public Storage National Spirit Group Naturally Fresh Navini Networks, Inc. Nellington Elementary PTA Nerie Jarmin Nestle Foods, Inc. New St. Peters Presbyterian Nissan Motor Acceptance North Central Distributors North Dallas Design North Dallas Integrated Health North Texas Tollway Northeast Texas Food Bank Northwood Country Club Novartis Health Novartis Nutrition Corp. NVIDIA Oak Farms Dairy Ocean Beauty Seafood Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. Odwalla Olive Garden Omnicom Management Services On A Roll Onesimo Hernandez Elementary School O’Reilly’s Original Pancake House OsteoMed, L.P. Overhead Door Corp. Ovilla Road Church Owens Country Sausage, Inc. P & K Services, LLC P&O Pace Realty Corporation Pace’s Crossing Apartments Pacific Care Pacific Coast Product Pactiv Corporation Palmer Middle School Palms Pamela S. Oberg Panic Fans For Food PARA Systems Paragon Marketing Parish Episcopal School Park Place Parker College of Chiropractic Parkland Memorial Hospital Parkway Hills Patagonia Foods, LLC Pathology Partners Paul James Paul Metcalf PBM Pecan Creek Office Group Pecan Deluxe, Inc. Pepperidge Farms PepsiCo PepsiCo Food Service Perdue Farms, Inc. Perry’s Restaurant Peterbilt PFG Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Phi Gamma Delta Phil Goldman Food Sales Philadelphia FROZC Phillip’s Logistics Philly Connection Pilgrims Pride Pillsbury Company Pinkerton Elementary School Plano Community Homes Plano High School Playtex, Inc. Portion Pak, Inc. Potbelly Food Drive Power Packaging Powerwave, LTD Presbyterian Hospital Presbyterian Plano Center PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP Prime, Inc. Prime Trucking Prime ZNC Primrose Academy Primrose School of Forest Principle Resource Printpack Inc. Pro Pac Proctor & Gamble, Inc. Professional Food Systems Project Lagniappe Prosperity Bank Publishing Concepts Quaker Oats Company Quaker/Pepsico Beverages Quality Packaging Quality Sausage R&J Creative Images R. S. Buzard R.E. Good Elementary PTA R.Q. Mills Elementary Rader Company Radio 1 Radio Advertising Bureau Raising Caines Rapp Collins Worldwide Ready Aire Rebecca Barhsdale Red Lobster Redstone Food Reed Farms Refrigerated Transport, Inc. Regional East Texas Food Bank Reser’s Fine Foods Resolve Corporation Restaurant Depot Restland Funeral Home Ricardo Lopez Rich Products Corporation Rich-Seapak Corporation Riggs Food Service Right Now Technology River Ranch Riviana Foods, Inc. Rob Sommerfelt Robert Mitchell Robert Vaughan Roma Foods - Claus Ron-Son, Inc. Rose Food Service Ross Laboratories Roy Davis Royce Lynn Booth REEF Management Company Rudy & Juanita Hernandez Rudy’s Tortillas Ruiz Foods RWH Trucking S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. S.M. Jones Sachse First-United Methodist Church Sage Software Salon Pompeo Sam’s Club San Antonio Food Bank San Francisco Food Bank San Jacinto Sanderson Farms Sandra Saenz Sandra Simpson Sara Lee Bakeries Sara Miller SBC Schneider National, Inc. Schoenmann Produce Co., Inc. Schwan’s Food (Lemmons) Scott Ethridge SE Freightlines Seafood Supply Company Sears Seashare Second Harvest Food Second Harvest Food Bank of Seitz Senai Matron’s Senator Roy West Seneca Food Corporation Service Craft Logistics Service Graft Seven Eleven Seven Worldwide Shadow Wolf, LLC Shaffer Trucking Shamrock Meats, Inc. Shazeb Nayani Shepton High School Shipper Sanderson Farm Shippers Warehouse Shirey Lemery Signature Fruit, LLC Silicon Valley Bank Silveria S. Castro Simeus Foods Skinner Pasta Sky Chefs Skyline High School Sleep Experts 19 food donors North Texas Food Bank Annual Report 2006 Slimfast Food Company Smithfield Foodservice Group Smithfield Packing Company SMU SMU Athletic Snapple Beverage Corp. Sodexho USA Solo Cups Sonnen Services Sony Electronics Sorrells Farm Supply Source Logistics South Coast Produce Southern Refrigerated Transportation Southern Star Distributors Southwest Southwest Airlines Southwest Expo Southwest Foods Ice Cream Southwest Ice Cream Specialty Southwest Traders Spanish Honor Society Specialty Risk Services Spirit Brands., Inc Sprint Communication SSA Global St. Anthony Community Center St. Ignatius Church of Texas St. Mark’s School St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church St. Michael Motor St. Paul Hospital St. Paul Lutheran Church St. Pete’s Dancing Marlin Staff Care, Inc. Stak Design Stanley Korshak Stanwood Montessori School Star Trucking Starbucks Coffee Starwood Montessori State Fair Foods State Fair of Texas Steak n Ale Steak N Shake Steeva