2009 Annual Report - North Texas Food Bank
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2009 Annual Report - North Texas Food Bank
A Member of Feeding America Thanks for sticking it to hunger. 2009 Annual Report Close the Gap Year 1 of 3 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year 1 of 3 A MESSAGE FROM OUR BOARD PRESIDENT Dear North Texas Food Bank Friends and Supporters: It’s hard to believe the North Texas Food Bank embarked on its campaign to Close the Gap on hunger in our community one year ago. As we begin our second year of this three-year initiative to provide every hungry North Texan with access to the nutritious food they need, I am more encouraged than ever by the unyielding support of this community – especially during these tough economic times. The recession has brought an unprecedented number of families and individuals to our Member Agencies for help with food this year. With more North Texans suddenly finding themselves out of work or unable to provide for their families, we began to see the “new faces of hunger” – faces you might know. The economy has also had devastating effects on parents who work hard but simply can’t afford to make ends meet. Families living on the poverty line are being pushed over the edge. It’s because of stories like these – stories of the new faces of hunger and of those who are all too accustomed to the pain of an empty stomach - that the North Texas Food Bank never stops working to provide food to those who need it. And we simply couldn’t do what we do without the support of this community. Thanks to the generosity of philanthropic foundations, corporate partners, faith groups and individuals, the Food Bank distributed more than 37 million meals in fiscal year 2009 – a 43 percent increase over last year. We acquired more than 10,000 new donors during the holiday season, and we received our first unrestricted $1 million gift! What an incredible demonstration of generosity from this community – and what a testament to the commitment so many of you have made to join us in our work to feed those in need. As we begin another year, I am more hopeful than ever about the impact the Food Bank is making in the lives of our hungry neighbors – thanks to the support of friends like you. I hope you’ll continue to stand with us as we work to Close the Gap on hunger. Sincerely, Imagine...A World Without Hunger. W. Lee Coleman, Jr. Board President 3 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year 1 of 3 During this recession, people’s eyes have been opened to how great the need is in our community. Once they see the thousands of hardworking parents, senior citizens and children going hungry every day, right here in our own backyard, I know our community will continue to respond. We must use every resource available to ensure the needs of our neighbors are met.” - Jan Pruitt, North Texas Food Bank President & CEO In light of the first year of our Close the Gap campaign coming to an end, this observation couldn’t ring more true. The down economy has affected people from all demographics and neighborhoods, and although Year One of Close the Gap ended above the set goal, now is no time to step back and relax. Thousands of hard-working North Texans have recently been forced out of jobs they’ve had for decades. For the first time in their lives, parents and individuals are coming to our Member Agencies for help to feed themselves and their families. These people represent the “new faces of hunger” – faces you might know or recognize. They might live down the street from you. Their kids might go to school with your kids. And now, though they never thought it was possible, they need help to keep from going hungry. Nancy is just one of the many new faces of hunger who came to one of our Member Agencies for help with food when her husband was laid off last April. Despite receiving unemployment assistance, the loss of income was substantial. Shortly after her husband lost his job, Nancy was hospitalized for a blood clot in her knee. Although she feels lucky to be alive, her doctor ordered her to stop working so she could fully recover. For months, both she and her husband were out of work. Since most of their unemployment money goes toward utilities and expensive medications, they rarely have enough left over to buy food. “Everything happened at once!” says Nancy. “We’ve never been through anything like this.” 4 Imagine...A World Without Hunger. 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year 1 of 3 Fortunately, thanks to the generosity of this community, Nancy can take home groceries from the Share Center, a Food Bank Member Agency in Terrell. “If it weren’t for this place, I don’t know what I would do,” she says. “This means a lot to us.” Though North Texans like Nancy and her husband are struggling with hunger for the first time in their lives, there are thousands of families, individuals and seniors in our community living at or below the poverty line who are all too familiar with the pain of an empty stomach and being powerless to fix it. Theressa is a single mother raising her children on her own, plus her two nephews and granddaughter. She’s always worked hard to support her family, but she has several chronic illnesses that have recently forced her to stop working. Last year alone, she was in the hospital a total of six months. Theressa’s only income is the child support she receives. With expensive medical bills and medications to pay for, in addition to rent and utilities, she often wonders how she’s going to scrape enough money together to feed her children. “After I pay [the bills], there’s no money for food,” she says. But thanks to the generosity of this community, Theressa doesn’t have to worry about how to feed her family. She can take home nutritious groceries from New Hope Compassion Outreach Center, a Member Agency of the North Texas Food Bank. “Last Christmas, Mom didn’t have any money for dinner,” says Theressa’s 12-year-old daughter, Jazmien. “Because of [the Food Bank], we were able to eat as a family.” Hunger affects North Texans from all walks of life. But thanks to generous donations from foundations, corporations, faith groups and individuals in our community like you, full stomachs are a reality for families living on the edge of poverty, like Theressa’s – and for those who never thought they’d need to ask for help, like Nancy’s. Thank you for joining in our passionate pursuit of a hunger-free community in the beginning of our Close the Gap campaign, and thank you for continuing your support to make Year Two even stronger than the first. Imagine...A World Without Hunger. 5 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year 1 of 3 A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT & CEO Dear Friends, There’s a popular saying about the workforce: “Do what you love, and love what you do.” Without a doubt, serving at the helm of the North Texas Food Bank as we work to feed an unprecedented number of hungry families, children and seniors is a job I truly love. One reason that our work is so rewarding is the outpouring of support from friends in the community like you. We simply couldn’t feed those in need without the generosity of foundations, corporations, faith groups and individuals like you who have committed to join us in our passionate pursuit of a hunger-free community. You helped us distribute more than 37 million meals to those in need during the first year of our campaign to Close the Gap on hunger – and I know that with your help, we can provide even more meals as the campaign continues into its second year. The support of this community has also enabled us to expand our efforts to combat childhood hunger. This past summer, we provided nutritious meals to more than 2,500 kids through programs like Food 4 Kids, Kids Cafe and our newest initiative, the Summer Lunch Box program. Your support also helped provide backpacks of weekend food for nearly 8,000 chronically hungry elementary school children through the Food 4 Kids backpack program during the 2008-2009 school year. We’ve made great strides in the effort to feed those in need this year. But the need is still great, and we continue to face many challenges in these tough economic times. We can no longer get by with incremental increases in the amount of food we distribute. The need has surpassed all expectations and we will do whatever it takes to provide access to food for every hungry person in North Texas. As we head into Year Two of our Close the Gap campaign, I hope I can count on your continued support to help provide hungry families, children and seniors with increased access to the food they need to be healthy and productive citizens. Thank you for your partnership! With gratitude, Jan Pruitt President & CEO 6 Imagine...A World Without Hunger. 0 of 3 2 0 0 9 A n n u a l R e p o r t : C l o s e t h e G a 20 p Y8e a r2 1 Road Map to Close the Gap: Millions of Meals Provided Road Map to Close the Gap: Access to Over 50 million meals by 2011 60 50 40 Actual Meals 30 20 Meal Goal 10 0 2009 2010 2011 The North Texas Food Bank relieves hunger in two ways: 1. Food Distribution- We supply donated, purchased and prepared foods to 1,146 community-based programs, including food pantries, shelters, and soup kitchens. We also operate direct feeding services for children, including our Food 4 Kids “Back Pack Program” and Kids Cafe after school sites. 2. Food Stamp Outreach- We work with our 291 Member Agencies to identify and educate families and individuals who may be eligible for SNAP benefits.* Our outreach team helps prepare and submit applications and advocates for clients who experience barriers within the system. We estimate the number of meals to which we help provide access through Food Stamp Outreach using data on applications completed, application success rates, average SNAP benefits per household and estimated costs per meal. *The Food Stamp Program was renamed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, in 2008. Imagine...A World Without Hunger. 7 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year 1 of 3 Feeding Seniors Barbara hasn’t had an easy life. For the past 25 years she has struggled with chronic depression, and last summer doctors discovered an inoperable brain aneurysm. She also suffers from postpolio syndrome, the painful after-effects of having contracted polio as a child. She’s been confined to a wheelchair for years. Because of these health issues, Barbara retired from her job at a trucking company last summer. Now her only income is in the form of disability assistance through her former employer – which isn’t nearly enough to pay for rent, utility bills, medications and groceries. Barbara has never had to ask for help with food before. But thanks to the compassion of those in this community, she knows she’s not alone. She can come to the White Rock Center of Hope, a Food Bank Member Agency, for nutritious groceries when she really needs them. She’s so thankful for the food she receives. “This food makes the difference between giving up and going on,” she says. “Most importantly, it gives me hope.” 8 Imagine...A World Without Hunger. 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year 1 of 3 OUR EVENTS Summer Awareness Campaign In the summer of 2009, the North Texas Food Bank launched its first ever Summer Awareness Campaign in order to increase awareness because of the economic downfall. The Food Bank was overwhelmed with a great response from the community and generated 81 percent more donations than the previous summer (May 1 through June 30, see chart below). Donations New Donors Volunteers Media Impressions * * in millions 1,200,000 1,200 3,000 1,000,000 1,000 2,500 800,000 800 2,000 600,000 600 1,500 400,000 400 1,000 200,000 200 500 0 0 0 2008 2009 2008 81% increase 2009 193 % increase 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 2008 2009 73 % increase 2008 2009 198 % increase the Ga : Restaurant Week presented by Central oo Sourcin KRLD Market was bigger and h better than ever in its 11th year. Running August 11 – 17, with some restaurants extending the event an extra week or even two weeks, Restaurant Week proved yet again to be a great way to raise awareness about the 6 3 issue of hunger in North 12.2 $7 from each Texas. More than 100 participating restaurants generously donated u $35 fixed-price meal to the Bank. This year’s event raised $381,455, which M Food als provided more than 1,525,820 meals for those in11 need. 4 Imagine 2010 ..A World Without 2011 Hunger. 