Your Support of Stop Hunger, Build Hope
Is Already Making a Big Impact!
As we approach the $50 million
mark in our $55-million Stop
Hunger, Build Hope capital
campaign, we could not be
more thankful for the caring
support of the community! The
generous support of friends
like you is already being put to
good use here in North Texas.
Mobile Pantry Program
Through this campaign, two specially designed
mobile pantry trucks are helping our neighbors
in high-need, hard-to-reach areas enroll in SNAP
and access fresh produce and other nutritious
groceries. Residents of apartment complexes,
housing units and senior centers who don’t live
near traditional food pantries are benefitting from
this program — including people like Rachel*.
Rachel’s raising her three children on her own.
She works hard to provide for their needs — and
her income is just a little too high to qualify for
SNAP assistance.
finances have been so compromised that she
recently had to search her home for spare change
just to be able to afford a jug of milk.
That’s why she’s so glad a North Texas Food Bank
mobile pantry truck stops by a site near her home.
The truck distributes all kinds of healthy fruits
and vegetables right to her neighborhood. And
it comes on a Saturday, which means she doesn’t
have to miss work to ensure her family can eat
regular meals.
*Name has been changed to protect identity
Learn more about the amazing
work Stop Hunger Build Hope is
funding at ntfb.org/stophunger!
But Rachel recently faced a serious health concern
that left her with large medical expenses. Her
Leave a Lasting
Legacy
It’s surprising but true: Less
than half of all Americans have a
current will, even though it’s one
of the most important documents
a person can own. Planning a
will provides for your family’s
financial security, plus, it gives
you a chance to leave behind the
kind of legacy you want to be
known for.
Whether you have a current will
or are just getting started, have
you considered including the
charitable organizations that
matter most to you — like the
North Texas Food bank — by
naming them as beneficiaries?
A bequest in your will can
be restricted or unrestricted.
Unrestricted bequests are
especially valuable because the
funds donated can be used where
they’re most needed.
Sample unrestricted bequest
language reads like this:
“I, [name], of [city, state, ZIP] give, devise
and bequeath to the North Texas Food Bank
[written amount of the estate or description of
property] for its unrestricted use and purpose.”
Or
“I give, devise and bequeath to the North
Texas Food Bank for its general purposes
__________ percent of my residuary estate.”
If you’d like more information about bequests or if you want to
talk about other options for including the North Texas Food Bank
in your estate plan, please contact Erin Fincher at 214.269.8976
or [email protected].
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