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East Texas Food Bank receives $13,130 donation from Woodforest Charitable Foundation.

23-April, 2013

East Texas Food Bank receives $13,130 donation from Woodforest Charitable Foundation.

Photo Caption:Attending the presentation are: (L to R) Woodforest National Bank, East Texas Managers: Glenda Fredrick, Dacy Bost, Michael Rateliff, Gina Jock, Leigh Ann Naul, Lenora Reed, Leticia Tolentino, Diane Dasher, Rachel Cunningham, Debbie Rogers, Trisha Templeton; East Texas Food Bank, Jennifer Yoder, Development Director; East Texas Manager, Michael Goebel; Woodforest Charitable Foundation Treasurer, Vicki Richmond; East Texas Managers: Dawn North, Gay Geiger, Jill Crocker; Woodforest Charitable Foundation, Director of Operations, Shelly Lynch; Woodforest National Bank, East Texas Managers: Michael Weesner, Amber Bidwell, Christie Howeth, Jennifer Edwards, Denise Hall; Woodforest National Bank, Senior Vice President, Patrick Schaeffer and East Texas Manager, Jason Bidwell.

East Texas Food Bank
Tyler, TX – On a continual basis Woodforest National Bank employees perform a multitude of fundraising events benefitting the Woodforest Charitable Foundation.  Both Woodforest National Bank and Woodforest Charitable Foundation are committed to making a positive impact in the communities in which Woodforest serves. This partnership benefits the community and organizations such as East Texas Food Bank, which recently received a $13,130 donation, from the Woodforest Charitable Foundation.


East Texas Food Bank was founded in 1988. As of today, they work with 200 partner agencies in effort to feed children, the working poor and seniors throughout 26 counties in East Texas. Over 16 million pounds of food is distributed annually, equaling approximately 14 million meals.


Their mission is, “Fight hunger and feed hope in East Texas.”, and their vision is, “A hunger-free East Texas.”


East Texas Food Bank participates in several feeding programs, including Mobile Pantry, Senior Servings, Senior Box Program, Summer Food Program, Kids Café/Snack Program, and BackPack Program. The mission of the BackPack Program is to help alleviate child hunger by providing hungry children with nutritious and easy to prepare food at times when other resources are not available, such as weekends and school vacations.


“I’m in fifth grade and I’ve been in the BackPack Program for months, because of this we get to have food on Fridays. It is fun, and you get to have food that you can give to the person who needs it, and not throw it away. My favorite things are, fiber bars, peaches, peanut butter and jellies, beanie weenie, and the canned food.” – Child in BackPack Program


For more information on the East Texas Food Bank, please call 903-597-3663 or visit www.eastexasfoodbank.org.
 

Woodforest Charitable Foundation
The Woodforest Charitable Foundation was created by Woodforest National Bank in 2005 as a direct result of its desire to support and invest in the communities in which it serves.  The Foundation is committed to assisting those in need, enriching lives and communities through dedicated leadership and faithful administration by providing funding to qualifying 501(c)(3) charities. For additional information regarding the Woodforest Charitable Foundation, call (832) 375-CARE (2273) or visit the foundation’s website at www.woodforestcharitablefoundation.org.

Woodforest National Bank
Celebrating 32 years of service and ranked among the top earning banks in the United States, the Woodforest family of banks currently has assets of approximately $3.7 billion and services more than 837,000 customers with branches in excess of 760 throughout seventeen states:  Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.  For information about Woodforest National Bank, please call 832-375-2000 or visit the bank’s website at www.woodforest.com.