9 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year 1 of 3 It’s a Fair Deal at the State Fair of Texas, sponsored by The Kroger Company, proved to be more than just a fair deal for North Texans – it was a hunger relief effort and a great volunteer opportunity. From October 1-15, fairgoers received discounted admission prices for bringing three canned food items for the Food Bank on Wednesdays through Kroger’s It’s a Fair Deal Wednesdays. Fairgoers also received discounted admission prices on opening day for bringing a 20-ounce Coca-Cola product to donate to the Food Bank. The Food Bank collected 136,683 pounds of nonperishable food, which provided more than 106,780 meals for those in need. Greater Dallas/Fort Worth Souper Bowl of Caring was an enormous success in its second year. From January 7 through February 1, 2009, nonperishable foods and cash donations were collected at 217 participating Albertsons, Central Market, The Kroger Company and Tom Thumb grocery stores. Many local schools, faith-based organizations and youth groups collected food and funds, as well. More than 220,960 pounds of nonperishable food and $81,431 were collected to benefit the North Texas Food Bank. Thank you to our grocery and media partners and all who participated to help make this food drive a success! Whole Foods Giving Tree, presented by Whole Foods Market, encourages customers to buy a paper ornament to decorate the store’s Giving Tree throughout the month of December. Customers have the opportunity to donate in any dollar amount and all proceeds go to the Food Bank. Since the close of 2008 brought increased economic uncertainty, Whole Foods team members shared the story of hunger with their customers to inspire giving. They saw donations increase by 21 percent over last year, bringing the total to $32,000 to help feed hungry North Texans. canstruction was a feast for the eyes in its 13th year. Twenty-nine design and architecture firms constructed larger-than-life creations from nonperishable food items, which were on display at NorthPark Center from September 6 through 14. All food items were donated to the Food Bank at the event’s conclusion. This year’s canstruction brought in 87,234 pounds of food and more than $10,800, translating into nearly 111,500 meals! We deeply appreciate the support from this year’s sponsors, including: Hickory Street Annex; Blue Mesa; Bread Winners; Turner Construction; Thomas Reprographics; Pronto Delivery, Courier, and Logistics; Babich & Associates; DART; Countdown, Inc.; Raymond L. Goodson Jr., Inc.; AMC Entertainment Inc.; HeadShots Etc.; Southwestern Blue Print; GSR Andrade Architects, Inc.; NorthPark Center; Wendy Barber Productions, Inc. and Texadelphia. 10 Imagine...A World Without Hunger. 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year Empty Bowls, 1 of 3 presented by Tom Thumb, celebrated its most successful year to date on February 20, 2009. More than 1,300 guests gathered at the Meyerson Symphony Center to enjoy the savory soups, breads and desserts provided by area restaurants. Local artists donated beautiful handcrafted bowls for the occasion. The event brought in $146,520, translating into an incredible 586,080 meals for hungry North Texans! We would like to extend a special thank you to our sponsors: Presenting Sponsor Tom Thumb, Official Go Green Sponsor Dean Foods, Benefactors Alliance Data, Capital One, Dave & Buster’s, Grant Thornton, Lockheed Martin and VHA, and Supporter Pizza Inn. We’d also like to thank our donors, WFAA, WBAP, City Color, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Urban Floral Design Studio and Fun Factory Events, as well as all of the artists that donated their time and talent to create bowls. Dash Down Greenville, presented by Run On! is a great way for North Texans to run for a reason. On March 14, 2009, more than 4,200 runners gathered on Greenville Avenue for this annual St. Patrick’s Day 5K run and walk, presented by Run On! and hosted by Central Market. The event raised $35,607 for the Food Bank, translating into more than 142,420 meals for those in need! Thanks to Run On!, Central Market, and all our sponsors, including Jack FM, Coca-Cola, the Café at Central Market and Two Rows. Thanks also to Panera Bread, who donated breakfast and coffee for our volunteers. Taste of the NFL–The Ultimate Dallas Cowboys Tailgate Party, presented by Lockheed Martin, saw record numbers in its fifth year! Hosted by Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marcus Spears and linebacker DeMarcus Ware, five-time Super Bowl player Preston Pearson and celebrity chef Kent Rathbun, the event raised $175,074 for North Texas children on April 19 – that’s more than 700,000 meals for those in need! In addition to our hosts, auction committee, host committee chaired by Preston Pearson and Janie Tilford, guests and participating chefs, we have many generous sponsors to thank, including: Presenting Sponsor Lockheed Martin; Go Green Sponsors VHA and Nancy C. Rogers & Richard R. Rogers/Mary Kay Inc.; Touchdown Sponsor Albertsons; Field Goal Sponsors Fidelity Investments and US FoodService; and Ultimate Fan Sponsors Lovell PR, Northrop Grumman, Diane & Mark White/ Mosaic, Annette & Wade Brannan, Orix, The Kroger Company and Black, Mann and Graham LLP. Thanks also to our donors: Dallas Cowboys, CBS 11/TXA 21, Jowdy Photography, Tiffany & Co., Andrews Distributing Company, Brad Cecil & Associates, Cabot Cheese, Creative Ice, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, E&J Gallo, FIJI, The Glass Cactus at the Gaylord Texan Resort, The IRIS Company, Leonard Sloan & Associates, Miller Brewing Company, Robbins Brothers, Snuffer’s and SKYY Vodka. Imagine...A World Without Hunger. 11 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year 1 of 3 National Association of Letter Carriers Annual Food Drive, sponsored locally by The Kroger Company, was a great success in 2009. City of Dallas residents were encouraged to place nonperishable food items by their mailboxes on May 11, which were then picked up by their mail carriers and delivered to the Food Bank. More than 155,000 pounds of food were collected to help feed the hungry. This generosity provided more than 121,000 meals for North Texans in need. Neiman Marcus’s Good Event in stores nationwide offered customers a 30 percent discount on Contemporary Sportswear, Sport Shop, Dress Collections and Men's Contemporary Sportswear for every $40 donation to the North Texas Food Bank. The Good Event generated $18,000 which provides 72,000 meals for hungry North Texans. Neiman Marcus Direct supported the Food Bank with their Gourmet Food Event online in April. For every gourmet frozen meal purchased, one was donated to the North Texas Food Bank. These nutritious protein items were then distributed to families in need through the Food Bank’s Member Agencies this summer. We are very thankful to Neiman Marcus for its support. Russ Noland Memorial Golf Tournament hosted by Sachse First United Methodist Church presented by Car Spa was a huge success in its fourth year. This annual golf tournament, renamed in 2009 in loving memory of Pastor Russ Noland, raised more than $14,400 for the North Texas Food Bank’s Food 4 Kids backpack program on May 2, 2009. Over the past four years, the tournament has raised more than $59,760 for Food 4 Kids– enough to provide more than 11,950 backpacks for hungry children in North Texas. Thank you to all who helped make this annual event a success, and special thanks to Dave Scott, Victoria Shaw and Stephanie Noland for their leadership. Hunger Action Day presented by Albertsons is a service day that provides our corporate partners with an exciting teambuilding opportunity within the context of the Food Bank’s food distribution operations as the culmination of our 30 Ways/30 Days Hunger Action Month campaign. Thank you to our corporate sponsors: Presenting Sponsor Albertsons; Benefactors Southwest Airlines and Newhouse Noblin Legal Search Consultants; and Supporters Credit Suisse, KPMG, and UPS. The hard work of these teams packed 51,700 food boxes for North Texas families in need, and the $53,000 raised through this day of service provided 212,000 meals. Resounding Harmony was music to everyone’s ears in its first year. The Resounding Harmony Community Chorus’s inaugural concert to benefit the North Texas Food Bank raised more than $11,420 and 2,330 pounds of food through ticket sales, virtual food drives, collections and canned food drives. This provided more than 58,930 meals for those in need. Thank you to Dr. Tim Seelig and the entire Resounding Harmony Chorus. 12 Imagine...A World Without Hunger. 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year 1 of 3 STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES SUPPORT AND REVENUE TOTAL Public Support: Public contributions. Donated food and commodities. . Total public support. $ 9,915,261 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 41,818,291 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 51,733,552 Government grants and cost reimbursements .. . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,676,375 $ 2,382,252 Revenue: Shared maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Investment income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other revenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gain (loss) on investments – realized and unrealized . . Total revenue. $ 100,548 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total Public Support and Revenue .. . . . . . . . . . $ 37,943 ($ 853,052) $ 1,667,691 $ 55,077,618 FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES Program services. Management & general. . Fundraising. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 51,864,277 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,040,930 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,262,141 Total Functional Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 55,167,348 Feeding Families Dorothy Hamilton Dorothy’s daughter and four grandkids have been living with her in order to make ends meet. But a few months ago, her daughter lost her job. The difficult job market has made it hard for her to find work, so right now Dorothy is supporting the entire family by working for a catering business at a local school. Her income just isn’t enough to cover the cost of rent, utilities and food for six people. Fortunately, Dorothy knows there’s a place she can go when she and her daughter need help to feed the children. Thanks to the generous support of this community, they can take home nutritious groceries from Holy Trinity Center, a North Texas Food Bank Member Agency in Dallas. Dorothy is so thankful for the food and compassion they receive. “Thank you!” she says with genuine appreciation. “You don’t know how much it helps. Keep doing what you’re doing – you’re such a blessing.” Imagine...A World Without Hunger. 13 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year 1 of 3 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION UNRESTRICTED TEMPORARILY TOTAL RESTRICTED TOTAL GRAND TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents. . Shared maintenance fees. . receivable (net allowance) Pledges receivable . (net allowance) Other receivables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Investments. Inventory of food. and commodities Prepaid expenses and . . other assets $ 75,350. . $ 280,623. . $ 2,761,953. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total current assets. . $ 217,249. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pledges receivable . Building, equipment, . furniture and fixtures (net) $ 57,766. . . . . . . . $ 854,206. . . . . . . . . . . $ 217,249 $ 63,241. . . . . . . $ 138,591 . . . . . . . . . $ 0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 0. . . . . . $ 2,761,953 $ 2,318,602. . . . . . $ 2,318,602 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0. $ 3,236,049. $75,350. . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,163,051. . . . . . . . . . . $ 0. $ 11,837,193. . $ 3,060,057 . . . . . $ 0. . . . . . . . . . $ 0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0. . $ 5,598,792. . . . . . . . . . . . TOTAL ASSETS. $ 2,205,851. . . . . . . $ 3,236,049. $ 280,623 . . . . . . . $ 8,834,841 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $57,766 $ 75,350 $ 6,163,051 $ 15,073,242 CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payable. and accrued expenses Due to (from) other funds. . . . . . . . . . . . Total current liabilities.. . . . . $ 535,720. . . . . . . . . . . $ 0. . . . . . . $ 535,720 ($ 458,723). . . . . . $ 458,723. . . . . . . . . . . . $ 76,997. . . . . . $ 458,723. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0 $ 535,720 UNRESTRICTED Operating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Land, building and. . equipment . . . . . . . $ 5,532,537. . $ 6,227,659. . . . . . . . . . . $ 0. . . . . . $ 5,532,537 . . . . . . . . . $ 0. . . . . . $ 6,227,659 $ 2,777,326 TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED Other (primarily inventory). . TOTAL NET ASSETS.. TOTAL LIABILITIES . $ 0. . . . . $2,777,326. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,760,196. . . . . $ 2,777,326. . . . . $ 14,537,522 . . . . . . . . . $ 11,837,193. . . . . $ 3,236,049. . . . . $ 15,073,242 . . . . . . . AND ASSETS An estimated wholesale value of the donated food and other products is included in both the Statement of Financial Position (ending inventory) and Statement of Activities. Wholesale pricing was calculated for each of 29 different categories by Feeding America, and supplemented by local pricing data. The pricing used has been reviewed by independent auditors for both Feeding America and the North Texas Food Bank. