Tyler High School and Tyler Legacy High School were presented with the Community Partner Organization Hunger Hero Award by the East Texas Food Bank.
For 33 years, students from both high schools have participated in their own fundraiser for ETFB’s BackPack program by raising funds and food with the annual Pantry Raid. The BackPack program allows qualifying Tyler ISD students to take a backpack full of food home on Friday after school. The backpack contains items that can help sustain the student until they return to school on Monday morning.
This year alone, Tyler High and Tyler Legacy raised 144,545 meals, including over $26,600 in monetary donations and 13,578 pounds of nonperishable food items for the East Texas Food Bank.
About the East Texas Food Bank Established in 1988, the East Texas Food Bank is the largest hunger-relief nonprofit in East Texas covering 26 counties. ETFB provides over 27 million meals each year to 200 partner agencies and feeding programs. Our mission is to fight hunger and feed hope in East Texas. For more information, visit EastTexasFoodBank.org.