The North Texas Food Bank added five people to its board of directors. From clockwise top left, Susan Adzick, Rudy DiPietro, Jack Gibbons, Mary Henderson and Eureka McCrae. Include the image credit. [Composite image: source photos North Texas Food Bank]
With leadership backgrounds in food service distribution, grocery chains, hospitality and community service, the new board members bring insights and passion at ‘a time of both great need and opportunity.’
Presented by Kroger, the high-impact evening will feature tastings from leading local chefs—including Nikky Phinyawatana, founder and chef of the Asian Mint restaurant group—with each guest taking home a one-of-a-kind, handcrafted bowl created by a local artist.
Sprinkled all around NorthPark, the 29th annual CANstruction Dallas design-and-build exhibit features 26 science-fiction-themed canned-food sculptures. The public decides on the winners by voting for their favorite and kicking in $5 for the North Texas Food Bank.
TI's award is in support of the food bank's new five-year strategic initiative, Fulfilling Futures, which aims to close "critical meal gaps" among other key goals. The foundation has awarded over $6 million to the food bank since 2018.
Annam Manthiram will oversee NTFB’s external engagement strategy, guiding philanthropy, marketing and communications, volunteer engagement, and public policy initiatives.
Anne Readhimer will oversee several critical areas, including the SNAP and Social Services Assistance team, NTFB programs such as the Food 4 Kids backpack initiative, the Senior Meal program, Nutrition and Garden Education, and the Community Partner Relations team.
While fans pound down Boomstick Burgers at Globe Life Field this weekend, people in both DFW and Phoenix are struggling with food insecurity. So organizations representing both the Rangers' and Diamondbacks' home cities are giving fans a chance to donate to local food banks while supporting their teams.
The North Texas Food Bank is joining with Feeding America and other member food banks to help mark Hunger Action Month all through September. Their goal: To inspire people to join the fight to end hunger and raise awareness of people experiencing food insecurity across the U.S. Food banks nationwide are working to make "a real and lasting impact on hunger in their communities," and they're asking for the public’s support.
Starbucks provided an initial $100,000 investment in support of the food bank’s efforts in 2021. The North Texas Food Bank is a member of the Feeding America network and is one of 16 food banks to receive this second grant from Starbucks.
Bank of America has donated nearly $4 million to North Texas nonprofits this year, including local food banks and two 2022 Bank of America Neighborhood Builder® awardees.
Dallas CIO of the Year finalists were tapped for excellence in technology leadership in seven categories: corporate, public sector, healthcare, enterprise, large enterprise, global, and super global. A virtual event will be held on February 26.
Get Shift Done for North America aligns national partnerships (the likes of Capital One, Sarah and Ross Perot Jr. Foundation, Access Healthcare, and Shiftsmart), seed funding, and technology to offer a program that can be quickly launched in any city.
A new $200,000 grant from the Hill Prizes will back AI-related research by an ocular cancer specialist at Dallas’ UT Southwestern Medical Center. Altogether, Lyda Hill Philanthropies and the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology recently awarded $1 million in research grants....
Taiwanese officials return to Dallas next month for the Taiwan Expo USA, riding a wave of North Texas deals in recent months and the U.S.-Taiwan trade deal signed earlier this year....
A new $200,000 grant from the Hill Prizes will back AI-related research by an ocular cancer specialist at Dallas’ UT Southwestern Medical Center. Altogether, Lyda Hill Philanthropies and the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology recently awarded $1 million in research grants....
Taiwanese officials return to Dallas next month for the Taiwan Expo USA, riding a wave of North Texas deals in recent months and the U.S.-Taiwan trade deal signed earlier this year....