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2009. 14 Imagine...A World Without Hunger. 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year 1 of 3 FINANCIAL DONORS $1,000,000 Anonymous $100,000 - $250,000 Anonymous Beaumont Foundation of America Feeding America Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund J. L. Williams Foundation The Kroger Company Marketron Broadcast Solutions The Rees-Jones Foundation $50,000 - $99,999 Anonymous Fund of the Dallas Foundation Bank of America Charitable Foundation Capital One Services, Inc. The Dallas Foundation The David M. Crowley Foundation Florence Doswell Emergency Food and Shelter Program Rosemary & Roger Enrico ExxonMobil Corporation Louise Gartner The Harold Simmons Foundation The Hirsch Family Foundation Lockheed Martin Corporation Danna Orr The Trustees' Philanthropy Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. Wal-Mart/Sam's Club Foundation $10,000 - $49,999 III Forks, Dallas Abacus Albertsons, LLC Amica Companies Foundation Andrews Kurth, L.L.P. Anonymous Robert Ashley The Astrid and Pat Merriman Family Fund of Communities Foundation of Texas Babcock & Brown Jenny Birge Tom Black Annette & Wade Brannan Gay & Jerry Brinkerhoff Laurie & Jeff Burgher Calvert K. Collins Family Foundation, Inc. Diane & Tony Carvalho Centex Corporation Central Market/H-E-B Cirro Energy Citigroup Foundation Sheryl & Robert Cole Comerica Bank - Texas Covidien Credit Solutions of America, Inc. Dalcraft, LLC Dallas Jewish Community Foundation The Dallas Mavericks Foundation The Dallas Morning News Charities Dallas Theater Center Dean Foods Imagine...A World Without Hunger. Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House Discount Tire Dominion Resources Foundation Earl Doolin Mary Kathryn Doolin Dr. Bob & Jean Smith Foundation The Ed and Josie Toogood Foundation EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. Embrey Family Foundation Fedex Kinkos Fidelity Investments First United Methodist Church of Sachse Food Industry Crusade Against Hunger Ford Motor Company Fund Tonda J. & Bill E. Frazier Galleria Credit Union Galleria Dallas The George & Fay Young Foundation James A. Gibbs Gibbs Family Fund of Communities Foundation of Texas The Glenmede Trust Company, N.A. Global Impact GMAC Financial Services The Grainger Foundation Grant Thornton LLP The Grape Restaurant Greater Des Moines Community Foundation The Hall Financial Group Harry W. Bass, Jr. Foundation Hawn Foundation, Inc. Highland Park United Methodist Church The Hoglund Foundation The Horchow Family Charitable Trust Vester Hughes Tracy & Jeff L. Hull Jo Bess Jackson Kathleen & Jon Jacobson Jasper's Jean H. and John T. Walter, Jr. Fund of Communities Foundation of Texas Kalman and Ida Wolens Foundation Kawneer Company, Inc. Lisa & Peter Kraus Leo & Rhea Fay Fruhman Foundation Diane & John Lister Donald Luntey & Madge Cruse Stacy & Gary Mading Carol & L. Eddie Marvin Mary Kay, Inc. McDermott Foundation MetLife Foundation The Miles Foundation Robbie & Bill Moore Vicki & Hicks Morgan MUY Brands, LLC N9NE Steakhouse Neiman Marcus NOBU, Dallas Associates, LP Northrop Grumman Corporation One Technologies ORIX USA, LP The Pamela & John Beckert Family Foundation Panera Bread Foundation Pappas Bros. Steakhouse Restaurant Park Cities Baptist Church PepsiCo Foundation, Inc. The Perot Foundation Piper Rudnick, LLP The Place At Perry's Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas Elizabeth & Martin Price The Prudential Foundation Cindy & Howard Earl Rachofsky Remington Hotels & Ashford Hospitality Trust Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Inc. Rent-A-Center Hazel Ripp Nancy C. & Richard R. Rogers RSW Creative, Inc. Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church Sara Lee Foundation The Sarah & Ross Perot Jr. Foundation John Sawyer Schwab Charitable Fund Share Our Strength Harold Simmons Karen & Nasser Sobhani Sodexo Foundation, Inc. Stonebridge Life Insurance Company The Susan & Woodrow Gandy Charitable Fund Joanne & Charles Teichman Texas Instruments Foundation Texas Race Management Thomas P. Waters Foundation Sue & Chuck Tilis Tom Thumb Food & Pharmacy TOSA Foundation Katie Cline & Scott Turner TXU Energy UBS Financial Services, Inc. US Food Service USI Southwest Kerensa & Herb Vest VHA Vin and Caren Prothro Foundation Pamela & Craig Wohlers Julie Yarbrough Lu Yarbrough $5,000 - $9,999 Christy Abbott Alliance Data The Andrew Family Foundation Anonymous Kelly & Christopher M. Ayres The Bassett Firm, PC Baylor Health Care System Ben E. Keith Company Charles Berger Bijoux Bloomberg, LP Brenda & William Bogart Cecilia & Garrett Boone Roger Bower Jennifer R. & Jeffrey Bridges Brinks Home Security Brown-Forman Corporation Joanne Bryan 15 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year David Buxton Purna Byraiah The Capital Grille Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation Suely & Brad Cecil Central 214 Chamberlain's Steak And Chop House Lydia & Stephen Chase Cinemark Texas Properties, LLC Citi Global Impact Funding Trust, Inc. City Color ClubCorp USA, Inc. Compass Bank Dallas District Attorney's Office Dallas Women's Foundation Jeffrey Dalton Dave & Busters, Inc. David M. Munson Living Trust Rachel & Russell DeFriend Norbert Doligalski The Elaine Dewey Sammons Foundation Dresser Inc. Entact Ericsson-Sodexo, Inc. Fidelity Foundation Marcia L. & Michael E. Flowers Fluor Corporation The Fluor Foundation DeDe T. & Scott Ford Carolyn & David Franklin Frito-Lay, Inc. Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. Fern & Robert Gauvin GE Foundation GenCorp Technologies, Inc. Ruth & Robert Glaze Glencoe Group Services, Inc. The Granville C. and Gladys H. Morton Fund of Communities Foundation of Texas Rick Greco Lillian Gregory Myrtle & Steve Griffin Sally & Larry Hankins Thomas Hanson Happy Davis Foundation, Inc. Marquette Financial Companies Thornton Hardie III Hector's on Henderson Tim Helmers Hibiscus Highland Park Independent School District Hilton Hotels Corporation Cynthia & Thai Hoang Holmes Murphy - Texas Deborah Holubec The Horizon Foundation IBM Employee Services Center Irish American Society, Inc. James and Angela Thompson Foundation John and Dorothy Castle Advised Fund of the Dallas Foundation K & L Gates, LLP Jennifer & Kee Kimbrell Sheryl & Ron Knight La Reve Consultants, LP Lakeview Apartment Homes Fay & Brian Lidji 16 Lockton Dunning Benefit Company Loft 610 Restaurants, LLC Luck Family Foundation M.B. & Edna Zale Foundation Macy's Foundation Marcia & John Mares Marriott International, Inc. Maverick Capital Foundation Terri Maxwell Kathryn & David McCabe Jeanne & James McCullor Betty S. Boyd-Meis & Chris A. Meis Renee Melancon Debra & Jerald Merriman The Meyer Levy Charitable Foundation Stephanie & Jeff Moore Nana Restaurant, Hilton Anatole Arlene & Louis Navias Network For Good Gale Nolan Bill Norris North Texas Rescue Nove Italiano The Pampered Chef Lisa & Gerald Payne, Jr. Edward Pechar Dennis Peters Katherine Perot Lucy & Daniel Polter Candace & Roy Priest Melanie & Mickey Reeves Resounding Harmony Restaurant Life Group Richard D. Bass Foundation Shawn & Kenneth Roe Slywka Diane Renee & Gregory Neal Rohn The Rosewood Foundation Ruth's Chris Steak House Sabre Holdings Sam Pack's Ford Steve Schenkel Shepherd One Trust Marie & Russell Siebert Silver Fox Steakhouse Louis Sloan Rhonda Hawkins & Christopher Lee Smith The Sonsteby Family Charitable Trust SRS Real Estate Partners St. Ann Catholic Parish Stallings Foundation Steel Restaurant Stoneleigh Hotel & Spa The Sunshine Foundation Ty Commercial Group, Inc. The UPS Foundation The Wachovia Foundation The Ward Family Foundation William & Sylvia Zale Foundation $2,500 - $4,999 Bill Anderson Diane Buchanan & Rick Andrew An Anonymous Philanthropic Fund of the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation Aspire HR, Inc. Marcella & Weldon Baird Bank of America Matching Gifts Program Deno Barroga Katherine Beams 1 of 3 Kathi & Michael Benoit Bernbaum Magadini Architects Yasmin & Vikrant Bhatia Black, Mann & Graham, L.L.P. Brad Cecil and Associates Brinker International Candy & Irwin J. Brown Vivian W. & Steven O. Brown Betty & Rodney Bryan Cardiovascular Provider Resources, L.P. Jo Ann & George Caruth Eileen & Mark Cason Chamberlain's Fish Market Grill Christ United Methodist Church, Farmers Branch Melissa K. & Thomas N. Clark Mary Clyburn Lee Coleman & Dr. Susan Hubbard Culinaire International, Inc. CVS Caremark Charitable Trust Daimler Chrysler Services Dakota's Restaurant Dallas Social Venture Partners Fund of the Dallas Foundation Linda Davis Janese & Richard Deitch Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Richard Drysdale Echol Bible Church The Edward Henry Family Ann Folz Steven Foster Janette & J.R. Foster Laura & Norman Foster Clifford L. Friedman Fuse Restaurant Gene Garrett Jackie George David Gluck Donna & Louis Grabowsky Grand Prairie ISD Athletes David Greenstone HCC Life Insurance Company Magda Girgis & Connie Jenkins Vivian Heder Ellen Barry & Larry Herold Highland Park High School Erin & Al Hill, III Hillcrest Foundation Ynette & James Hogue Hotel ZaZa Stephen Horn Sara Huebner Robert Hyatt Sarah & Brice Jackson The Jeffrey A. Carter Foundation Jim White Media Carolyn L. & Chris A. Johnson Joseph Johnson JP Morgan Chase Foundation Matching Gifts and Volunteer Programs Kahn Charitable Foundation Richard Kantrud Marcia & Mark Kawalek Julia Keith Kenny's Wood Fired Grill Kirby's Steakhouse - Dallas The Kline Family Foundation Irene & Samuel Kogutt KPMG, LLP Kristen & Randy Lackner The Landmark Restaurant Kelly & Brett Lashley Lawry's The Prime Rib Imagine...A World Without Hunger. 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year Miriam Lee Jeffrey Lohman Luther King Capital Management Mammen Glass & Mirror, Inc. Martin W. & Bettie J. Halsell Foundation Trust Sherrie Martin Lee Ann Mason McAfee Matching Gift Program The McDowell Family Trust Dail Mengelkoch Chris Messick Methanex Services, Inc. Sylvia & Ronald Meyer Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Miranda Partners, L. P. Annell Moore Mr. & Mrs. Scott Moran Christine & Robert Morris Nancy & Clay Mulford Patrick Mullins Neiman Marcus Group Matching Gift Program Nick & Sam's Steak House Northern Trust The Oceanaire Seafood Room Laura & Sean O'Leary Olympus America Inc. The Pack Family Foundation The Palm Restaurant Panattoni Development Company Kevin Parke Kellie & Christopher Parrick Betty Peck Diane & Barry Perkins Jim, Brenda, & Josh Perkins Elizabeth Peters Pizza Inn Robert Pollock Pro-Style Associates Robert Quinby Deborah Rader Rapid Power Management Carolyn & Karl Rathjen David Rathkamp John Redfern Catherine & James C. Richards Linda and Frank Roby Rogers-O'Brien Construction Co., Ltd. Evelyn P. & Edward W. Rose III Rosen Systems, Inc. Roy's Hawaiian Fusion Salum Restaurant Sambuca Peter Sandmore Cathy & David Schweitzer Kristi Sheffy Shinsei Shoemaker Family Fund Sue Sloan S.M. Wright Foundation Purcell Smith Society of Design Administration, Dallas Chapter Smiley's Studio Glenda Smith Marriott Solana Sprint Foundation Steve Fields Steak and Lobster Lounge Bobby Steveson Roderick Stoker TAC Americas, Inc. T-Mobile USA, Inc. Rita J. & Burton M. Tansky Mr. & Mrs. Gary Taraba Imagine...A World Without Hunger. Tatum, LLC Tenet Healthcare Foundation Cynthia L. & Jay E. Tenney Texas Food Bank Network Sharon & Edward Troy Truluck's Seafood, Steak, & Crab House UPS Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Venture Commercial Management, LLC Caruth/Preston Road Associates, Ltd. Viscern, Inc. Wal-Dot Foundation Wal-Mart Stores WebMD Karen & Dr. Howard Weiner L. Weirich Wells Fargo Foothill Group, Inc. Mark White Donald Wines Carolyn Winkler Helen Wolford Jon Wolkenstein Paige & Grant Yaney Young Boozer Family Foundation Zelle, Hofmann, Voebel, Mason & Gette $1,000 - $2,499 Nancy & David Aboulafia ACGG, Inc. E. W. Adams James Adams Jennifer Adams Adelmo's Ristorante Adobe Systems Incorporated Matching Gift Program Advancial Federal Credit Union Aetna Foundation, Inc. AGIA Inc. AIG Human Resources Patti & Bill Alcorn V. Alford Ruth Alhilali All Faith Fellowship Church Cynthia A. Hennessy & Robert B. Allen The AMA Trust Mr. & Mrs. Jim Andress Andrews Distributing Company of North Texas Anne & Larry Angelili Anonymous Michael Anthony Lee Arning Marlene Arrambide Stella Ashley Assurance Consulting 3, Inc. Avelo Mortgage B & B Barden's Bookit, Inc. Babich & Associates, Inc. Sunil Balgobin Bank of America United Way Campaign Barbara Buzzell, Inc. Andrea B. & Jonathan B. Bard Barrett, Burke and Wilson Jacqueline & Michael Barrett Scott Barrett Noel Barrick Vicki Bass Peter Bausbacher Katrina & Paul Bassel Baylor Health Care System 1 of 3 David Beck Jane & James Bedenbaugh Susan & Charles Behl Rebecca Bell Norma L. Bellamy Monty Bennett Cathryn Berryman Big "D" Little Birds Big Lots! Bill's Fund of Communities Foundation of Texas Paige Bingham Robert Dale Bird Diane & David Birk Shari Birnbaum Blackfinn Restaurant & Saloon Mary & John Blanchett