Smartt Stemilt Growers, Inc. Steve Crane Steve Emrick Steve Rosato Steven C. Foster Elementary School Stevens Transport Stockum Family Stryker Sunco, Inc. Sunkist Growers, Inc. Sunny Delight Beverage Company Sunny Fresh Foods Sunset High School Sunsweet Growers, Inc. Super Suppers Super Target SuperValu Sur La Table Sweet Success Int. Swift Transportation Sygma Network Syracuse Meats Sysco Corporation Sysco Food Show T. C. Marsh Middle School T. Marzetti Co. T.G. Terry Elementary School Taco Bell Taco Bueno Target Target Warehouse Tarrant Area Food Bank Tasha Lawery Tasty Baking Company Taylor Farms, Inc. Taylor Publishing TCHS Cheerleaders Tekelec Telect Televista Tenet Healthcare Terry Etiring Terry’s TES Energy Services, LP Texans Can Academy Texas Association of Second Harvest Texas Capital Bank Texas Cartage Texas Crumb & Food Texas Ice Plant Texas Instruments Texas Mutual Texas Premium Foods Texas Stadium Texas Star Express Texas United Title Texas Wholesale Texas Youth Center TGI Friday, Inc. The Adolphus The Brentdale Apartments The Church of Jesus Christ The Expo Group The Family Place The Food Group The Lamplighter School The Leaves The Needlework Boutique The Neil Jones Food Co. The Neotropolis The Original Pancake House The Paper Plate The Republic Group The Shelton School The Stanley Works The Wasserstrom Company The Winston School The Wise Academy Theresa Pell TIB - Ind. Bankers Bank Tiger Transport, Inc. TIGI Linea, Inc. Timberlake Foods, Inc. Timco Trucking Time Medallion Shop Center Tokyo Electron America Tom Linson-Leis Corporation Tom Thumb Tomas Mushrooms Top Ten Fund Raisers, Inc. Town North Mazda Towne Center Elementary School Trammel Crow Trammell Crow Residential Travis McKinley Tree of Life Treebeards Restaurant Trinity Christian Academy Trinity Valley Foods Trizec Properties Tropical Foods Tropicana Beverages, Inc. Truck Stop Truco Enterprises Truesoups TSPE Tulsa Community Food Bank Tyson Food Service Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. Uline Shipping Supplies Umphrey Lee Elementary School Unilever Home & Personal Care Unilever/Best Foods United Fresh Produce United Health Group United Way Unity Church of Dallas Universal Academy University of Texas in Dallas University of Texas Southwestern Univision Radio U.S. Cold Storage U.S. Department of Education U.S. Food Service U.S. Naval Construction Battalion USDA for NTFB USF Processors UTI Integrated Logistics Valley Ranch Elementary School ValVerde Van Oriental Food Inc. Ventura Foods Verizon VHA INC. Vicie Mustafaa Victor Love Village Fair Alt Village Farms Vistar Corporation of Dallas Vivian Bradshaw Volunteer Center of North Texas Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. Voyager Expanded Learning Walgreen’s Walmart Walnut Hill Elementary Walter Jackson Warner Trucking Waterford Crossing Waterview Apartments Wayne Bailey Produce Weaver Popcorn WEL Companies Wellington Centre Wendy’s Werner Enterprises, Inc. Werner GNT Western Vegetable Westmoreland Sales Weston Solutions, Inc. Whistle Stop Station White Wave Inc. William George Produce Williams-Sonoma Williams Chicken Willow Brook Foods, Inc. Wilson Elementary School Wilson Integrated Logistics Wilson-Batiz Borderland Food Bank Windsor Frozen Foods Winter Garden Produce Witte Bros. WorldTravel BTI Wyndham Anatole Hotel Wynnwood Village XO Communications Yoplait/General Mills Federal Credit Union Yuma Community Foods Zale Lipshy University Hospital Zatarains, Inc. Zemis Sedriks capital campaign donors 20 North Texas Food Bank Annual Report 2006 Capital Campaign Donors (These gift amounts do not reflect the donors’ entire pledge, only what was paid toward the pledge in Fiscal Year 2006). The Constantin Foundation $150,000.00 Anonymous $150,000.00 Hillcrest Foundation $100,000.00 Patti and Bill Alcorn $52,889.48 Gary and Marla Crockett $50,193.74 AT&T Foundation $50,000.00 Hoglund Foundation $50,000.00 Kids Klassic Kare $50,000.00 Michaels Stores $50,000.00 Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable and Educational Trust $50,000.00 Marc A. Sparks $50,000.00 Westcott Foundation $50,000.00 Capital One Services, Inc. $40,000.00 The Lawson Family $35,000.00 George and Fay Young Foundation $29,000.00 Vin and Caren Prothro Foundation $25,000.00 Robert and Marilyn Pope $16,228.02 M. B. & Edna Zale Foundation $15,000.00 Piper Rudnick Gray Cary U.S., LLP $10,500.00 The Andrew Family Foundation $10,000.00 Anonymous $10,000.00 Rusty and John Jaggers $10,000.00 Kroger Food Stores $10,000.00 Lisbeth F. Minyard $10,000.00 The