John Turner, Senior Director of Marketing and Branding
Office: 512-684-2528
Mobile: 512-636-1497
jturner@austinfoodbank.org
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01/27/12 | Volunteers Needed as Souper Bowl of Caring Gains Momentum
Two weeks of city-wide initiatives results in more than 200 tons of food to be processed to help fight hunger in Central Texas
11/15/11 | Empty Bowls Fill Body and Soul
15th Annual Austin Empty Bowl Project: A Tradition of Sharing That Feeds Hungry Kids
11/09/11 | Feeding The Hungry… One can at a time
09/12/11 | Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry Feeding Bastrop County Fire Victims
Capital Area Food Bank’s (CAFB) Mobile Food Pantry To Distribute Food For 600 Families At Bastrop County’s Emergency Food Pantry
09/09/11 | Hunger in America and 68 Billion lbs of Food Waste.
Capital Area Food Bank and The Blanton Museum Partner to Screen Award Winning Documentary and Host Panel Discussion – Thursday September 15
09/08/11 | Central Texas Fires – Food Distribution.
Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry Distribution in Cedar Creek, Bastrop County - Friday
08/19/11 | Feed Your Salsa Craving; Feed Your Hungry Neighbors.
World’s largest hot sauce festival brings the heat – and relief for hungry Central Texans.
06/21/11 | Award Winning Chef David Bull Cooking Up Lunch with Food Bank
Executive Chef of Congress and Second Bar & Grill, Chef David Bull, To Cook Special Lunch This Friday for Children’s Summer Food Program
06/10/11 | Children Welcome to Enjoy Free, Nutritious Lunches This Summer
Food Bank sponsoring 30 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sites across Travis County all Summer
05/19/11 | Add “End Hunger” to Your Grocery List
05/11/11 | Priority Mail: Nourishing Hungry Central Texans
19th Annual “Stamp Out Hunger” the Nation’s Largest One-Day Food Drive This Saturday, May 14
04/04/11 | Reggae Fest – “One Love” Spirit Feeds Hungry Neighbors
Israel Vibration & The Roots Radics Band and Tribal Seeds to Headline 2011 Austin Reggae Festival: Advance Tickets Now On Sale
03/01/11 | Food Bank And Target Partner On New Program To Fight Childhood Hunger
$90,000 Grant Supports New School Based Food Pantries: Meals for Minds
02/23/11 | Capital Area Food Bank Names President & CEO and Chief Development Officer
Hank Perret, Current Interim President, to Stay On and Lead Food Bank
01/31/11 | Largest Employee-Based Food Drive in Central Texas Raises More Than $120,500 for Food Bank
Optimizing The Food Bank’s Buying Power, This Contribution Will Provide $600,000 of Nutritious Food
12/13/10 | A Simple “Like” Can Help the Food Bank Win $1 Million
Capital Area Food Bank Asks Central Texans to Help Win Walmart’s Fighting Hunger Facebook Challenge
08/19/10 | Feed Your Salsa Craving; Feed Your Hungry Neighbors.
World’s largest hot sauce festival brings the heat – and relief for hungry Central Texans.
07/16/10 | Act Today to Support Child Nutrition Reauthorization
The Capital Area Food Bank asks for your help to urge members of the U.S. House Committee on Ways & Means to fully fund Child Nutrition Reauthorization. Congress must pass a fully-funded bill by the end of the year.
06/24/10 | CAFB Awarded $10.6 Million Federal Reimbursement Grant to Address Child Hunger, Child Obesity
New Program to Help Capital Area Food Bank Provide Family Food Boxes This Summer
06/11/10 | Children Welcome to Enjoy Free, Nutritious Lunches This Summer
CAFB sponsoring 22 Summer Nutrition Program sites across Travis County
05/10/10 | Add 'Help End Hunger' to Your Grocery List
Donations at Area H-E-B Registers to Benefit Capital Area Food Bank
04/30/10 | Priority Mail: Nourishing Hungry Central Texans
18th annual “Stamp Out Hunger” the Nation’s Largest One-Day Food Drive
04/16/10 | Austin Reggae Festival – Extended to Three Days, April 16-18
Headliners include Easy Star All Stars, the Mighty Diamonds and Sierra Leone All Stars
03/18/10 | Area-Wide Program Created to “Fill the Barrel, Feed the Need”
H-E-B and Randalls Partner to Collect Food to Nourish Our Hungry Neighbors
02/11/10 | Souper Bowl of Caring: A Win for the Hungry in Central Texas
More than 820,000 meals raised in community-wide Souper Bowl of Caring drives to help nourish hungry Central Texans.
02/03/10 | Study Reveals an Unprecedented Number of Americans Seeking Emergency Food Assistance
Largest, Most Comprehensive Report Ever Conducted On Emergency Food Distribution Reports 64 Percent Increase in Clients Served Annually since 2006 Report
01/27/10 | Souper Bowl of Caring Gains Momentum as Big Game Approaches
Second week of city-wide initiative results in more than 333,000 meals to help fight hunger in Central Texas.
01/20/10 | Souper Bowl of Caring Gains Momentum as Big Game Approaches
First week of city-wide initiative results in more than 135,000 meals
01/07/10 | CENTRAL TEXAS’ LARGEST FOOD DRIVE
Souper Bowl of Caring Central Texas kicks off January 13
