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Press Kit

• General Information
• History
• Hunger in Oklahoma
• Executive Director/Founder
• Regional Food Bank Name and Logo Usage Guidelines
• Info Packet

In the News

• 10/22/12
  Enid News and Eagle
  Loaves and Fishes opens doors today

• 10/25/12
  Oklahoma Farm Report
  Oklahoma Pork Council Feeds Hungry Oklahomans 10/25/12

Press Releases

May 2013

• Feeding America Responds to Oklahoma Tornado and Prepares for Future Disaster Relief
• Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Responds to Tornado Disaster
• Bethany 66 Festival This Saturday
• Letter Carriers Weigh In On Hunger

April 2013

• Oklahoma Youth Join the Fight Against Childhood Hunger
• Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Selects StratusLIVE for Fundraisers Comprehensive Fundraising Software
• Record-Breaking 4.9 Million Meals Raised for Regional Food Bank
• Regional Food Bank in the Running to Win $45,000
• Jersey Mike's Sandwiches Take A Bite Out of Hunger
• Volunteers Celebrated at Regional Food Bank
• You Can Help!
• Businesses Band Together to Fight Hunger
• Vote Online to Help the Regional Food Bank Win $45,000

March 2013

• Metro Restaurants Cooked Up Kindness for Kids
• Easter Ham Giveaway Benefits Hungry Oklahomans
• Creek Classic Raised $5,000 for Food for Kids
• Hunger Doesn't Take a Spring Break
• Regional Food Bank & Jersey Mike's Subs Team Up for Month of Giving

February 2013

• Cattle Donations Needed for Beef for Backpacks Program
• Make Your Tax Refund Count
• Baseball Star Matt Kemp Scores Against Hunger
• AKiN's "Checked Out Hunger" in Oklahoma City

January 2013

• Community Raises $3.55 Million to Fight Hunger
• Hunger 101 Teaches Students About Hunger in Oklahoma
• Strike a Pose Against Hunger Jan. 12
• Food Bank Benefits From Grandma's Quilt Exhibit
• Farmers and BodyWorks Collision Centers Drive Out Hunger

December 2012

• Make a Tax-Deductible Donation Before December 31
• The Greatest Gift is to Help Others
• First Fidelity Bank Teams Up With Desmond Mason to Fight Hunger
• Edward Jones Spreads Christmas Cheer to Edmond Residents
• Students Pass the Test Against Hunger
• Hunger Hits Homes This Holiday Season

November 2012

• Falling Leaves Fight Hunger
• Hunger Hits Home this Holiday Season
• 'Tis the Season to Give...and Give Again
• Cooking Up Kindness

October 2012

• AWG Charity Golf Tournament Fights Childhood Hunger
• Kids Cafe Feeds the Mind, Body, and Soul
• Mobile Workshop Teaches Business Tricks and Fights Hunger
• Oklahoma Pork Council Feeds Hungry Oklahomans
• Farmers Insurance Group to Join Governor Fallin for Feeding Oklahoma Food and Fund Drive
• Kraft Foods Scores Against Hunger
• You Needed Them. Now, They Need You.
• Crest Foods Takes A Swing at Hunger
• Fall Break Program Fights Hunger
• Home Creations Builds "House" of Hope for Hungry Oklahomans
• Fighting Childhood Hunger and Feeding Hope

September 2012

• Regional Food Bank Helps Hennessey Schools Fight Hunger
• Hunger is Not OK
• Oklahoma Students CAN Make a Difference

July 2012

• When Hunger Ends, Learning Begins
• New Report: 11,809,322 Meals Distributed in Metro to Feed the Hungry
• Sam's Club to Fight Hunger in Oklahoma
• Buy One Backpack and Help Two Kids
• Charity Navigator Awards Regional Food Bank with 4-Star Rating

June 2012

• Thanks a Million

May 2012

• Help "Stamp Out Hunger" May 12
• Executive Director of the Regional Food Bank Testified Before House Agriculture Committee Today
• Jersey Mike's Sandwiches Take a Bite Out of Hunger
• Help "Stamp Out Hunger" Saturday in Oklahoma
• Hunger Doesn't Take a Summer Vacation
• Devon Energy and Employees Dedicated to Fighting Hunger

April 2012

• You Can Help!
• Fighting Hunger and Feeding Hope, One Volunteer at a Time
• Griffin Communications Receives Prestigious National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation Service to America Award
• Oklahomans Benefit from Wide-Spread Fight Against Hunger as U.S. Congress Targets Nutrition Program
• Volunteers Crucial to Fighting Hunger in State
• Governor's Cup Takes a Swing at Childhood Hunger on May 21
• Letter Carriers "Stamp Out Hunger" on May 12

