Big car show and canned food drive

The Laguna Village Shopping Center (5865 West Ray Road – the Southeast corner of Ray and Kyrene Roads in Chandler) will play host to a big car show and canned food drive to benefit St. Mary’s Food Bank this Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
All makes and models of [...]

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2009 Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce Sterling Award

St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance is proud to have been named as a finalist in the Non-Profit category by the 2009 Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce Sterling Award Committee.
Volunteer judges annually select nominees for the Sterling Award that demonstrate excellence, innovation and community stewardship. The award is one of the most coveted business awards in [...]

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St. Mary’s to assist Yavapai Food Bank

Prescott Valley Tribune
By Cheryl Hartz
Reporter
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Three weeks ago, Yavapai Food Bank Director Ann Wilson prayed for help to fill the empty shelves. The media and community responded and the food bank didn’t have to turn away hungry people.
But this past week, her prayers were answered in an even bigger way.
“As soon as [...]

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Organization of Non-Profit Executives Awards Terry Shannon with the 2009 Community Partnership Award

St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance President and CEO Terry Shannon was named a Director of the Year during an awards luncheon on March 20 by ONE, the Organization of Non-Profit Executives. Shannon was awarded the Community Partnership Award in recognition of collaboration between the Food Bank, the Maricopa County Department of Public Health and the [...]

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Buddy, can you spare a bite?

Buddy, can you spare a bite?
Food banks are struggling to keep up with a significant increase in demand. HLN’s Brooke Baldwin reports.

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Marketers For Food…Recession-Buster for Small Businesses

“Recession-Buster for Small Business Workshop”
The event is this coming Monday Jan. 26th, registration begins at 5:30 p.m., and the workshop is from 6 to 8 pm at the Phoenix Main Library at 1221 N. Central Ave. Entry is free with a non-perishable food donation to St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance (minimum 5 cans). Attendees should RSVP at www.marketersforfood.com.
For [...]

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Giving With Gumballs…

Donating the ‘gumball money’ – as we’d come to call it – to the food bank made good sense. Certainly, the machine’s become an example that every little bit not only counts… but adds up.”

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Emergency Food Box Distribution Hits All-Time High

ST. MARY’S FOOD BANK DELIVERS
RECORD-BREAKING AMOUNT OF FOOD BOXES
 PHOENIX—In the three days leading up to Thanksgiving, St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance has delivered a record-breaking amount of emergency food boxes to the community affected by the downturn in the economy. Families who have been affected by employment layoffs, the mortgage crisis and rising [...]

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Are You a Small Business in Need of Marketing?

 

Group to assist small businesses in exchange for donations to St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance
WHAT:  Just in time for the holidays, Valley marketers are assisting small businesses weather the economic recession, while also helping St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance shore up desperately needed food donations – with a free 2-hour marketing workshop in exchange for [...]

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Help AAA Collect 1,000 Jars of Peanut Butter

AAA’s Holiday Giving Goal: Collect 1,000 Jars of Peanut Butter 

AAA Arizona is spreading the holiday cheer – with peanut butter.  The auto club is looking to make the holidays happier for area underprivileged families with a statewide drive that aims to collect toys as well as the item most needed by food banks: peanut butter. [...]

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