{"id":1473741,"date":"2026-01-21T12:02:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T18:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1473741"},"modified":"2026-01-23T02:20:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T08:20:05","slug":"east-texas-food-bank-gets-donation-from-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1473741","title":{"rendered":"Food Bank gets big donation"},"content":{"rendered":"

TYLER \u2014 \"\" An 18-wheeler truck from Utah delivered 42,000 pounds of mixed goods to the East Texas Food Bank (ETFB) in Tyler. The donation, totaling 25 pallets, was provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to support hunger relief efforts across East Texas. The donation from the Church is part of its ongoing global effort to help individuals struggling with urgent temporal concerns by addressing immediate hunger needs, supporting improved nutrition, and promoting long-term food security. The shipment includes a variety of mixed canned and boxed goods such as vegetables, chili, fruit, beef, peanut butter, dried milk, and numerous other items.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are deeply grateful for this extraordinary donation of food from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,\u201d said David Emerson, CEO of the ETFB. \u201cOver the past several years, the church has generously contributed more than 350,000 pounds of food to the ETFB. Their commitment goes far beyond donations\u2014they consistently give their time, energy, and compassion by volunteering at our center and supporting our distributions, making a meaningful difference for the families we serve.\u201d \u201cWhen the Savior taught us to feed His sheep, He meant more than words\u2014He meant bread on the table, milk in the cup, and love in the heart,\u201d said Charles Rhodus, president of the Tyler Texas Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. \u201cWe are deeply grateful to share these gifts, knowing that in strengthening our neighbors, we honor Him whose hands never cease to serve.\u201d
\nThe donation comes as local volunteers continue to assist the ETFB through ongoing outreach efforts, including the Community Produce Distribution held last week at the Church\u2019s building located at 2401 N Broadway Ave. in Tyler. During that event, 50 volunteers gathered to bag potatoes and help distribute fresh produce and other food items provided by ETFB. The Community Produce Distribution at this location is held every third Friday from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. and is available on a first-come, first-served basis to anyone in the community who is in need. This outreach is especially significant as it is Tyler\u2019s largest distribution helping ensure continued access to fresh produce for residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TYLER \u2014 An 18-wheeler truck from Utah delivered 42,000 pounds of mixed goods to the East Texas Food Bank (ETFB) in Tyler. The donation, totaling 25 pallets, was provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to support hunger relief efforts across East Texas. The donation from the Church is part of its … Continue reading Food Bank gets big donation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":1473759,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/01\/food-scaled-e1769018095960-218x200.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1473741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-08 02:51:56","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/01\/food-scaled-e1769018095960-218x200.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1473741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1473741"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1473741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1474381,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1473741\/revisions\/1474381"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1473759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1473741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1473741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1473741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}