HEB Delivers Rice to South Texas Food Bank

 

The South Texas Food Bank received a truck load of rice (39,600 pounds) from H-E-B to distribute to needy families, especially during this holiday season. Gabriela DeLeon, HEB store manager and member of the South Texas Food Bank board, and Alfonso Casso Jr., STFB executive director, were on hand at the food bank.

 

LAREDO, TX- H-E-B has responded  to the growing need for food this holiday season with

a special delivery to the South Texas Food Bank.  On Wednesday,  H-E-B

delivered a truckload of Own Brand rice (39,600 pounds), just in time to

help ensure all residents of Laredo enjoy a holiday meal.

 

Through Dec. 15, H-E-B will deploy a fleet of trucks throughout the state

to deliver rice and cereal to 15 food banks in Texas – 322,800 total

pounds, worth $250,000 – through its Food Bank Assistance Program. Each of

the 15 food banks are affiliated with Feeding America, the nation's

leading domestic hunger-relief organization

 

“Local food banks are seeing a significant increase in the need for food

among families and individuals, especially during the holidays,” said

Alfonso Casso, Jr., executive director of the South Texas Food Bank, based

in Laredo.  “The families we serve are thankful for the continuing

commitment of H-E-B to our mission and to improving their quality of

life.”

 

The South Texas Food Bank is located at 1907 Freight at Riverside, Laredo,

 Tex., 78041.  The phone number is 956.726-3120 and website

www.southtexasfoodbank.org. Tax deductible donations are welcome.  The

food bank serves 24,000 families, 7,000 elderly, 500 veterans and their

widows and 6,000 children per month in an eight-county area from Rio

Grande City to Del Rio.

 

“Hunger prevention in the community is a core pillar for H-E-B, and has

been for more than 100 years,” said Linda Tovar, H-E-B Public Affairs

Manager. “In this challenging economic climate, now more than ever it is

important to support the food banks that help feed Texas families.”

 

 

The H-E-B Food Bank Assistance Program works year-round to raise awareness

and battle hunger in Texas and Mexico. The program was founded in 1982 and

is nationally recognized for the financial donations and regular monthly

deliveries of food it makes to food banks in Texas and Mexico. In total

for 2011, H-E-B will donate over 26 million pounds of food to Texas and

Mexico Food Banks, which represents 32.5 million meals.