Souper Bowl Of Caring

LARGEST FOOD DRIVE IN TEXAS UNITES COMMUNITY

Souper Bowl of Caring runs

through Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 5

With the help of the Houston Texans and non-profit organization Souper Bowl of Caring, community leaders are joining forces to transform the time of the Super Bowl into the nation’s largest celebration of giving and serving during Souper Bowl of Caring Houston.

• Competitive food retailers H-E-B, Kroger and Randalls Food Markets
• Local TV stations ABC 13; Channel 11 KHOU-TV/DT; Channel 39; KFTH TeleFutura 67; KPRC Local 2; KRIV Fox 26 and KTXH My 20; and KXLN Univision 45
• Radio stations 89.3 KSBJ; NGEN Radio; Sunny 99.1; NewsRadio 740 KTRH; SportsRadio 610
• Houston Chronicle,CultureMap Houston
• Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts
• City of Houston Volunteer Initiatives Program, the Mayor’s Citizen’s Assistance Office, the Mayor’s Youth Council

The community-wide effort benefits the Houston Food Bank and other local hunger relief charities.

Souper Bowl of Caring Houston runs through Super Bowl Sunday, February 5, 2012.  During this time, customers canpurchase a pre-packed food bag to donate or make a cash donation at one of more than 200 participating H-E-B, Kroger and Randalls grocery stores. In addition, more than 240 local churches and schools will conduct food and donation drives.  Scouts from the Sam Houston Area Council will come door-to-door to pick up food benefiting local food pantries served by the Houston Food Bank and other food banks in southeast Texas.

Most of the proceeds will benefit the Houston Food Bank, which serves nearly500 hunger relief agencies in 18 southeast Texas counties.

The Souper Bowl of Caring is a nationwide, grassroots movement of caring utilizing Super Bowl weekend to mobilize youth to fight hunger and poverty in their local communities.

Community-wide collection

·        Wednesday, Jan. 11 – Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012

·        Greater Houston H-E-B, Kroger and Randalls Stores

·        More than 240 local schools and congregations

·        Door-to-door pick-up in scout districts

For more information on participating stores, group participation and/or volunteer opportunities, visitwww.tacklehunger.org/houston.

Thanks for the info Kristal!