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The St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance’s locations in Surprise and Glendale teamed to distribute more than 15 million pounds of food this past year in the Sun Cities and throughout the West Valley.
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St. Mary’s Food Bank delivers 15 million pounds of food in West Valley
Posted in Media, Westside on August 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Vote Ava for the Mermaid Jingle Jam!
Posted in Events, Food Drives, Media, tagged Ava Peeples, Feeding America, Mermaid Jingle Jam on November 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Chicken of the Sea’s catchy jingle has been around since the 1960s, and since then, people around the world have been singing the famous tune. Now, we need your help to continue to keep the jingle a hit by voting for our local jingle maker, Ava Peeples.
By voting in the Mermaid Jingle Jam for Feeding America, [...]
Are You a Small Business in Need of Marketing?
Posted in Events, Food Banking, Food Drives, Local Business, Media, tagged "Work for Food" www.MarketersForFood.com, Fast Forward Marketing Braintrust on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Charity Navigator Ranks SMFBA “Exceptional”
Posted in Food Banking, Media, tagged Charitible Giving, Charity Navigator, Ken Berger, Terry Shannon on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance Ranked “Exceptional”
By Charity Navigator
Only 2 percent of charities receive 4-star evaluations for six consecutive years proving St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance outperforms most other charities in America
PHOENIX—St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance has received a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, the leading charity evaluator in America, making the world’s first food [...]
The 2008 Student Food Drive Update…Corona del Sol Raises the Stakes!
Posted in Events, Food Drives, Media, tagged Mr. Price’s English Class, Roadrunners, The 2008 Student Food Drive, The John Van Hengel Memorial Cup, U.S. Airways on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The 2008 Student Food Drive is ending this week and all the participating schools are all doing an exceptional job this year. This year we have introduced The John Van Hengel Memorial Cup to be awarded on October 18th to the winning school at the U.S. Airways Center during the first intermission of the Roadrunners [...]
Bailing Out? What about Feeding and Lifting Up too?
Posted in Food Banking, General, Local Business, Media, tagged Economic Bail Out, Finiancial Instability, Senate and House of Representatives, US Economy on October 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
brought to you by Chet Provorse/Food Bank Education Manager
Recently and suddenly our Administration in Washington and Congress have issued dire, extremely dire, announcements that an unfathomable pile of money must be provided to BAIL OUT the financial sector of America. OR ELSE! Arizonans have been presented with assuming the debt and damage in the hundreds of billions [...]
Media Coverage for Food Bank Crisis Continues…
Posted in Media, Personal Experience, tagged ABC 15, Arizona Public Radio, AZTV, Eric Wolverton, Hortencia Garcia, Jeff Cochran, Jesus Ledezma, Jon Zimney, Jose Castillo, KNAU, KTAR, Laura Holka, NBC's Telemundo, Nicole Beyer, Patricia Batres, Terry Shannon, The Pat McMahon Show on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Journalists have a choice in what they cover every day. We thank the distinguished reporters, producers, cameramen, writers and staff who make stories and coverage happen.
Emergency Food Box Requests Skyrocket for Valley Food Banks
Posted in Food Banking, Media, tagged ABC 15, Community Economic Development Alliance, Goodwill, Phoenix Rescue Mission, The Arizona Republic, U-Haul on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
News Article courtesy of The Arizona Republic/John Faherty
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/09/29/20080929ToughTimes.html
brought to you by Kara Ritter, St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance Communications Specialist
Many are wondering…is it just the working poor who need help? Not surprisingly, the answer is no.
With the ecomony like it is, many working-class Americans who have stretched their needs from paycheck to paycheck have felt [...]
Heather Mills Donates $1 Million to Food Bank: Extraordinary Person or Extraordinary Publicity Hound?
Posted in Events, Media, tagged "Celebrity Apprentice", Heather Mills, Hunts Point Alliance for Children on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
brought to you by Kara Ritter, St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance Communications Specialist
Heather Mills, the activist, dancing star and ex-wife of Paul McCartney, sang a new tune last week when she gave $1 million of her famed $50 million divorce settlement to the Hunts Point Alliance for Children in the Bronx, N.Y.
The former model donated [...]


