Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley is Running Out of Food
Release Date: August 5, 2008
Release Number: 1780-005
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McALLEN, Texas -- The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley Inc. is running out of food to distribute to the needy families in the areas damaged by Hurricane Dolly. This is a statewide appeal across Texas to help fellow Texans.
If you have any of the items listed below to donate, please take them to your local America's Second Harvest Food Bank as soon as possible. Member food banks stand ready to assist in time of disaster. They have volunteers who will sort, pack and ship the donated food to the Rio Grande Valley.
To locate your local America's Second Harvest Food Bank, go to the Texas Food Bank Network (TFBN) website www.tashfb.org and click on the map. For more information call the TFBN office at 817-735-9292.
Top ten food items most needed include the following:
- Pinto beans
- Rice
- Canned meat (tuna, salmon, etc.)
- Canned chicken
- Canned vegetables (corn, green beans, peas, etc.)
- Vermicelli (spaghetti)
- Canned fruit (peaches, pears, apples, etc.)
- Canned tomatoes
- Peanut butter
- Vegetable oil
| Mailing Address | City | Zip | Telephone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Bank of West Central Texas | 5505 N. First | Abilene | TX | 79603 | 325-695-6311 |
| High Plains Food Bank | PO Box 31803 | Amarillo | TX | 79120 | 806-374-8562 |
| Capital Area Food Bank of Texas Inc. | 8201 S. Congress Ave. | Austin | TX | 78745 | 512-282-2111 |
| Southeast Texas Food Bank | P O Box 21012 | Beaumont | TX | 77720 | 409-839-8777 |
| Food Bank of Corpus Christi | PO Box 295 | Corpus Christi | TX | 78403 | 361-887-6291 |
| North Texas Food Bank | 4306 Shilling Way | Dallas | TX | 75237 | 214-330-1396 |
| Tarrant Area Food Bank | 2600 Cullen | Ft. Worth | TX | 76147 | 817-332-9177 |
| End Hunger Network | 2323 S. Voss, Suite 370 |
Houston | TX | 77057 | 713-532-3663 |
| Houston Food Bank | 3811 Eastex Freeway | Houston | TX | 77026 | 713-223-3700 |
| South Plains Food Bank | 4612 Locust Avenue | Lubbock | TX | 79404 | 806-763-3003 |
| Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley | PO Box 6251 | McAllen | TX | 78502 | 956-682-8101 |
| West Texas Food Bank | PO Box 4242 | Odessa | TX | 79760 | 432-580-6333 |
| San Antonio Food Bank | 5200 Old Highway 90 West | San Antonio | TX | 78227 | 210-337-3663 |
| Harvest Texarkana | P.O. Box 707 | Texarkana | TX | 75504 | 903-794-1398 |
| East Texas Food Bank | PO Box 6974 | Tyler | TX | 75711 | 903-597-3663 |
| Food Bank of Golden Crescent | 3809 E. Rio Grande | Victoria | TX | 77903 | 361-578-0591 |
| Wichita Falls Area Food Bank | PO Box 623 | Wichita Falls | TX | 76307 | 940-766-2322 |
| South Texas Food Bank | P.O. Box 2007 | Laredo | TX | 78044 | 956-726-3120 |
| Brazos Valley Food Bank | P.O. Box 74 | Bryan | TX | 77806 | 979-779-3663 |
| Concho Valley Regional Food Bank | P.O. Box 1207 | San Angelo | TX | 76902 | 325-655-3231 |
| Texas Food Bank Network | 4388 W. Vickery Blvd. | Fort Worth | TX | 76107 | 817-735-9292 |
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Last Modified: Thursday, 21-Aug-2008 08:59:04