March 2012

• Regional Food Bank & Jersey Mike's Subs Team Up For Month Of Giving in March
• 21.3 Percent of Households in Oklahoma Unable to Afford Enough Food in 2011
• It's Not Too Late to Send Hunger Packing

February 2012

• AKiN'S "Checked Out Hunger" in Oklahoma City
• Make Your Tax Refund Count
• Send Childhood Hunger Packing
• Food for Kids Backpack Program Yet to Reach Dewey County
• Yogis "Strike a Pose" Against Hunger
• Turnips a Hit with Children at "Turnip Tasting"
• Walmart Volunteers Pack Away Hunger
• Hunger Doesn't Take a Spring Break
  

January 2012

• Volunteers Decrease as Need Increases
• Tickets on Sale for 25th Annual Chefs' Feast
• Community Raises Nearly $3.8 Million to Fight Hunger
  

December 2011

• Hunger Hits Homes This Holiday Season
• Students Pass the Test of Hunger
• Holiday Events Shine Light on Hunger
• Greatest Gift is to Help Others
  

November 2011

• Gov. Fallin's Second Annual Food Drive Kicks Off Today
• Thanks for Giving
• Delicious Deals Fight Hunger
• Kraft Foods and Homeland Supermarkets Score Against Hunger
• Food for Kids Breaks Holiday Hunger
• Governor Fallin's Second Annual Feeding Oklahoma Food Drive A Success
• 'Tis the Season to Give...and Give Again

October 2011

• Rococo Restaurant Fights Hunger in Oklahoma
• Necisita Comida?
• Crest Foods Take a Swing at Hunger
• Planting Seeds of Hope
• What If Your Grandma was Hungry?
• Salvation Army in Ponca City Feeds More People
• Governor Fallin Announces Second Annual Food Drive Nov. 1 - 22
  

September 2011

• Pork Council Feeds Hungry Oklahomans
• 49 Million Americans are Food Insecure - Includes 16.4 Percent of Oklahomans
• Dorada Foods/Lopez Foods Donated Nearly 120,000 Pounds of Chicken Patties to Food Bank
• Schools Unite to Fight Hunger

August 2011

• When Hunger Ends Learning Begins
• Coming in From the Farm to Lend a Helping Hand
• Summer Feeding Program Filled Empty Bellies
• Regional Food Bank Provides Opportunity for AmeriCorps Members
• American Quarter Horse Youth Association Fights Hunger
• New Study Shows 26 Percent of Oklahoma County Children Struggle with Hunger
• Hunger is Not OK

July 2011

• Bank of America Grant Fights Childhood Hunger
• Actress Olivia Munn Fights Hunger in Oklahoma
• Walmart Foundation Fights Childhood Hunger
• Foodies Fight Hunger

June 2011

• Thanks a Million!
• Thunder Coach Scott Brooks Goes Nuts Over the Food Bank
• $250,000 Inasmuch Grant Helps Feed Hungry Oklahomans
• From Excess to Success
• We Will Rock You

May 2011

• Devon Energy, Employees Make Record-Setting $700,375 Donation
• EatAroundOKC Makes a Full Circle
• You Can Help
• Letter Carriers "Stamp Out Hunger" May 14
• $115,000 Raised to Fight Childhood Hunger
• Letter Carriers "Stamp Out Hunger" May 14
• You Can Help
• EatAroundOKC Makes A Full Circle

April 2011

• More Than $100,000 Raised to Fight Childhood Hunger
• Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation Contributes to Childhood Hunger Endowment
• The Regional Food Bank Needs You
• Feeding Hope and Letter Carriers Food Drive Kicks Off in May
• Walmart Volunteers Join Food Bank in Fight Against Hunger
• You Can Help!
• Youth in Agriculture Feed Oklahoma

February 2011

• AKiN'S "Checks Out Hunger" in Oklahoma City
• Regional Food Bank Reaches Out
• Cooking Up Kindness

January 2011

• Governor Fallin's Inaugural Food Drive A Success
• Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Welcomes Hunger Fighters
• Norman Family Lights the Way to $32,000
• Chesapeake Energy Corporation Donates $1 Million to Fight Hunger
• Oklahomans Weigh in on Hunger
• Make Your Tax Refund Count