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WOODFOREST CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DONATES $650 TO THE FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK

Food Bank of Central New York Receives $650 Donation

Photo Caption:Pam Racino, Woodforest Bank; Chris Pinto, Woodforest Bank; Andrea Latchem, Director of Major Gifts for the Food Bank of Central New York; Mary Newsom, Woodforest Bank; Danny Sumner Regional Manager of Woodforest Bank; Glen Leonard, Woodforest Bank; Beth MacCallum, Woodforest Bank; and Heather Decker of Woodforest Bank.

EAST SYRACUSE, New York (January, 2010) – The Food Bank of Central New York recently received a $650 contribution from the Woodforest Charitable Foundation.  The donation will provide funding for its Kids Café program sites.

The Food Bank of Central New York is a non-profit organization working to eliminate hunger through nutritious food distribution, education and advocacy in cooperation with the community.  Currently, the Food Bank supports more than 585 different member programs throughout 11 counties in central New York.  Their member programs include soup kitchens, food pantries and emergency shelters, as well as neighborhood and senior centers.

The Food Bank of Central New York also supports the Kids Café program.  The Kids Café was established to provide healthy meals for children in a safe after school environment. Currently, the Food Bank of Central New York provides meals to 300 children every weekday during the school year at six Kids Café sites.  In addition to the meal portion of the Kids Café program, the children also participate in Kids Café Club; each Kids Café site receives 9 monthly nutrition education visits during the year by a Food Bank registered dietitian.  The Kids Café Club is a combination of both nutrition education and exercise promotion to teach children the importance of living a healthy lifestyle.  Children are given the opportunity to learn how to prepare healthy meals and snacks, and are encouraged and rewarded for participating in various physical activities. “Thanks to your commitment to the Food Bank, you are ensuring our ability to get nutritious food into the hands of those who desperately need it,” said Thomas Slater, Executive Director for the Food Bank of Central New York.  “Woodforest Charitable Foundation’s generous gift is already at work, helping us to provide food to needy families - at a time when so many people are seeking help.”
For more information about the Food Bank of Central New York, please call (315)437-1899 or visit www.foodbankcny.org.

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 creating a legacy of commitment to 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.
Celebrating 30 years of service and ranked among the top earning banks in the United States, the Woodforest family of banks currently has assets of approximately $3.2 billion and services more than 770,000 customers with branches in excess of 700 throughout fifteen states: Texas, Alabama, 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.