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Get to know Jan’s Garden at the North Texas Food Bank
Celebrate National Garden Week by learning about the NTFB’s sustainable learning garden. Late spring storms meant the North Texas Food Bank had to cancel its National Garden Week volunteer shift…
North Texas Food Bank Opens Repack Room
The new room gives volunteers the opportunity to repack bulk items into smaller quantities for distribution to neighbors facing hunger. Volunteers at the North Texas Food Bank can now help…
Volunteer Spotlight: Kim Rollings Uses her Love of Gardening to Serve Others
Kim was one of the first volunteer Kernels in Jan’s Garden. Kim Rollings has long enjoyed growing flowers, but it wasn’t until she began spending mornings in Jan’s Garden at…
Volunteer Spotlight: Naomi Woodard Says Time is a Gift
Despite her full-time job, Naomi finds time nearly every week to give back at the North Texas Food Bank. Naomi Woodard says you never know how much free time you…
Volunteer Spotlight: Rodney Tanamachi Retires to a New ‘Career’ in Food Banking
The former cyber security analyst and Volunteer Kernel has given over 800 hours to the North Texas Food Bank in just a few years. If Rodney Tanamachi ever feels tired…
Volunteer Spotlight: Melanie and John Brown Find Purpose in Addressing Hunger
The retired couple volunteer one to two times each week at NTFB’s Perot Family Campus. John and Melanie Brown knew they wanted volunteering to be a regular part of their…
Volunteer Spotlight: Kernel Mark Orland Finds Joy in Serving Others
The retired IT professional gives back at the NTFB’s Perot Family Campus and through its CSFP distributions. Whether it’s sunny and 75 or pouring rain and 52, Mark Orland can…
Volunteer Spotlight: The Hendersons Found a Calling in the NTFB Warehouse
The couple say they’re happy to take on any job that contributes to the North Texas Food Bank’s mission of providing access to nutritious food. When it comes to nicknames,…
Taking Their Service on the Road
Meet the family that is volunteering across the country while traveling and living in their RV. The Blakelys may not have a permanent physical address, but that doesn’t mean they…
St. Andrew Methodist Church Volunteers Want to Ensure No Child Goes Hungry
Sunday school class helped deliver more than 62,000 meals last year to students facing hunger in Plano ISD. James Thomas, with Plano ISD, and Duke Dupre, with St. Andrew Methodist…