The Souper Bowl of Caring was a Super Success!
We would like to take a moment to thank everyone who participated in the Souper Bowl of Caring. This year’s event was extremely successful. The Boy Scouts and the H-E-B stores in San Marcos, Buda and...
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New Box Truck for Food Pick-ups & Distributions The Hays County Food Bank would like to thank the Food Bank of Corpus Christi for donating a 24-foot box truck for us to use during food pick-ups and...
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Opportunity for savings at the outlet mall by helping the food bank! Gap outlet and Banana Republic outlets are teaming up with the food bank to help the community through the summer. These stores are...
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Steel Magnolias recognized for aiding Hays County Food Bank
It’s truly a blessing to receive help from such giving and selfless organizations. The gift of giving comes in many forms, and helping others is how the Food Bank plays a role in the Hays County...
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Steel Magnolias Concert a Success!
The Steel Magnolias concert on Sept. 18 was a success! The concert was beautiful and the Steel Magnolias donated over 2,000 lbs of food and more than $6,000 in donations. This was their tour “send-off”...
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Fashion in Fundraising
Texas State University’s “Fashion Nation” organization will be hosting a fashion show called “Don’t You Dare Let Them Eat Cake” as a fundraiser for the Hays County Food Bank this Saturday April 21. The...
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I can’t believe the 2013 Hays County CROP Hunger Walk is so soon!!
I can’t believe that the Hays County CROP Hunger Walk (CROP is actually an acronym for Community Response to Overcome Poverty) is coming up in only 8 days! It seems like just a few days ago I was...
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The Hays County CROP Walk was so fun!!
WOW! I’m SO excited about how the Hays County CROP Hunger walk turned out! When I arrived at the Dunbar Community Center and Park on Sunday afternoon, I couldn’t have been happier. Seeing the sea of...
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Hunger Strike 2013 is coming up, so get your bowling shoes on and get excited!
Who doesn’t just LOVE bowling? I know that I’m not the best bowler in the world, but there’s something about getting those nasty shoes on and picking out your favorite ball on the rack that gets the...
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National Garden Month has everything to do with the Food Bank…Here’s how
I love trivia and filling my brain with bits of awesome knowledge, don’t you? Well, I have some super cool trivia bits for you today folks, so get ready! Did you know that April is National Gardening...
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Hunger STRIKE 2014
Got plans for the Friday after Valentine’s Day? Would you enjoy an afternoon filled with free prizes, friendly competition, and a wonderful feeling of giving back to your community? If you answered...
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Liv’n & Giv’n Local & Going Green
Kermit the Frog sang it best, so let’s start there: Lyrics from “It’s Not Easy Being Green” It’s not easy being green It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things And people tend to pass...
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Spring Has Arrived in Texas!
Winter in Texas usually isn’t that harsh. We usually have a couple of cold days, sometimes some snow or ice, but usually nothing we Texans can’t handle. However, for whatever reason, this winter was...
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FOODSTOCK-A San Marcos Tradition
Where were you on April 5th, 2014? Were you sitting at home watching TV with your family? Maybe grilling outside for out-of-town company? Hitting the streets of San Antonio or Austin for the best...
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Happenings in Hays: A Personal Tale
Amidst the chatter of chamber-men and indulgers of cupcakes (myself included), I met an assortment of influential San Marcans at the most recent Chamber of Commerce mixer. As a political science...
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An Intern’s Day at Foodstock
Dunking booths, watermelon eating contests, local food vendors, face painting, unicycle football, live music. It sounds like a county fair right? Actually that’s what happens every time Foodstock rolls...
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Ending Hunger One Step at a Time
Teams gather at Dunbar Recreation Center before the walk. For many Americans, when the topic of hunger arises, one usually thinks “What do I want to eat?” or “Where should I get food from?”, but for...
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We Need Your Help to STRIKE Out Hunger!
It’s that time of year again, and we are gearing up for our 5th Annual Hunger STRIKE bowling fundraising event. Past years have been successful, but we are looking for an even bigger event for 2016....
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Spring Harvest Healthy Food Drive Challenge
Spring is upon us, and with its beautiful warm weather comes all kinds of seasonal treats. The new leaves arrive on the trees, the grass is greener than ever, and the budding wildflowers are starting...
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Help End Hunger
Help End Hunger in Hays County! HEB is currently helping food banks across Texas by offering customers a chance to donate when they shop. Each year they host the “Help End Hunger” donation campaign,...
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