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Capital Area Food Bank receives $5,400 donation from Woodforest Charitable Foundation.

07-May, 2013

Capital Area Food Bank receives $5,400 donation from Woodforest Charitable Foundation.

Photo Caption:Attending the presentation are: First row - (L to R) Deana Stroud, WNB Branch Manager, Buda, TX; Lori Jacobson, Austin, Texas Regional Manager, WNB; Jackie Rogers, Community Relations Director, Capital Area Food Bank of Texas; David Gottlieb, Board Member, Woodforest Charitable Foundation; Shelly Lynch, Director of Operations , Woodforest Charitable Foundation; Kim Marling, Vice President & Executive Director, Woodforest Charitable Foundation and Rene Flores, WNB Branch Manager, Bastrop, TX. Second row - (L to R) Melissa Rodriguez, WNB Branch Manager, Sequin, TX; Leilani Harmon, WNB Branch Manager, Fredericksburg, TX; Taryn Bowen, WNB Branch Manager, Schertz, TX; Tabetha Macfarlane, WNB Branch Manager, Cedar Park, TX; Cathy Carpenter, WNB Branch Manager, San Benito, TX; Andrew Dodson, WNB Branch Manager, Austin, TX; Third row – (L to R), Rudy Camarena, WNB Branch Manager, Pflugerville, TX; Eric Sterling, WNB Branch Manager, Austin, TX, and Phil Macfarlane, WNB Branch Manager, Austin, TX

Capital Area Food Bank
Austin, TX – On a continual basis Woodforest National Bank employees perform a multitude of fundraising events benefitting the Woodforest Charitable Foundation.  Both Woodforest National Bank and Woodforest Charitable Foundation are committed to making a positive impact in the communities in which Woodforest serves. This partnership benefits the community and organizations such as Capital Area Food Bank, which recently received a $5,400 donation, from the Woodforest Charitable Foundation.

One in four Central Texas children is at risk of hunger.  Of the 48,000 people who are helped every week through Capital Area Food Bank programs, 20,000 are children.  During the summer, children who normally receive free or reduced-price lunches at school may go without the meals they need to be healthy and strong.  However, thanks to the generosity of people like you, the Capital Area Food Bank is able to partner with summer programs across Central Texas to provide nutritious summer meals to those who need them most - children like Lorenya.  Your donation is an investment in the year-round fight against hunger.

"If I have to be something when I grow up,” Lorenya said thoughtfully, “I would want to be a reporter or journalist. I like writing. It’s my favorite thing in school.”  Lorenya, a fifth grade student at Ortega Elementary in Austin, is at a critical point on the path to achieving her dreams. “I like that they have healthy food choices here. They never let you leave the line without a fruit on your plate,” she says.  Lorenya receives a free afternoon meal at her school’s Kids Cafe, but during the summer she won’t be receiving school meals. 

For more information on the Capital Area Food Bank, please call 512-684-2549 or visit www.austinfoodbank.org.

Woodforest Charitable Foundation
The Woodforest Charitable Foundation was created by Woodforest National Bank in 2005 as a direct result of its desire to support and invest in the communities in which it serves.  The Foundation is committed to assisting those in need, enriching lives and communities through dedicated leadership and faithful administration by providing funding to qualifying 501(c)(3) charities. For additional information regarding the Woodforest Charitable Foundation, call (832) 375-CARE (2273) or visit the foundation’s website at www.woodforestcharitablefoundation.org.

Woodforest National Bank
Celebrating 32 years of service and ranked among the top earning banks in the United States, the Woodforest family of banks currently has assets of approximately $3.7 billion and services more than 837,000 customers with branches in excess of 760 throughout seventeen states:  Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.  For information about Woodforest National Bank, please call 832-375-2000 or visit the bank’s website at www.woodforest.com.