David Blaylock Barbara B. & Richard Blaylock The Blue Goose International Texas Chapter Marc Blumberg Robert Book The Bryant & Nancy Hanley Foundation Inc. Pam & John Borders Dr. Muriel Boreham Phil Boriack Doris & Anthony Borino Richard Boss Nancy & Bob Bowen John Bowen William Bowles Rebecca Brady Brice Family Charitable Fund II of Communities Foundation of Texas (Gail Griswold and Bill Brice, Jr.) Robert Brielmaier Bright Realty Ltd. Colleen & Barney Brinkmann, Jr. George Bright Maureen Murry & A. Compton Broders Lael & Peter Brodsky Sharon & Henri Bromberg Charles Brooks Keri Brookshire Gloria Brown Mr. & Mrs. James D. Brown, Jr. Diane & Richard Brummel Susan & Peter Brundage Rosario Brusniak Karen Brustman Erin Bryant Buddhist Light International Association Glenda & James Burford H. L. Burgess Jennifer & Bill Burkhalter Mary Burkhead Kathleen & R. D. Burton Sydney Burton Mr. & Mrs. Steve Byrd Jay Bys Bonnie Caldwell Calvert Social Investment Foundation Capital Distributing Capstar Commercial Real Estate Services, LTD Pam & Lane Cardwell Rita Carlile Shari & Bryan Campbell Angela Caronia Gladys Carr Brian Cartmell 17 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year Luberta Carter Ronald Cathey The Catholic Foundation Jonina Chan Kay & Randal Chance Cliff Chapman David Cherry Alissa K. & Brent E. Christopher Church of the Incarnation Cisco Systems, Inc. Doug Clark Mr. & Mrs. Stephen W. Clark Rebecca Cobb Susan & Chris Cockrell Codel, Inc. Ellen & Jeffrey Cohen Henry Coke Cole Investigative Agency James Coleman Commercial Metals Company Serena & Thomas Connelly Con Agra Foods Foundation Nancy Cook Hal Coon Maxine Cooper Shirley Cooper Tracey & Scott Copeland Coppell Independent School District Margaret Cortez Billie Cox Dorothy & Webb Cox Mary & Dale Cox Paige & Scott Cox CreditAnswers, LLC The Crescent Club Harriet Crews Richard Crosby Katherine & Harlan R. Crow Cru' A Wine Bar Judy & Cullen Cullers Claire Curtis Custer Road United Methodist Church CWS Apartment Homes, LLC Daily Grill - Dallas DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas LLC Dallas Brewery Building Dallas Chapter of Credit Unions Dallas Claims Associations, Inc. Dallas Karma Thegsum Choling Anthony Darwin Jan & Steve Davidson Patricia & Martin Davidson Barbara Davis Theresa & Jeff Davis Constance & Kamal Daya Tracy & Donald Dean Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Deline Cara & Daniel Demarco Dependable Auto Shippers Mary June Deprez Pamela Derouen The Dervish Club Tammy & Steven K. Dewolf Diana & Richard Strauss Foundation Dickies Medical Uniforms Chris Dickey Anne & Bernard DiFiore Karen Dixon Son Do Christy Doering Michael Dorman Double HH Realty Services, LLC Jeff Dougan 18 Janie & James Douglas Deborah & Robert Dove David Dowler DSC Leasing Duffau Baptist Church David & Linda Duhon Doris M. & Joe Dujka Deborah Dyer Vikki & Mike Eastland Edith and Herbert Stehberg Charitable Trust Darren Eagle Ruth Edmondson Paige & Scott Elphingstone Cynthia K. Engles Equity Residential Foundation Richard Evens Executive Interests, LTD ExxonMobil Foundation, Inc. Marybeth Ezaki & Bob Bucholz Nancy Feaster Paula Felps Peter Fenner Amy & Lee Fikes Financial Executives International - Dallas Chapter Betty Fineman Dr. & Mrs. Philip Fischer Nancy J. & Gary Edd Fish Jodie & Lane Fletcher Guida, Slavich & Flores Susan & Tom Fogarty Alan Folz Foodservice and Vending Sales David Fortune Patrick Foster Fox International Ltd., Inc. David Fox Margie Frank Sandy & William French Tiffany & Dick Frank Lloyd Freeman Michelle Gabelmann Carolyn Gaffney Margaret Galligan Helen & Howard Garfield Henry & Daryl Gelender Gerald Gallagher Marilyn & Howard Gay Johnny Getum Georgiana Gibson Amira Gibbons Dawn & John G. Gibbs Joe Gibson Betty Givens Carl & Dixon Glaze Ruth Gluck Bobbye Lee & Reverend Charles Godbey Thomas Goodwin Joanna & David Greenstone Jewel & Ralph Gretzinger Jessica & Chuck Griege Goetz Family Philanthropic Fund Deborah L. Mut & Richard Goff Goldberg Family Foundation Irrevocable Trust Goldman, Sachs & Co. Matching Gifts Kathy Booth & David Goodson Karen & Ralph Gordon Goss Michael Foundation Sharla & Corey Gottschalk Becky Goza Robert Granoff Nelson Greenfield 1 of 3 Patty & Terry Gresham GMAC Joe Griffith Todd Griffith Group & Pension Administrators, Inc. Michael Guadarrama Guaranty Federal Bank Joseph Guida Gulf Trust Charles Gummer Rupali & Verinder Gupta Frances & Tim Hafer Pamela Hagan Steven Hagemann Patricia Hague Janelle & Neal Hail Theresa Halff Catherine Tucker & Blakeley Hall Sheldon Hall Mr. & Mrs. John Hammack Brian Hanagan Stephen Hancock Hankinson Levinger, LLC Julie Hankinson Mary Hardinger Susan & Bobby Harjo Harmon Foundation Incorporated Curtis Harshaw Doyle Hartman Michael Hart Hattie's Restaurant, Inc. Dennis Healy Terri Heard Ms. Kathy Muldoon & Dr. Robert Hendler Ray Henke Henry C. Beck, Jr. Charitable Lead Trust Bernard Hewett Hewlett Packard Finance Operations Howard Higginbotham Laura & K.R. Higgins Linda Hinton Ann & Lee Hobson Shelly M. & Garry Lee Hodges Robin & John Hogan Patsy & David Holder Jennifer Holguin Julie Holmer Helen Wathen & Micky Holmes Eddie Holt Marla & Chris Hood Hotels.com Patricia Houck The Howard & Leslie Schultz Family Foundation Rogene & Douglas Howard HR Benefits Randall Hulme Royce Humpert Gayle & Don Hurst Michelle & Doug Huseby Tracy Huselton Carol Immel Indian Cultural Heritage Foundation Intuit Foundation Arlene Isaminger JCPenny Company, Inc. Mary Jackson Scott Jackson Jacobs Architects Rusty & John Jaggers Imagine...A World Without Hunger. 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year Delores & Robert Jajtner Josiah Jassen Camille & Richard Jefferson Peg & Bernard Jezercak Gene & Jerry Jones FamilyDallas Cowboys Charities William Johnson Robert Johnston A. F. Jones Carol & David Jones Kathryn & Michael Jones Louise & Edwin Jordan Kenneth Jorns JustGive.org Renee A. & Alan Kailer Kasmir Fabrics James Keay Gary Kelly Ketan Keshav Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc. Martha Kimmerling Jacquelyn & David Kindle Mary Kirby David Kirch Lewis Kirking Kirschner-Bookatz Family Foundation Nancy & Carl Klinke Erin Koechel The Korenvaes Family Foundation Kathryn Kreider Karen & William Kreighbaum Brenda Kringbaum Summer & Michael Krywucki The Kurkowski Family Charitable Fund Lynn M. & Randall D. Kurtz Robin & Steve Ladik Larry LaFontaine Julia Lamb Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity at SMU Camille & Jim Lamoureux Tim Lark Catherine Lavie Law Offices of Cheryl Engelmann Lois & B. W. Lawson Leslie & David Lawson Cathy & Don Leatherman Susan Lehnortt Debbie & Richard Lemon Leonard Sloan & Associates Ron Leverock Carol & John Levy Lewisville ISD Council of PTAs Patricia & Robert Lium Lyle & Deborah Livingston LKS Foundation, Inc. Julie & Douglas Logan Lone Star Cyclist Association Lloyd Lowe Ellen & Bobby Lowry Maureen Luby Edith Lycke Rev. Katherine G. Lyle Leslie MacLean Nan & Edward Macleod John MacPete The Maggie Funk Philanthropic Fund Kay & Dennis Magill Mary Mahler Mankoff Family Foundation The Mansion on Turtle Creek Imagine...A World Without Hunger. Marjorie K. and Milton P. Levy Family Fund of Communities Foundation of Texas The Mark and Peggy Zilberman Family Charitable Fund Markit WSO Corporation Marshall B. & Dee Ann Payne Fund of Communities Foundation of Texas Robbie Marshall Andrew Martin Cory & Charlie Martin Micky Martin William Martin David Mason Martha Matthews Michael Matuson Max M. and Carol W. Sandfield Philanthropic Fund Debra May Michael McAdams Emily & Michael McAdams Kimberly & James McAfee Joanna McCallum Carla & Mark McClanahan Michael McClelland McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant Michael McCoy Paul McCrea James & Becky McCulley Ann McDonough Frances & Bill McElvaney Scott McGee Susan McKinney Jean McIntosh Donald McKinney Toni & Patrick McNutt Angela McQuien Joseph McQuillan Media Webconnect The Men's Downtown Bible Class Elizabeth Merrill Sandra & Douglas Metten John Meyer Carissa & Matthew Meyer Michael and Linda McMahon Family Foundation Mike Burkett Enterprises, Inc. Carolyn & David Miller Diana I. & Michael A. Miller Lee Ann & Vince Miller Suzanne Milot Janell & Conrad Mirochna Medora P. & Kenneth D. Monigold Sally & Joel Moore Theodora & Howard Morgan Laura & D. Scott Morris Debora & Charles Morrison Robin Moses Jennifer & Jon Mosle, III Mountain View Church of Christ Movie Tarvern Partners, LP MRG Restaurant Group, LP Sheryl Sunderman & Tom Mueller John Mulcahy Timothy Muldoon Jennifer & Jonathan Mullins Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. Mark Muratore Sue Murphy Sandy Nachman Rick Narramore National Resort Management Corp. Nations Residential Service 1 of 3 Pamela Neal Farhad Niroomand Vicki & James R. Noble Patricia Nobles North Texas Anesthesia Consultants, P.A. North Texas Hindu Mandir John O'Connor D. Olenzek Mary O'Meara Omniplan, Inc. Ann & Bill O'Neill Geoff & Natalie Osborn Donna & Mark Owen Lamar Ozley Panera Bread The Pant Family Pappas Restaurants, Inc. Paragon Painting, Inc. Park Cities Prime Lynna Parker Alton & Chris Parkes Jason Parrent Louise Weber & Larry Parsons Ida Patterson Ralene & Cliff Pauling Elaine J. & Trevor P. Pearlman Janie Tilford & Preston Pearson People Report Sean Perkins John Persons Jack Pew, Jr. Phil and Bo Warnick Family Charitable Fund of the Dallas Foundation Phoebe Perry Mark Phariss Laurie & Wade Phillips Virginia Phillips Courtney & Roger Picardo Carissa Pichon Jennifer Pierce PlainsCapital Bank Plano Petro Management, LLC Pamela, Henry & Steven Pluss Denise & David Pollack Pomodoro Corporation Celia Poole Post Hope Foundation, Inc. Primesource Building Products, Inc. Melissa & Blair Pogue Karen & Richard Pollock Mike Prather The Prayer Closet Marilyn & Harold Presgrove Jessie Price John Wiley Price Provincial Partners Inc. Jan & Charles Pruitt Natalie Pruitt Public Information Associates RAM Energy Resources, Inc. Randy's Steakhouse / R & D Food Services Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund Rebecca A. Hull Living Trust Daniel Rech Mary Beth Reid Thomson Reuters Lynn & Stephen Rexroat Helene Reynolds Richard A. Leach Company, LLC Gerri Richards Rick's Chophouse 19 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year Robert Ricketts Nancy & James Riddle Mindy & Scott Ringnald The Ritz-Carlton Robbie and John A. Raphael Philanthropic Fund Wendy J. Meyer & George P. Rodrigue Terry & Bert Romberg Mary & Timothy Rooney Dr. & Mrs. Gary Rose, MD Rothstein, Kass & Company, P.C. John Rothwell Jane & Chris Rowley The Rupert Living Trust Clara S. & Claud S. Rupert Bethany Russell Bridget Russell Paul Salcido Stephen Schlarb Dale Schmeltzle Herbert Schmieg Schneider National Foundation, Inc. Dr. Cynthia Schneidler & Dr. James Brodsky Mr. & Mrs. Ethan Schrader Mr. & Mrs. Gerrit P. Schuller Marsha & Ronald Scott Debbie & Ric Scripps Seegers Foundation James Seitz, Jr. Senderra Funding, LLC Ardeshir & Dana Shahraki Leodis & Elneeta Sharpe Marita Thompson & Paul Sheeran Nancy & Bill Short John Sigalos Annette Simmons Barbara & Walter Simmons Dianne & Gary Simpson Sandy & Mark Singer Patricia & John Slavich Joyce & James Slider David Smith Margaret & William Smith Patty & John Smith Richard Smith Mike Snider Michael Snow Mr. & Mrs. John D. Solana Barbara Sonn Sue Spellman Helen Spence Susan & Stephen Spencer Karen & David Spika Sprint Martha Squibb St. Martin's Wine Bistro Mark Stalzer Standard Furniture David Stark Joan & Stephen R. Steinbrink Stephan Pyles Concepts, LTD. Joan & Tom Stephens Kathleen & Paul Stephenson Susan & Bruce Stephens David Stewart Sterling Bank David Strasser Pamela E. & Richard M. Strickland Leila Stringer Mary Stroup Tracy & Randy Sutherlin Synthetic Designs Inc. Tail Wind International, Inc. Claire Taitte 20 Mr. & Mrs. Gary Taraba C. Albert Tatum John Taylor The Technology Studios LLC Tektronix Foundation Matching Gift Program Lesley Tellez Temple Shalom Texas de Brazil T. G. R. A., Dallas Chapter Kent Thele Bonnie & Robert Thiebaud Stewart Thomas Delores & Wilson Thomas Thompson & Knight Shari & Chuck Thompson Gene Thompson William Thompson A. Thompson Melva Thornton Ann & Clark Thurston Carolyn & Scott Tilden Carolyn Tilley Kristen Tinajero Debra Tippett Marcia Tittle Bob Titus Gail & Glenn Tobleman Drue Townsend Toyota of Lewisville Ted Treadaway TriQuint Semiconductor Aileen Trollinger Tubular Synergy Group, LP Rhonda Turner TXI Safety Department Melinda Uhrich United Methodist Women, Dallas/Denton USA DLS, Inc. Patricia & Jeffery Vandersall Varesources, Inc. Julia & Robert Verdon Verizon Foundation Vetter Foundation Judy Vetter Victory Tavern, LP Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. Mindy & Paul Vinton Mr. & Mrs. Stan A. Vlasimsky Richard Voet Martha Wach Marion & Roy Wadsworth Joy & Danny Waldron James Walker Linda & Larry Walker James Wallace Walter and Susan Cowger Charitable Fund Pamela Reinke & Jon Walter Janice & Athol Ware Taniqua & DeMarcus Ware Linda & Jeremy M. Wariner Yvonne Warner Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Warren, Jr. The Warwick Melrose Hotel Watel's Allen Street Cottage Lori & David Watkins Jennifer Watson Weathers Family Charitable Fund of Communities Foundation of Texas Philip Webb Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Susan Wetzel Judy Whetzel 1 of 3 Stacey White Mary & John Whitehead Mary Whitley Jacqueline & Robert Wiebe Calli Willett The William G. Dunlevy Family Charitable Fund C. R. & L. A. Williams Jennifer Williams Julie & Jeffrey Wille Joseph Wilson Jennifer & Michael Wimbish Derek Winch Lynn Wisdom Cherlyn Wise Michael Wisner Ron Witten Robbie Wittner Woodlands Woodmen of the World Lodge 978 Sears Woods Ms. Brenda Lauderback & Dr. Boyd Wright Grant Yaney Anne Yearta Phillip Young David Zehr Jeffrey Zwiebel $500 - $999 7-Eleven Inc. Jon Abel W. N. & R. M. Abraham Susan Abrahamson Martin Abrams Mallory Adams Robert Adams Loida M. Acker The Adolphus The Aidmatrix Foundation The Alan Gold Family Foundation Ruby Alexander Danny Allen Ruth & Ken Altshuler America First Insurance American Airlines, Inc. American Council of the Blind Dallas Area Chapter American Council of the Blind of Texas American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 424 Alvin Anderson Cynthia Anderson Mark Andrasco D. K. Andrew Jacquelyn Andrews Anonymous Apollo Draperies & Blinds LLC Linda & Robert Appel Arcadia Park Baptist Church Betty Armstrong James Arnott Bret Arriola Arthur's Prime Steaks & Seafood Shirley & Richard Ashby Marsha & Junior Aston Peggy & Barry Austin Avanti Ristorante Allen Aymond Penny Baccus Mitchell Baddour Francina & Stuart Baker Linda Baker Mr. & Mrs. Paul Bakouris Bain & Company Connie & Jeffrey Austin Imagine...A World Without Hunger. 