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Media Releases
For more information about these media releases and to be added to our media distribution list, please contact Kim Smith at kims@ntfb.org or 214-269-0903.
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Ntfb Rallies Supporters To Battle Cuts In Federal Farm Bill As New Govt. Report Shows Poverty Up, At Record 49 Million
November 15, 2011
North Texas Food Bank "ReThinks Hunger" with Launch Of Healthy New Initiatives & Warehouse Grand Opening For The Holidays
November 1, 2011
North Texas Food Bank Reports Record Setting Collections As "it's A Fair Deal!" Canned Food Drive
October 24, 2011
North Texas Food Bank names "Dishing Out Gratitude" Award Winners
June 23, 2011
Feeding America Awards the North Texas Food Bank Top Honors at National Summit
April 20, 2011
Justin Chatigny Receives Feeding America’s 2011 Individual Volunteer Service of the Year Award
May 5, 2011
Dallas Youth To Receive Free Meals at Summer Programs
May 5, 2010
Jan Pruitt Given Highest Award Available to an Individual At Feeding America's National Conference
April 8, 2010
Local area charities win big through souper bowl of caring
February 15, 2010
Landmark New Study Reveals an Unprecedented Number of North Texans
Seeking Emergency Food Assistance
February 2, 2010
"Nick Jonas Visits the North Texas Food Bank"
January 2, 2010
Nick Jonas Visits the North Texas Food Bank
On Jan. 2, 2010, The North Texas Food Bank welcomed pop singer Nick Jonas to our 72,000-square-foot warehouse to take a tour with our President and CEO Jan Pruitt, volunteer on our Food 4 Kids line, and attend a class on healthy eating taught by Nutrition Manager Katherine Lindholm. The excitement continued as cameras from NBC’s The Biggest Loser captured Nick’s volunteerism and comments on healthy eating and his personal struggle with diabetes for a program to air in early February.
"If there's something I can do to help – volunteer here today or giving a financial gift – that's something I can do," the 17-year-old told Dallas Morning News reporter Diane Jennings. In fact, Nick surprised the NTFB staff by donating $25,000 from the Jonas Brothers Foundation, giving the Food Bank enough for 100,000 meals to feed the tens of thousands of families we serve each month.
President and CEO Jan Pruitt said she believes Jonas’ visit inspired not only the 140 volunteers from Chase and Kroger who were on hand, but his advocacy for the Food Bank will reach young, budding philanthropists around the nation and hopefully inspire them to give back, too.
“We were so excited to have Nick on hand Saturday morning (probably no more so than my granddaughter was). Volunteers, like Nick and our partners at Chase and Kroger, are vital to the work that we do here and we couldn’t be prouder to have the lights and cameras of a national star focused on us because of his desire to do a good deed. Hunger touches all people in all walks of life, and we really can’t say enough to thank him for getting the word out.”
Media Contacts:
Kim Smith
Media Relations
kims@ntfb.org
Cell: 214-707-5736
Colleen Brinkmann
Chief Philanthropy Officer colleen@ntfb.org
214-347-9594
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