You may know the name as St. Mary's Food Bank, but it is the same food bank. They joined together for better distribution to those in need.
St. Mary's is the largest food bank in the world. It is a non-sectarian organization that alleviates hunger by efficiently gathering and distributing food to sites that serve the hungry.
St. Mary's Food Bank takes very seriously and with unmatched pride its commitment as a non-profit organization that is accountable to the community which it serves.
St. Mary's has tackled the problem of easing the hunger in Arizona through the vision of its founder John von Hengel in 1967, when while serving dinner at St. Vincent dePaul to those in need, he wanted to help the hungry. He was able to obtain a $3000 grant and an old abandoned building where individuals and companies could "deposit" food and those in need could "withdraw." Hence, the "food bank."
For more information, visit their website at http://www.firstfoodbank.org/.
Thanks for supporting the St. Mary's Food Bank.
~Gene Downing
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