Pollock Foundation $10,000.00 The Lightner Sams Foundations $10,000.00 The Horchow Family $10,000.00 Pam and John Beckert ClubCorp Steve and Julie Schenkel The Franklin Family, LP Martin W. & Bettie J. Halsell Foundation Trust Kyle Shidler Scott Williford Ken and Becky Bruder Lee and Sue Coleman Virginia and Roland Dykes Graphic Content, Inc. Debra L. Tippett Lane Cardwell Michael and Gail Cox Duncanville Outreach Nathan Maier Consulting Engineers, Inc. Teresa and Larry Phillips Virginia A. Zimmerly Sally and Tom Dunning Wilkinson Center East Gate Baptist Church Thomas Huffhines Paul Joseph Zacconi Roslyn A. Thibodeaux Fitch Gary and Becky Huddleston Melanie E. Jones The Urbach Family Cindy Wenban Tommy Thompson Susan Callison $8,000.00 $8,000.00 $7,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 $2,000.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $900.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $300.00 $250.00 $200.00 $200.00 $150.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $25.00 $20.00 IMAGINE what it feels like to be hungry. what it feels like to see everyone around you have food but you. the pain of not eating for a week. being powerless to help your situation. telling your children you don’t have anything for them to eat. programs 24 North Texas Food Bank Annual Report 2006 Charitable Produce Center Founded in 1994 with Louise Gartner’s vison, the Charitable Produce Center was designed to transform the large amount of waste in the fresh produce market into a source of nourishment for hungry North Texans. The Food Bank extended this concept in 1999 with a grant from Kraft Foods, Inc., by developing the Rural Produce Initiative to give fresh produce to Member Agencies outside of Dallas County each week. In fiscal year 2006 the program provided more than 3.3 million pounds of produce to North Texas counties. Commodities Supplemental Food Program In 2000, the North Texas Food Bank became the first Commodities Supplemental Food Program (also known locally as People and Nutrition, or PAN) distributor in Texas. The program provides surplus USDA commodities for Dallas County residents who meet certain requirements, such as being 60 years old or older, a child under six not receiving aid from WIC (Women, Infants and Children Program) or a pregnant or postpartum woman not receiving assistance from WIC. Each month, 7,309 participants receive an estimated 25 pounds of surplus USDA commodities at 108 PAN distribution sites in Dallas County. PAN is a partnership of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Texas Department of Human Services, Catholic Charities of Dallas and the North Texas Food Bank. Community Kitchen The Community Kitchen began as a North Texas Food Bank pilot program in early 2000. The mission of the Kitchen is to offer Food Bank Member Agencies nutritious, fully prepared frozen meals to heat and serve to the hungry while providing culinary job skills training to disadvantaged individuals with an interest in a food service career. Construction of a new 3,000 square foot kitchen at the Food Bank was completed in February 2002. The kitchen provided an average of 10,000 meals weekly in a variety of formats which are then distributed to 60 Member Agencies, including 10 shelters, 22 Kids Cafes and 30 food pantries. Up to 30 students, primarily from the Texas Second Chance Program in partnership with Dawson State Prison, received food service training each year while helping to prepare meals. Food For Families Food For Families is a cooperative effort between the North Texas Food Bank and more than 30 Member Agencies. Clients of the participating Agencies are pre-qualified and are issued a voucher for specific food distribution. Clients meet Agency volunteers at a specific parking lot at a certain time. A drive-through line is organized and Agency volunteers give food directly to clients from Food Bank trucks. In fiscal year 2006, more than 1.5 million pounds of food were distributed to more than 16,000 families and 66,000 individuals. Food 4 Kids Elementary school children on the free and reduced-price school meal program often face hunger when these meals are not available on weekends. The Food 4 Kids program helps to solve this problem by providing backpacks full of nonperishable, kid-friendly food for these chronically hungry children to take home on Friday afternoons. The program has been very successful in the 15 elementary schools that currently participate. Approximately 400 children in the Dallas area received a backpack