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year Karla & George Barber Katy Barker Colleen Barrett Batrus Hollweg International Lester Baum Judith & Melvin Beard Leslie & J. Robert Beatty Charles Becker Sandra & Richard Beckert Belfor USA Group Inc. Charles Bell Mary W. & Daniel A. Bernal Lee Benton Berkley Surety Group BFA Holdings, LLC Barbara Bilger Susan Billings Matthew Bishop Ernie Black Christine & George Buchanan Kathryn & Russell Blake Heather Blandred Chris Blanton Christine Blanton Lisa & Steven Block Blue Mesa Grill Yvonne Boa Tamsin & Bruce Boardman Tami Boggs Gina Bond The Bone 93.3 Denise & Bart Bookatz Selma Bookatz Emmet Brady Peggy Braecklein Susie Breen Patrick Brewer Jeri & John Bridwell Doug Brooks Markeeta & John Brown Mason Brown, Jr. Lynn L. & Randolph E. Brown Rebecca & Ken Bruder G. R. Bryant Timothy Bryant Kelly Buckley Janai Buentello Kelly Bunting Keith Burtner Vincent Bush Preston Byrd C & J Spec-Rent Services, Inc. C & M Marine Aviation Services, Inc. C. Ray & Associates, Inc. Cambridge Homes Beverly & Michael Campbell Canon USA, Inc. Capital Mountain Holding Corporation Cardiology and Interventional Vascular Associates Fran & Bill Carter Fredi Carter John Carulli Mark Carter Suzanne Caruso David Casey The Catholic Czech Club Rebecca Chan Church of the Transfiguration Patrick Clagett Lindy Clark Nina Clark Gregory Clarke Charles Clarkson Bonnie Cobb Imagine...A World Without Hunger. Joni & Robert Cohan Brett Cohen Richard Cohn Colburn Peterson Williams Ray, LLP Deborah Coldwell Winton Coleman Brian Collett C. Fojtik Collins Sharon Collins Communities Foundation of Oklahoma, Inc. Con Am Management Corporation Nancy & John Condit Andrea Connolly Charles Cooper Sandy Cordova Corgan Associates, Inc. Cindy Cosman Eric Cotter Rhonda & Roger Cowie Kelley Cowles Jimmie Crawford Carrie & Brenton Croley Credit Suisse Securities Mr. & Mrs. Richard Cree Nancy & Greg Crook Dan Cullum Debbie Crumpler Julie Ann Dailey Daisy Brand, LLC The Dallas 40 Dallas Fish Market Dallas Kids Expo Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute Susan & David Daniel Gwen & Charles Davis David Davis Simri Davis Dawson State Jail Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Delgado Lou M. & Richard E. Delcamp Sherri & Terry Denkhaus William DeVane Laura & Clayton Devin Alexa Devine DFW Iscers DHAT Digestive Health Associates Stephen Dimmery Directorz District Office Employees Fund DLA Piper LLP (US) Jeffrey Dodson Donald J. McNamara & Joan P. McNamara Foundation The Donihoo Family Sandy & Howard Donsky Robert Dorough Robert Dotson Chris Drazek Sara Dryden Deborah & Fred Duewall Jeannie & Charles Duffey, Jr. Byron Dunn Ramona Durm Margaret Dyer E.L.M. Group, Inc. Frank Effland Steven Ehlers Elizabeth & Lester Ehrsam David Elder Susan & Lincoln Eldredge Cathy Elkins Lucille & Jerry Ellis Kimberley Elting Janeil M. Engelstad & Pamela Jane Miller 1 of 3 James Epstein Equipment Depot Joseph Escano Sally Estes Mary & Mitchell Fadel Patricia Fagadau Marcia & Irfan Farukhi Keith Fleming Michelle Fiaschetti Camille & Victor Figurelli Financial Executives International Susan L. & Charles S. Fish Donna Fisher FJC A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds Flamingo Juices, Inc. Ola & Randall Fojtasek Robert Folz Foodservices Solutions & Ideas Foundational Wellness, PC Todd Frank Mary E. & Theordore A. Fredericks Freedman Food Service of Dallas, Inc. Denise & Robert Friend Fritz Duda Company Monica Froebe Michael Fugett Michelle Funk J. C. Galbraith Sheila Gallagher Gaiatech, Inc. Galderma Matthew Gambill Gang Yan Diamond Products, Inc. Bernadette Garcia Andrew Gellman Christine Gelwick Genband Inc. Lisa & Jeffrey Genecov Alicia & Brian L. Gerber Geyercom, LLC Jody Gilbertson Henry Gilchrist Liza Gillespie Marguerite Glasgow Jeff Goldfarb Robert Glickert B. Glock Michael Glover Berta Goetz Wendy Goldman Parish Episcopal School Barbara Gollman Mr. & Mrs. Frank Gottschalk GP Shopping, LLC Grace Gathering, Inc. Sylvia Graft Mary Gray Susan Griffin Danita Grill The Grotto Connie & James Grube Joseph Guida Chris Guldi Randy Haben Haag Engineering, Co. Steven Hagemann Haggard Enterprises Limited, LTD Bob Hallmark Marsha & Mike Halloran Christopher Hamilton Peggy & John Hamm Gloria Hammack Mary Ellen Hanna Hardie's Fruit & Vegetable Co., Inc. 21 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year Matthew Harms Lynda & John Harrell Lawrence Harrington Behringer Harvard Thomas Halsey David Hart R. Chris Harvey Jess Hay Dot Haymann H. D. Vest Management & Services David Heard Health Care Strategies Beverly Heflin Ray C. Hemmig Susan & Joseph Henchal Janice Henderson Mary Henderson Jacquelin Hendrex Steve Henson Randy Hill Mary & Warren Hill HKS, Inc. Sandy & Stephen Ho Yiu Kee Ho The James Hodges Family Tres & Patrick Hodges Carol Hoffman Ellen & Rob Hoffman Scott Hoke Carolyn & Bryan Holland Barbara & Charles Hollweg The Home Depot 6809 Carol Hooks Debra & John Hubbard Nancy Ann Hunt Geraldine & Graeme Hunter Michael Hurd Hasina Hussain Mr. & Mrs. Donald Iglehart Interstate Tenant Advisors, LLC Julie & Charles Irsch Jim Ivy Gary Jackson Sally Copass Jackson & Hal Jackson Lori Jackson James & Marion Moore Living Trust Marcy & Walton James Jan Choplin Rolland Safe & Lock Company, LLC Patricia A. & Thomas R. Jefferies Susan Jefferies Jenkens & Gilchrist, PC Richard Jenkins Amy & Andrew Jent Carol Johnson Stephen Johnson Mimi & Steve Johnson The Jones Family Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Pat Jones John Jordan Louise Jordan John Jost JP Morgan Chase K. Lane Public Relations Stacy & Paul Kanneman Linda Karns Lori & Robert Karol Greg Kemp Kimball & Denise Smith Charitable Fund David Kimichik King of Glory Lutheran Church 22 Matthew Kiran Karen M. Kirby & Robert F. Leroy Lillian Fouche & Brett A. Kirstein Lisa Kittredge Claudia & David Knight Carol & George Kondos Kraig Korpela Robin Kosberg Susan & Allyn Kramer Krause Advertising, Inc. Candace & James Krause Kwik Kopy Digiprint Solutions For Business L & R Insulation Company La Cima Club Teresa & Philip Lack Yvette & Brian LaCroix Lake Lavon Parrot Head Club Land O'Lakes Food Service Jeanne & Robert Larson Lasalle Partners Gayle Lawson Trang T. Ma & Toi V. Le Patricia Villareal & Tom Leatherbury Melora & Bill Leiser Lee Financial Corporation Leah Lee Dave Levey John Lewis Sujane Lindberg Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP Bryan Lipinski Charles Livingston Kevin Lofgren Logolink Christie Long Sharon & Bernard Long Billie & Leroy Lott Jana Loyd Luminator A Mark IV Industries Company Kay & Dennis Lutes The Rebecca & Bobby Lutz Family Robert Lyon M'Lou & Tom Lytle Matthew Mabel Kristi MacDonald Cathy & Harold MacDowell, III Lisa Maestas Lucy & Rusty Mahaffey Kendell Mahanna Ann & Chris Mahowald Stephanie Malhiot Bruce Mamary The Marilyn Augur Family Foundation Jerry Marlatt David Martindale Martini Park Mason Brown Family Foundation, Inc. Kari Mason Heather Mathews Mary McArdle Faye McBride Phyllis & Tom McCasland Jean McCombs Patrick McCormick Barbara & Carl McGee Steven McIntosh Kassandra McLaughlin Megan & Casey McManemin 1 of 3 MDA Solutions, Inc. MDCA, Inc. Mecca Electronic Industries, Inc. Medical Edge Healthcare Group Mary Mendez Danika & Kip Mendrygal MetLife Dallas Small Market Mi Piaci Marsha Miller Juanita & Richard Miller Vicki & Michael Millican Lydia Minnett Duane Mitchell Ms. Linda J. Helton & Harvey R. Mitchell, III Matt Mollet Monitronics International, Inc. Christie & Carl Montz Moran & Company Southwest Region Wally Morgan Michael Morris Susan Morris Kenneth Morton Pat & Elizabeth Moyer Robert Mow Heribert Muensterer Linda Mulchin Ola Murphy Casey Murrell James Mwangi Ghassa Naim Nathan Maier Consulting Engineers Inc. NEC Electronics America, Inc. Nexen Petroleum USA, Inc. Jane & Michael Nicolais George Nichols Tim Nichols Nina B. Work Revocable Trust Nissan North America, Inc. Richard Norris North Texas Olds Club The North Texas Scuba Retailers Association Lee Ann & Joe Norville Jill & Michael Nowell Oak Cliff Christian Church Ed O'Brien Jennifer & David Okamoto Ginny Olmstead Gary Olsen OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program Rebecca Ormsby P. E. Pennington & Company, Inc. Palomino Euro Bistro Parigi Parish Mission Mar Thoma Church of Dallas Park Place Lexus Kevin Parma Archana Patel Nita & Manoj Patel Marvin Pautsch Arthur Pavlovsky Colin Pearce The Pearl Ritz Fund Christine Pearson Gerry Pearson Rena Pederson Pediatricians of Dallas, PA Brad Pence Matthew Penner John Penson Imagine...A World Without Hunger. 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year Bette Perot The Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program Peggy Pharris Jan Pierce Sunny Pillow Lillian & Jon Pinkus Betty Pitchford Laurie & Todd Platt Sallie & Brown Plummer The PNL Companies Leah Pollman Gaby Polous Marilyn & Robert Pope PoPoLos Cafe Rica H. B. Potenz & Mark E. Bengston John Prather Shannan Pratt Preston North Lion's Club Kimberly & Randy Price Print Team Peter Punzmann Sharon Quarles Helma Rabal Rafain Do Brasil, LLC Marcia & Bill Rafkin Kyle Ragsdale M. Carolyn Raiser RAM Energy Rambouillett Book Club Julie & Jacob Ratner Kathleen Ray Patricia & Stan Reeder Lori & Tom Reisenbichler Julie Rekieta Richardson Church of the Nazarene Gerald Reihsen Louis Requena Mary & Jack Reynold Georgia Rieken Right Management Consultants Denise & Steve Ring Christopher Ripley Annette Rivera Mary Rixford The RJN Foundation, Inc. M. Susan & J. Michael Roach Brett Robinson Katherine Verner & V. Mark Robison Brian Rodgers Melody & Richard Rogers Richard Rosalez Carolyn Rosenbaum Brent Rosenthal James Ross Sarah Roth Lizzie & Dan Routman Jami Roux Brenda & Tim Rudd Erwin Ruggles Rumsey Pharmacy, Inc. Dale Rushing Dayna Russell Rebecca Russell Ruth C. & Charles S. Sharp Foundation Quinn Sanford Jo Anne Sanchez Greg Schaffner Kim & Brent Sheffield Sandra Schulte Christina & Cody Sears Imagine...A World Without Hunger. The Second Floor-Westin Galleria Jack Seidel Mark Sharkey Karen Shearrer Suzanne Shelton Jonathan Sher Brenda Shorter Debra & Randy Shulkin Deanna & Wesley Sinclair Luther Slay Joyce Slocum Joan Smallshaw Desmond Smith Faye Smith Glenda & Michael Smith Michele Smith Nancy Smith Nathan Smithson Richard Snyder Kathleen Soch South Dakota Royalty Mark Southam Southwest Airlines Southwest Corporate FCU Brent Spaeth Jason Spahr Judy S. & Marshall G. Spangler Gary Spinell Paul Spining Judith & Marshall Sprigg Dawn Springer St. Monica Catholic Church Ann & Robert Steffler Tina & Edward Stelnicki Christi & Ardis Stembridge Michele Stephens Rabbi Nancy Kasten & Rabbi David Stern Meribeth H. & William E. Stevens Laurie Z. & James B. Stevenson Ferguson Stewart Ann Stewart-Carr Rod Strohl David Stelter Charlotte Stockard Linda Stokes Scott Strickland Studio 206 Louise Suder Sullivan's Steakhouse Suite Interiors of America, LLC Michael Surovik The Susan Schwarts Philanthropic Fund Brice Tarzwell Elizabeth & Ronald Taylor TBG Partners Charavarthy Terlapu Lyle Teska Texas Rangers Women's Club Texas Scottish Rite Hospital Texas Society of Professional Engineers-Dallas Chapter Think Band Amanda & Keith Thode Shelley & Mike Thomas Tammy Thomas The Thompson Family Charitable Fund Michael Thornton David Tilley Time Warner Cable Shared Service Center 1 of 3 Frank Tobin Susan Tobin Jonathan Toman Gary Toretti Karin Torgerson Ramon Torres Saul Torres Tracey Taylor Trademark Property Company Tramontana Elizabeth & Edgar Treadaway Michael