2009 National Student Food Drive Kicks Off in September

The third annual National Student Food Drive kicks off on Sept. 14, with high schools from around the Valley looking to dethrone two-time champion Mountain Ridge High School and claim the coveted John van Hengel Memorial Cup for collecting the most food and cash donations.
St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance has a list of committed [...]

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St. Mary’s Receives Generous Donations from Scottsdale Insurance

Scottsdale Insurance Company has adopted St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance as their charity of choice in 2009 and kicked off their relationship in a big way with donations of cash and food this spring.
During a recent company-wide food drive, employees collected 9,975 pounds of food for the Food Bank and an additional $1,800 [...]

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Suns Win … and Trader Joe’s Helps St. Mary’s

Trader Joe’s continues their outstanding support of St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance through Phoenix Suns’ victories, and presented a check for $8,000 to Food Bank Chief Development Officer Jack Marks prior to the April 13 Suns-Memphis Grizzlies game.
For the last three years, Trader Joe’s – in addition to their regular generous food donation to the [...]

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St. Mary’s Thanks Rep. Mitchell For Donation

U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell will donate his $8,500 Congressional pay raise to 15 local charities, including St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance.
“More and more people are in need of assistance right now, and the nonprofit organizations that provide help are more important than ever,” Mitchell said.
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