full of food each weekend during the school year. Hunger Link Prepared Foods The Dallas Hunger Link collects surplus prepared perishable food from 50 donor hotels, restaurants, cafeterias and other food service kitchens. That food is then frozen in disposable aluminum steam table pans provided by the Food Bank. Specially trained Hunger Link drivers then pick up 25 programs North Texas Food Bank Annual Report 2006 the food in refrigerated Hunger Link trucks and distribute it to on-site meal programs throughout Dallas. In 2005, the Hunger Link program collected more than 556,035 pounds of food and delivered it to 22 Member Agencies. Kids Cafe The North Texas Food Bank’s Kids Cafe program began in 1998 as a way to provide nutritious after-school meals to children who may not have enough to eat when they go home from school. The Food Bank currently operates 22 Kids Cafe sites with generous funding from Capital One. More than 6,000 meals were served each week to 1,600 children in Dallas and Denton counties. Main Program The Main Program of the North Texas Food Bank gathers donations of both perishable and nonperishable food as well as nonfood items. These items are then distributed to North Texas area food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters and other programs for those in need. In fiscal year 2006, the Food Bank’s Main Program distributed items to Member Agencies’ food pantries, serving 680,104 families. Area homeless shelters, day-care centers, soup kitchens and other facilities provided 6,051,521 on-site meals and snacks to the hungry in our community. Nutrition Education/Operation Frontline Since 1996 the North Texas Food Bank has partnered with Share Our Strength, a national anti-hunger, anti-poverty organization to offer Operation Frontline (OFL). Through direct outreach to clients at Member Agencies, Operation Frontline promotes short and long-term solutions to hunger by providing individuals, parents and children with the skills they need to make healthy, economical food choices. Culinary professionals, nutritionists and food enthusiasts volunteered more than 700 hours of their time to teach low-income participants the basics of healthy cooking, nutrition, food budgeting and food safety. More than 200 participants were served through 19 six-week classes, and 2,281 adults and children were served through 111 workshops. In total, 2,494 participants received nutrition education through Operation Frontline classes, People and Nutrition (PAN), Kids Cafes, and various other workshops and family events. Texas Second Chance In 1997 the North Texas Food Bank formed a collaborative partnership with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Texas Second Chance allows selected prison confinees to volunteer at the Food Bank up to four days a week. As volunteer laborers, they receive job skills training in receptionist work, warehousing and food service. This training vastly improves their ability to successfully reintegrate into the community. Last year participants in the Texas Second Chance program provided more than 20,000 hours of community service for the Food Bank. Testimonial: Mary Mary is 63 years old and lives alone. Her only income for the past year has been a small Social Security check. It just isn’t enough to pay for expensive utilities and buy food. Although she’s at retirement age, Mary has even been looking for a new job to help put food on the table. “Thank you, and God bless you!” she says genuinely to those who support the work of the Food Bank. But thanks to the Central Dallas Food Pantry, a Food Bank Member Agency, Mary has found help so that she doesn’t have to worry about choosing between utilities and food. The food pantry serves hundreds of North Texas seniors and families each day, providing them with nutritious groceries from the North Texas Food Bank to help them when they need it most. Mary says the food makes a big difference in her life – and she’s so grateful. what it feels like to be hungry. what it feels like to see everyone around you have food but you. the pain of not eating for a week. being powerless to help your situation. telling your children you don’t have anything for them to eat. IMAGINE North Texas without hunger. The North Texas Food Bank seeks to eliminate Hunger by distributing food and grocery products through a network of nonprofit organizations while providing education and increasing community awareness on the issues of Hunger. 4306 Shilling Way, Dallas, TX 75237-1021 p 214.330.1396 f 214.331.4104 www.ntfb.org