Trombello Trewitt Trust The Truemper Family Charitable Fund Shin Ban Tsai Ellen & Josh Ungerman University of Phoenix Utility Systems Solutions Bobby James Vasquez Patricia Vaughan Verado Energy Inc. Carol & John Vesey Jan Vrielink Alice & David Wagoner Kay & Kerry Walbridge Timothy Watson Mitra Valatabar Harrell & Herbert Wayne Sarah & Tom Webster Nathan Weiss Lloyd Wheeler Jeffrey Whitman Jane & Barry Weiman Scott Wells Welton USA, LTD Cynthia Wenban Lorraine & Kevin Wessels Brian Westgate Westwood Management Pat Whatley Emily Wilkins Bettina & Paul Williams Kathy & Lawrence Wilson Jennifer & Justin Winter Daniel Wolfe Ann & Raymond Wooldridge Margaret Wysong XO Communications Elizabeth Yancey Robert Yaquinto & Petrine Abrahams Hector Ybanez Ruth Yeager Thomas Yoder York Street Restaurant Carole & James Young Angela & Luis Zambrano Zandra Estess Jenny & Steve Zimmerly Neil Zucker 23 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year 1 of 3 FOOD DONORS 1st Global 588 Lofts 7-Eleven, Inc. 99 Only Stores Abbott Labratories Abbott Nutrition ABC Pest & Lawn Service ABC Radio Networks Accenture ACE Cash Express AchieveGlobal ACORN Housing Association Acosta, Inc. Adkerson Hauder & Bezney, P.C. Advance Business Capital LLC Advance Transport Inc. Aegis Ltd. AEP Span AFI Dallas Agrolabs Inc. AIG Air Liquide AirTrans Freight Services, Inc. AIU Holdings, Inc. Bernard Akenes Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Albertson's LLC Alcatel-Lucent Alco Delivery Service Tabassum Ali AlixPartners Allen, Inc. Allen Philharmonic Symphony & Orchestra Chorus Alliance Data Systems, Inc. Allied Marketing Group, Inc. Allied Waste Services BFI Alpha Epsilon Delta, Inc. Alpha Gamma Delta Alpha Phi Omega Alpine Food Distributing, Inc. Alternative Distributors, Inc. Hamilton Altman Alvarez & Marsal Holdings, LLC AMC Warehouses Inc. America First Insurance Company American Airlines American Express Company American Food Service American Heart Association, Inc. American Hospice Foundation American Messaging Services, LLC The American National Red Cross American Welding AmeriCold Logistics Monioc N. Anderson Apex Apple & Eve LLP Arbors Las Colinas Archer Western, Herzog Arctic Express Armed Forces Reserve 24 Armour-Eckrich Meats LLC Cason Armstrong ARS Rescue Rooter ASD Healthcare Aspect Software, Inc. Associated Air Center Associated Wholesale Grocers Assured Self Storage AT&T ATI Enterprises, Inc. Atlanta Community Food Bank Atlas Copco Secoroc ATX Group AutoNation Avenida Crossing Apartments AWS NTS Babcock & Brown Limited Bachman Recreation Center Back Consultants René Baker Bakery Express Bandidos MC Worldwide Bank of America, N.A. Bank of Texas, N.A. Marquis Banks Bankston Chevrolet Barbara Bush Elementary School Barilla Bay Area Food Banks Baylor Health Care System Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation at Gaston Baylor Regional Medical Center Bella Vida at Ridgeview Country Club Ben Milam Elementary School Bent Tree Child Development Center Berger Engineering Company Bernstein Global Wealth Management Bertrand's Inc. Best Maid Products, Inc. Bethany Elementary School BlackFinn Rodney Blue Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Blue Goose, International Blue Line Foodservice Distributing Boeing Service Company Bombardier Aerospace Borden Milk Products Borderland Food Bank Bowie Elementary School Brandenburg International School Bridgford Foods Corporation Bright & Co. Brink's Incorporated Brinker International Susan Clot De Broissia Brookhaven Country Club Brookshire Grocery Company Yousef Bryan Bryles Research, Inc. Buddha's Light International Association, BLIA Bush Brothers and Company C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. C.R. England Trucking Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Larkey Calloway Campbell Soup Company Brands LP Canon U.S.A. Canstruction Capital Area Food Bank of Texas Capital One Capital One Auto Finance Inc. Carbon's Golden Malted Cardinal Health, Inc. Cargil Produce Company Cargill, Incorporated Caritas of Waco Carolina Logistics Services Inc. The Carriage House Companies, Inc. Carrol Clinic Carroll Fulmer Logistics Corporation Carrollton Health and Rehabilitation Center Cartamundi USA Castle Gap Jewelry Co. Castle Montessori Cathedral of Faith Church Catholic Czech Club CB Richard Ellis CCCS of Greater Dallas, Inc. CCSI Cedar Creek Housing Celanese Corporation Central Life Science Central Market Central Refrigerated Service, Inc. Centre of Physical Rehab Cesar Chavez Learning Center CF Chefs, Inc. CFMA CFS North America, Inc. Chandler Signs Chaparral Fruit Sales, Inc. Charlene Lingo Charon Fellows Church Charter Builders, LTD Danny Cheatham The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants Children's Medical Center Dallas Childtime Learning Center Chiquita Brands International, L.L.C. CHR Solutions, Inc. Christian Community Action Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Citigroup CitiMortgage Inc. Citizens Development Center City Credit Union City of Dallas City of Dallas - Dallas City Hall Imagine...A World Without Hunger. 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year City of Garland Fire Department Clark Consulting Clark Road Church of Christ Classic Coach Update Classic Mazda of Denton Classic Rehabilitation, Inc. John Clemons The Clorox Company CMA The Coca-Cola Company COI Foodservice Colemont Brokerage Group Inc. Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Collin County Community College District Colonial Bank Columbia Fresh Produce Erasmo Colunoh Comerica Bank Community Supervision Department Companion Data Services, LLC CompuCom Systems, Inc. Computer Service Corp. ConAgra Foods, Inc. Congregation Beth Israel Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas - Art Lab & Third Space Convergint Technologies LLC Cooper & Scully, P.C. Cooper Adventures Cooper Clinic Copart, Inc. Coppell Inependent School District Core Carrier Corporation Cornerstone Chem-Dry Costco Wholesale Corporation Countrywide Home Loans Court Reporting Institure Crate&Barrel Creation Technologies Crestone Group Baking Companies Crestside Facilities Corporation Crete Carrier Corp. Mat Crist Crosswood Associates, Inc. Curves DBA Ideal Fitness Curves for Women CVS Caremark CVS Caremark Distribution Center D Magazine D. Anderson & Company D&M Carriers Dale & Thomas Popcorn Dallas Airmotive Dallas Arboretum Dallas Area Pharmacy Association The Dallas Association for Financial Professionals Dallas Athletic Club Imagine...A World Without Hunger. Dallas Bar Association Dallas Central Appraisal District Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau Dallas County Dallas County Community College District Dallas County Community Supervision & Corrections Department Dallas County Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program Dallas County Schools Dallas County Tax Office Dallas Employment Services Dallas Fire Department Dallas Indian Community Dallas Jobs, Inc. Dallas Kids Expo Dallas Lite & Barricade, Inc. The Dallas Opera Guild Dallas Parochial League Dallas Plate Dallas Public Library Dallas Regional, National Alliance of Black School Educators Dallas South Lions Club Dallas Stars, L.P. Dallas Transfer and Terminal Warehouse Co. Dallas/Fort Worth Case Management Society of America The Dannon Company, Inc. Dart Employees Dave & Buster's, Inc. David W. Carter High School Dawn Food Products, Inc. Dazzlepie Partners, LTD DC Logistics DCI Cheese Company R. H. Deadman Dean Foods Debt Settlement America DECA Inc. Defence Food Show Event at Sheraton Dallas Hotel Fabian DeLeon Deloitte Development LLP The Delta Companies Democracy Toolbox Cynthia Denbow Tanya & John Denton Denton Creek Elementary Desert Glory, Ltd. Desoto Freshman Campus DFI Gold Rush DFW Hospital Council DFW Produce Co. Direct Energy, LP Directorz Inc. Disciples Women's Ministry Diversified Foods, Incorporated Diversified Products Division Dobie Primary School Dole Food Company, Inc. 1 of 3 Domino's Pizza Don Miguel, Inc. Double Diamond Co. Double HH Realty Services, LLC Dr Pepper Snapple Group Dr Pepper StarCenter Dresser Inc. Dry Clean Super Center DSC Truck Services Dymatize Enterprises, Inc. Eagle Transmission Earth 1st Recycle Center Inc. East Side Entrees Ebby Halliday Real Estate, Inc. Ecolab Inc. - GCS Food Service Equipment Parts & Service Ecolab/GCS Ed & Compton Sylvest Edge Packaging Systems Edward Don & Company Edward H. Cary Middle School EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. Bernie Ehrier El Centro College Elbit Systems Ltd. Eliza's Skin Care Ellis County Back Institute Embcc EMC Mortgage Corporation Empire Terminal Warehouse EnCana Corporation Epi Breads Episcopal Church of the Annunciation Equinox Equity Residential Ericsson Escalon Premier Brands ESI International, Inc. eSports Partners Essilor of America, Inc. Europa Sports Products Inc. Brundy Evans Everest College Ewing Auto Group Examination Management Services Inc. Exchange Logistics Exercise Kindness Explorations Preparatory School Exxon Mobil Corporation Fairmeadows Elementary School Family Medical Center at Garland Family Union Faribault Foods, Inc. Farmers Branch Church of Christ Farmers Fruit and Vegetable Farmland Foods, Inc. Taylor Farms FedEx FedEx Office Feeding America FelCor Lodging Trust FEMA 25 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year FFE Transportation Inc. Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist Firewheel Church First Choice Power Special Purpose, L.C. First Food Co. First Place Foods First Revenue Assurance Corporation First United Methodist Church of Sachse Flamingo Juices Inc. Flextronics International Focus Learning Academy Food for Neighbors Food of Love FoodSource, Inc. Fossil, Inc. Foster Farms Frank D. Moates Elementary School LaBrasha Franklin Franklin American Mortgage Company Inc. Fraternal Order of Eagles Fred F. Florence Middle School Frederick Douglass Elementary School Freeman Freestone Food Bank, Inc. Freestore Foodbank Fresh Express Frito-Lay North America, Inc. Frugé Seafood Company Fruit Patch Inc. Frymire Services, Inc. Fundraising Specialists of Texas FUNimation Productions, LTD Future Food Gaedeke Group, LLC Galardi Group, Inc. Gamma Phi Beta The Gardens of Richardson Garland High School Gateway Charter Academy Gaylord Texan Hotel & Convention Center GE Capital GE Healthcare GEICO General Dynamics Corporation General Electric Company General Mills, Inc. Genesis Women's Shelter GIM Go-Givers The Ginger Man Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas GlaxoSmithKline plc Glazer's Glazier Foods Company Glen Arbor Apartments Global Foods GMAC GMAC - AT&T Solutions God of the City Food Drive Mark Godat, MD Going Bonkers Golden Rule Charter School Good Source Inc. 26 The Goss-Michael Foundation Scot Goun Grace Academy of Dallas Grand Bank of Texas Grand Estates at Founders Park Apartments Grant Thornton LLP Grayhawk The Great American Restaurant Green & McGregor Family Green Valley Food Corp. Greenlight Marketing Greystar Greystar Dallas Region Grubb & Ellis Company Guaranty Bank Rey Guia Guitar Center, Inc. Gulf Rice Milling, Inc. Guyer High School Cheerleaders H. J. Heinz Company Billy Hall Hall Financial Group Ham I Am! Hanley Wood Exhibitions Harold's Stores Inc. Ronald Harris Harry H. Price & Son, Inc. HCA North Texas H-E-B Healds Valley Farms Health Direct/AIG Heartland Express Hebron Community Church Margaret Hegboum Henneman Engineering, Inc. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Elementary School The Hershey Company Hidden Ridge Apartments on the Canal Terri High High Plains Food Bank High Tech Institute Inc. Highland Oaks Church of Christ Highland Park Middle School Highland Springs Hillcrest High School Hip Mommy & Me Hirakata Farms The Hockaday School Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts Holiday Park Apartments The Home Depot U.S.A. Inc. Home Healthcare Partners LLC Hooters of America Hot Sauce Harry's Hotels.com, L.P. Houston Food Bank Howard Hughes Medical Institute HUB International Limited HUB International Rigg Hudson Advisors Humphrey & Associates Inc. Hunton & Williams Hutchins State Jail 1 of 3 Hyatt Regency Dallas Hydraquip Ideal Sales, Inc. Idearc Media LLC Ignition Bass Imagination Station Daycare Imperial Sugar Company Ingredients Plus InSight Health Corp. Integra Hospital Plano International Traders Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Inventus IREM ISN Software Corp. ITT Technical Institute J&J Produce J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Jackson Middle School Jacobson Companies Jamba Juice Company Jani-King International, Inc. Jasper High School Jim Adler & Associates JMC Restaurant Distribution Tom Johnson Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. Michelle Jones Jones Lang LaSalle Staubach JPMorgan Chase & Co. Judd, Thomas, Smith & Company, PC Kay Chemical Company Keller Williams Elite Kellogg NA Co. Ken Suter Car Care Kenexa Kerns Beverages, LLC Kerr Elementary School Keystone Fruit Marketing, Inc. Kforce Inc. Kiest Valley Estates Homeowners Association Kikkoman Corporation KIPP Truth Academy Kiwanis Div.2 KLLM Transport Services Knight Refrigerated Knight Transportation, Inc. KPMG LLP Kracker Enterprises LLC Kraft Foods Inc. Kroger (Hunger Link) The Kroger Company Kroger Food Show Kroger NALC Food Drive L. V. Stockard Middle School La Familia Distributing LA Food Services La Madeleine de Corps, Inc. La Mexicana Tortilla Factory La Mirada La Petite Academy Labatt Food Service Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings Imagine...A World Without Hunger. 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year Harry Lackey Lady of America Lake Highlands Elementary School Lake Highlands High School Lake Highlands Homeowners' Association Lake Highlands Junior High School Lakeview Apartments Lakewood Elementary School Lakewood Greens Apartments LALA Foods, Inc. Lamar Companies Inc. Land O'Lakes, Inc. Laredo-Webb County Food Bank LCT Transportation Services Learning Care Group, Inc. Legacy Christian Academy Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. The Lemmons Company Leo's Foods Inc. Leonides Gonzalez Cigarroa, M.D. Elementary Leslie A. Stemmons Elementary School LevelTen Interactive Ashley Lewis Lewisville Idependent School District Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Life at the Table Life School Red Oak Little Debbie Snacks Lobo Tortilla Factory, Inc. Lockheed Martin Corporation Loewinsohn Flegle Deary LLP Lone Star Comics Inc. Lone Star Transportation, LLC Jessica Lopez Diana J. Lowry LSG Sky Chefs Lug USA, LLC Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary School M&M Packaging, Inc. M.R.S. Macy's, Inc. Mahard Egg Farm, Inc. The Main Attraction Malone's Cost Plus Supermarkets Marc Samuels Jewelers Mark Twain Elementary School Marquez Brothers International Inc. Marriott International, Inc. Marsalis Avenue Church of Christ Martin Luther King Jr. Learning Center Martin Transportation Systems Martinelli Foods Master's Distribution Co. Inc. Maui Foods International Mazda Motor Corporation Imagine...A World Without Hunger. MBM FoodService Distribution McCoy Elementary School Rebecca Carr-McKenzie McKesson Corp. Meadowbrook School Medical Clinic of North Texas, P.A. Medieval Times Mercedes-Benz Financial Methodist Richardson Medical Center MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. MGC Mortgage, Inc. Mi Escuelita Preschool, Inc. Michaels Stores, Inc. Micro Turbo Inc. Microsoft Mid-Michigan Food Bank Middle College High School Middlebrook Dryden Carter Milestone Management Millennium Minyard Food Stores, Inc. Mission Bautista Mission Ranch Apartments Mitchell International, Inc. Mizkan Americas, Inc. Moises E. Molina High School Clarissa Mollenhaven Monaco Park Apartments Montecito Creek Moore Lawn & Garden The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center Mosaic Sales Solutions Holdings company Mountain View College MountainKing Potatoes Mrs. Baird's Bread Mrs. C's Foods & Kosher Bakery MSS Construction Muslim American Society MW Logistics My Storage Space N & H Plumbing Services, Inc. Nabisco Naked Juice Company Nathan Adams Elementary School National Care Network National Charity League, Inc. National Freight National Health Insurance Company The National Latino Peace Officers Association Greater Dallas Chapter Naturally Fresh Naumes, Inc. NEC Corporation of America Neiman Marcus neopost Shawna Nesbitt Nestlé Nestlé Waters North America NetScout System, Inc. Councilman David A. Neum New Friendship Baptist Church New Rising Fenix, Inc. 1 of 3 New St. Peter's Presbyterian Church New Sun Produce NFI NFL Moms Niagara Bottling, LLC Cynthia Nickelburg Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation Noble Royalties, Inc. Nokia Fitness Center Nordstrom, Inc. North Central Distributors, Inc. North Central Texas Permit Tech Chapter North Star Dragway North Texas American Girl Club North Texas Surgery Center NorthPark Management Co. Northwest Bible Church Northwood Country Club O Donut Oak Cliff Family Unity Medical Practice Oak Farms Dairy Oakfield Farms, Inc. The Oaks of Collin Creek Oakwood Cove Mobile Homes Obama Outreach of North Texas O'Banion Middle School Occidental Tower Occupational Health & Safety Administration Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. Odyssey HealthCare, Inc. Old Navy Omega Environmental Technologies OnMessage Osborne Hessey Logistics OsteoMed Otis McAllister Inc. Owens Country Sausage, Inc. Ozarka Natural Spring Water P&K Services Pacific Coast Products Paladin Consulting, Inc. The Paper Plate, Inc. Parago, Inc. Doug Parish Parish Episcopal School Park Lake Church Park Place Lexus Monroe Parker Parker College of Chiropractic Parkland Health & Hospital System Parmenter Realty Partners Parsons Corporation PBS&J Pear Ridge Creek Aparments Pecan Creek Office Group Pediatricians of Dallas, PA Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences PeopleFirst Pepperidge Farm, Incorporated PepsiCo Inc. 27 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year Performance Food Group Perot Systems Craig Phares PHCC North Texas Philips Lighting Controls Pilgrim's Pride Pillsbury Pinnacle Foods (Vlasic) Pizza Hut, Inc. The Planet Planet Burrito Plano Senior High School Plano West Senior High School Platt College The PNL Companies The Point Group The Potter's House Power Packaging of Texas, Inc. Premier Produce Services Premier Sales Solutions Prescott Realty Group Prescription Solutions The Preserve at Arbor Hills Apartments Preston Park Montessori Academy Preston Royal Village Shopping Center Prestonwood Christian Academy The Preze & Gesaman Family PricewaterhouseCoopers Prime Distribution Services, Inc. Prime Source Primrose School of Forest Creek Primrose School of North Plano Primrose School of Wellington Procter & Gamble Progressive Casualty Insurance Company Purdue Alumni Club of Dallas-Fort Worth QT Technologies Quaker Oats Company Quality Logistics Systems Quality Packaging Quality Rock 93.3 Quality Sausage Quesa-D-Ya's Quinlan Chiropractic Clinic Aman Qureshi R. L. Turner High School A. Radke Ralston Foods RAM Energy Resources, Inc. Ranger Refrigerated Express Raw Cuts Salon & Spa Raytheon Company RDO Equipment Co. Reachout Homecare Recreational Equipment, Inc. Dexter Redic Redstone Foods, Inc. Regal Park Apartments Regional East Texas Food Bank Relay for Life Remington Renaissance Hospital of Dallas The Republic Group Research In Motion Limited 28 Reser's Fine Foods Resolve Corporation Resounding Harmony Retreat at Spring Park Apartments Revolution Tea, LLC James Reynolds The Rho Theta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorrority, Inc. Rhodes Office Products Rich Products Co. The Richards Group Richland College James Ringstaff Josie Ringstaff Rio Star Foods, Inc. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. River Valley Regional Food Bank Riverhill Apartments Riviana Foods, Inc. Roadtex Transportation Corporation Robert Heath Trucking, Inc. Bryan Robinson Robinson Middle School Rockline Industries, Inc. Rock-Tenn Shared Services, LLC Roma Foods Importing Company, Inc. Roma of Dallas Roofing Supply Group Rose Haggar Elementary School Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek Rotaract Club at University of North Texas Rothstein Kass Rowlett Bowl-A-Rama RTKL Associates Inc. Rubio Trucking Rudy's Tortillas Corporation Jennifer & Thomas Russel Ryan & Company S.T.A.G.E. Sage Quick Technologies Inc. Saladmaster Sally White & Associates Salon FX Salon Pompeo The Salvation Army Sam Rayburn Elementary School Sam's Club Sara Lee Corporation Save-A-Lot food stores Scarborough Research Schepps Dairy Schneider National, Inc. Schulze Elementary School Schuster Co. Luevet Scott Seafood Supply Company SeaShare Second Harvest Middle Tennessee ServiceCraft ServiceCraft Logistics 1 of 3 Seven Pounds Dallas Premiere Event with Will Smith Sewell Automotive Companies Sewell Hummer of Dallas Sewell Lexus of Ftort Worth Shadows of Cott Shamrock Meats, Inc. Sheffield Intermediate School Sheraton Dallas Hotel Sheraton Grand Hotel DFW Airport Shippers Warehouse, Inc. Sigma Delta Sigma Delta Mu Silicon Valley Bank Sima Foods Six Flags Theme Parks Inc. SkinCeuticals Skyline High School Smith Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church SMU Wesley Foundation Snyder National Society of St. Andrew Sodexo Solana Ridge Apartments Arturo Solis Sonnen Services South Coast Produce Co., Inc. South Mill Mushrooms Southern Land Company Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University Athletics Southern Methodist University Staff Association Southern Refrigerated Transport, Inc. Southwest Airlines #8 Southwest Airlines Co. Southwest Airlines Federal Credit Union Southwest Alliance of Asset Managers, LLC Southwest Ice Cream Southwest International Services Southwest Sanitary Company Paige Sowden SPCA of Texas Marcus Spears Spirit Sprint Sprint Nextel Otis Spunkmeyer St. Andrews St. Ann Catholic Church St. Hilaire Seed Company, Inc. St. Monica Catholic School STA Travel, Inc. Staff Care, Inc. Standard Controls The Stanley Works Staples, Inc. Stars & Tykes Child Care Center State Fair - Coke Day State Fair CFD The State Fair of Texas State Farm Automobile Insurance Company Imagine...A World Without Hunger. 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year Stein Mart, Inc. Stemilt Growers Stevens Transport The Steward School Stewart & Stevenson Stonewall Jackson Elementary School Stream Realty Partners, L.C. Students in Free Enterprise Study Island Sugarbaker's Inspired Spaces Sunco Carriers, Inc. Sunny Delight Beverage Co. Sunsweet Growers, Inc. Super Plaza Stores Corp. Super Star Produce Superior Solutions Staffing Supreme Lending Sur La Table SW Freight Swift Transportation Co., Inc. Swift Transportation Corporation Sygma Corporation Sygma Network Inc. Sysco Corporation T. Marzetti Company Talbots Inc. Target Brands, Inc. Tarrant Area Food Bank Tatum, LLC Taxco produce Co. Inc. Taylor Publishing Company Teledyne Storm Products Telvista, Inc. Tenet HealthSystem Medical, Inc. Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. Texas Crumb & Food Products Texas Department of State Health Services Texas Department of Transportation Dallas District Office Texas Food Bank Network Texas Instruments Incorporated Texas Oncology Texas Woman's University TFG Foods, Inc. TGI Friday's, Inc. Theta Alpha Charter Thomas C. Marsh Middle School Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons: Van Meir Ellen Three Forest Plaza Through the Key Hole ThyssenKrupp Elevator Titan Services LLC T-Mobil USA, In.c TMW Systems, Inc. Tom Thumb Town North Family YMCA Toyota Financial Services Transport America Transwestern Tree of Life, Inc. Trinity Christian Academy TriQuint Semiconductor Tropicana Products, Inc. Truco Enterprises, LP True.com Truman Middle School Imagine...A World Without Hunger. Tuesday Morning Turbana Corporation Turbomeca USA Turley Law Firm TXI Safety Department Tyson Foods, Inc. U.S. Department of Education U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 6 U.S. Foodservice UBI - A Division of AmTrust North America Umphrey Lee Elementary School UNC Children's Hospital Unilever HPC United Fresh Produce United HealthCare Services, Inc. United Parcel Services of America, Inc. United States Bowling Congress United States Cold Storage United Steel Workers Women of Steel United Way Unitrin Specialty Unity Church of Dallas Univar Universal Academy of Coppell Universal Technical Institute, Inc. University of Texas at Dallas The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas University Park Elementary School UNMA US Cold US Express US Food Service US Home Systems USA Express USA Mobility Inc. USA Pallet USDA-CSFP Commodity USIS, Inc. USMD Inc. UT of Texas at Dallas Valor (Kuehne & Nagel) Valor Brands LLC VAN Oriental Food, Inc. Varel International, Inc. Vatterott Educational Centers, Inc. The Velvet Snout Ventura Foods, LLC Verizon Communication Company Veroli Foods Versa Cold Vietti Foods Company Jesus Vigveria Village Farms Village Fresh Market Village Green Villas at Montierra Viscern Vista Ridge Church of Christ Vistar Corporation Voortman Cookies Limited Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. Vue Fitzhugh Apartments Vue Greenville 1 of 3 W. T. White High School Wachovia Corporation Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Walgreen Co. Bethany Wall Walnut Hill Elementary School Walters, Balido & Crain LLP WatchGuard Video Waterford at Goldmark Waxahachie Faith Family Academy Weight Watchers International, Inc. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP WEL Companies, Inc. Wellington Elementary School WellPoint, Inc. Wells Fargo Financial Wells Fargo Investments, LLC Wells Truck Service Inc. Wendy's Werner Enterprises West Texas Food Bank Western Vegetable Produce, Inc. Westwood College Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. WhiteWave Foods, Inc. Whole Foods Market IP, L.P. Movine Williams Wilshire Baptist Church Wilshire Heights Neighborhood Association Windhaven Park Apartments The Winston School Women's Specialty Center Woodrow Wilson Elementary School World Adult Kickball Association World Zombie Day XO XO Communications XO One Customer Service Xochitl Inc. Yahoo! Inc. Yellow Book USA, Inc. YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas Your Federal Credit Union Youth Leadership Day Food Drive Yucatan Foods, LP Zale Corporation Zale Lipshy University Hospital Zephries Family 29 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year 1 of 3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 30 Executive Committee W. Lee Coleman Jr., CB Richard Ellis (Chairman) Frank Roby, Concero Global (Past Chair) Charlie Morrison, Pizza Inn, Inc. (Chair Elect) Debra Tippett, Cardinal Company (Secretary) David Franklin, Franklin Investments (Treasurer) Stephen Chase, KPMG LLP (At Large) Michael Cox, Culinaire International (At Large) Steve Schenkel, Schepps Dairy Cynthia Wenban, Lockheed Martin Jon A. Wolkenstein, Grant Thornton LLP Connie Yates, Tom Thumb Food and Pharmacy Carole S. Young, Carole S. Young & Associates Members at Large Tom Black, Black, Mann and Graham, LLP Baine Brooks, TwoRows Restaurants F. Lane Cardwell, Jr., Community Volunteer Sally Cullum, Crystal Charity Ball Committee Christina Durovich, Community Volunteer Roslyn Goodall, UT Southwestern Medical Center Jess Hay, Texas Foundation of Higher Education Gary Huddleston, Kroger Food Stores Thomas Huffhines, SYSCO Food Services of Dallas, LP Melanie Jones, Southwest Airlines Rebecca King, Kroger Food Stores Larry Lavine, Turtle Creek Restaurants Karen Lukin, Whole Foods Market Greg Schaffner, US Food Service Life Board Members John Beckert Jerry Ellis, Community Volunteer Louise Gartner, Community Volunteer Bette Perot, Perot Foundation Teresa Phillips, TPHD, LLC Stephan Pyles, Stephan Pyles Concepts General Counsel Jeffrey Goldfarb, DLA Piper US LLP Founders Ambassador Kathryn Hall, Hall Wines Liz Minyard, Community Volunteer President & Chief Executive Officer Jan Pruitt Imagine...A World Without Hunger. e e p o r t : C 193 eas 2 0 0 9 A81 n%n ucra l R l o s%ei ct h e G a p Y e a r 13 oinc f e3 Food Sourcing OUR IMPACT to Over 50does million 2011 Where itmeals comebyfrom? Local Donations – Community members and local businesses contributed 12.2 million pounds. Thank you! Food Sourcing We sourced 40.3 million pounds of food this year. Feeding America – We secured Actua 10.4 Mea s million pounds through our partnership with Feeding America, a nonprofit organization that solicits donated food ea and grocery products from national a suppliers for distribution through over 200 certified food banks nationally. 6.3 12.2 11.4 10.4 2010 01 Agriculture (USDA) – 11.4 million pounds U.S. Department of were provided through The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). Purchased Food – We purchased 6.3 million pounds of staple items to help ensure a reliable supply of nutritious foods to local pantries and meal programs. Our core inventory items include rice and beans, ground meats, pasta, fresh and canned fruits and vegetables, tuna, milk and eggs. HOW IT WORKS $$ $ $ Imagine...A World Without Hunger. 31 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year 1 of 3 OUR PROGRAMS Agency University is a program designed to train Member Agencies on ways to enhance their food programs and better leverage their resources in order to increase their capacity to help more of those in need. Agencies currently choose from six different courses consisting of 16 classes taught by professionals in the fields of health and nutrition, fund development, organization and program implementation. This year we had 408 participants resulting in more than 1,760 hours of training, which were provided to our Agencies free of charge. Agency participants who decide to complete an entire course of classes also receive continuing education college credits from El Centro Community College. Charitable Produce Center Founded in 1994 with Louise Gartner’s vision, the Charitable Produce Center was designed to transform the large amount of waste in the fresh produce market into a source of nourishment for hungry North Texans. The Food Bank extended this concept in 1999 with a grant from Kraft Foods, Inc., by developing the Rural Produce Initiative to distribute fresh produce to Member Agencies outside of Dallas County each week. In fiscal year 2009, the program provided more than 3,501,250 pounds of produce throughout all 13 counties in the North Texas Food Bank's service area. Commodities Supplemental Food Program In 2000, the North Texas Food Bank became the first Commodities Supplemental Food Program (also known locally as People and Nutrition, or PAN) distributor in Texas. The program provides surplus USDA commodities for low income Dallas County residents who meet certain requirements, such as being 60 years old or older, children under six not receiving assistance from WIC (Women, Infants and Children Program) or pregnant, breastfeeding or postpartum women not receiving assistance from WIC. Each month, 7,500 participants each receive an estimated 32 pounds of USDA commodities at 98 PAN distribution sites in Dallas County. PAN is a partnership of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Catholic Charities of Dallas and the North Texas Food Bank. Community Kitchen The Community Kitchen began as a North Texas Food Bank pilot program in early 2000. The mission of the Kitchen is to offer Food Bank Member Agencies nutritious, fully prepared frozen meals to heat and serve to the hungry while providing culinary job skills training to disadvantaged individuals with an interest in a food service career. Construction of a new 3,000 square foot kitchen at the Food Bank was completed in February 2002. The kitchen provides an average of 8,000 meals weekly in a variety of formats which are then distributed to 39 program sites. Up to 30 students, primarily from the Texas Second Chance Program in partnership with Dawson State Prison, receive food service training each year while helping to prepare meals. Food For Families Food For Families is a cooperative effort between the North Texas Food Bank and more than 30 Member Agencies. Pre-qualified clients of participating Agencies are issued a voucher for specific food distribution. Clients meet Agency volunteers at a specific parking lot at a pre-determined time. A drivethrough line is organized and Agency volunteers give food directly to clients from Food Bank trucks. In fiscal year 2009, more than 707,737 pounds of food were distributed to more than 16,619 families and 69,085 individuals. 32 Imagine...A World Without Hunger. 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year 1 of 3 Food 4 Kids Elementary school children on the free and reduced-price school meal program often face hunger when these meals are not available on weekends. The Food 4 Kids program helps to solve this problem by providing backpacks full of nonperishable, kid-friendly food for these chronically hungry children to take home on Friday afternoons. The program has grown exponentially from 200 participating elementary schools last year to 310 schools in fiscal year 2009. Approximately 7,900 children in Dallas, Denton, Collin, Rockwall and Fannin counties received a backpack full of food each weekend during the school year. Hunger Link Prepared Foods The Dallas Hunger Link collects surplus prepared, perishable food from 25 donor hotels, restaurants, cafeterias and other food service kitchens. That food is then frozen in disposable aluminum steam table pans provided by the Food Bank. Specially trained Hunger Link drivers then pick up the food in refrigerated Hunger Link trucks and distribute it to on-site meal programs throughout Dallas. In fiscal year 2009, the Hunger Link program collected more than 524,000 pounds of food. Kids Cafe The North Texas Food Bank’s Kids Cafe program began in 1998 as a way to provide nutritious after-school meals to children who may not have enough to eat when they go home from school. The Food Bank currently operates 28 Kids Cafe sites with generous funding from several donors, including Capital One. More than 270,739 meals were served last year to children in Dallas, Collin and Grayson counties. Main Program The Main Program of the North Texas Food Bank gathers donations of both perishable and nonperishable food as well as nonfood items. These items are then distributed to North Texas area food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters and other programs that serve people in need. In fiscal year 2009, the Food Bank’s Main Program distributed enough resources to Member Agency food pantries to serve 634,740 families. Area homeless shelters, day-care centers, soup kitchens and other facilities provided 5,215,929 on-site meals and snacks to the hungry in our community. Nutrition Education/Operation Frontline Nutrition education is a priority at the North Texas Food Bank. Since partnering with Share Our Strength in 1996 to provide Operation Frontline (OFL) cooking and nutrition classes, the Food Bank has educated thousands of families in North Texas. Through direct outreach to clients at Member Agencies, OFL promotes short- and long-term solutions to hunger by providing participants of all ages with the skills and resources they need to make healthy, economical food choices. Every year, culinary professionals, nutritionists and food enthusiasts volunteer their time to teach low-income participants the basics of healthy cooking, nutrition, food budgeting and food safety. In fiscal year 2009, 272 people participated in 20 six-week classes, a 108 percent increase in the number of people served and a 43 percent increase in the number of classes offered since last year. Additionally, 12,038 people received nutrition education through workshops at Member Agencies and events in the community. Texas Second Chance In 1997 the North Texas Food Bank formed a collaborative partnership with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Texas Second Chance allows selected prison confinees to volunteer at the Food Bank up to four days a week. As volunteer laborers, they receive job skills training in Imagine...A World Without Hunger. 33 2009 Annual Report : Close the Gap Year 1 of 3 warehousing and food service. This training vastly improves participants’ ability to successfully reintegrate into the community. Last year participants in the Texas Second Chance program provided more than 15,730 hours of community service for the Food Bank. Serving U Serving U is a one-day teambuilding program hosted in our renovated warehouse. The program is designed to help key executive and departmental personnel sharpen their communication and teamwork skills while serving a larger purpose. In just one day, corporate teams learn how to work together effectively, set aside differences, plan common goals and build stronger bonds. At the same time, team members are helping to feed thousands of North Texans in need by volunteering together at the Food Bank. In fiscal year 2009, seven companies took part in Serving U, for a total of 656 participants. The following companies are Serving U alumni from the past two years: ALCOA, Brown-Forman, Capital One, Capital One Auto Finance, Capital One Commercial Banking, Communities Foundation of Texas, Covidien, CVS Caremark, Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau, The Dallas Morning News, EnCana Oil and Gas, One Technologies, PepsiCo, Pizza Inn, Plexent, Powerwave, RSW Creative, Sabre Holdings, Southwest Airlines, Travelocity, University Park United Methodist Church, Wal-Mart and YUM! Brands, Inc. The Volunteer Experience Volunteering at the North Texas Food Bank is truly a unique experience. With a variety of ways to serve – from packing and sorting food to helping with administrative tasks to teambuilding programs like Serving U – our volunteers enjoy a hands-on, engaging and effective community service experience that brings them back again and again. In fiscal year 2009, 17,004 volunteers contributed 57,580 hours of service to the North Texas Food Bank. The Food Bank is grateful for the hard work and dedication of our many volunteers and community leaders who help make our work possible. Feeding Kids Laura Bechtol, a counselor at F.P. Caillet Elementary School in Dallas sees firsthand how devastating the effects of hunger can be for a child. Of the 723 students at Caillet Elementary, the vast majority are on the free or reduced-price school meal program. But thanks to the North Texas Food Bank’s Food 4 Kids backpack program, students can take home backpacks full of nutritious, kid-friendly food each weekend when they otherwise might not have anything to eat. Laura says the program has made a huge difference in the kids’ behavior and concentration in class. “If you’re hungry, your focus isn’t there,” she says. “If you don’t have your basic needs met, nothing else matters.” "Thank you for giving me the food and helping my family because some people don't give us things,” says one appreciative student. "My mom and dad are happy to see us eat healthy." 34 Imagine...A World Without Hunger. The North Texas Food Bank passionately pursues a hunger-free community. 4500 S. Cockrell Hill Road Dallas, TX 75236-2028 P: 214.330.1396 F: 214.331.4104 ntfb.org A member of