Agency News Alert

Vol. III, Issue XV; Special Issue; June 16, 2008

NTFB closure: The North Texas Food Bank will be closed on the following days during June and July.

• Friday, June 20 for our annual “End of Year” party.
• The week of June 23 – June 27 for inventory and there will be no distribution during this week. Any orders not picked up by Thursday, June 19, will be returned to stock. Orders placed for inventory week will be rejected and must be resubmitted the week of June 29 – July 3 for pick up the week of July 7.
• Friday, July 4.

Pantries: Last Call For Free Food Handler Certifications!
In order to stay in compliance with NTFB guidelines, someone from your agency must complete this 3 hour training. To register, contact Isaac Burren, you’re Agency Relations Manager, at isaac@ntfb.org. The deadline to register is June 23th and must be completed by July 1st.

MAC sponsor thank you
The North Texas Food Bank hosted its 2008 “Wild West” Member Agency Conference (MAC)on May 16 at the Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Church. Staff from the Food Bank’s member agencies were on hand to participate in the day’s activities featuring workshops, prizes and entertainment. The MAC was a great success, and we would like to thank Brad Cecil and Associates, Dale Carnegie Training, Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Church, Flamingo Juices and all of those who contributed to this year’s conference!

MAC 2008 survey: Tell us how we did! Click here to complete survey.

TEXCAP: Texas Commodities Assistance Program Income Eligibility Guidelines Update for July 2008- June 2009. Please provide this information for the general use of all applicable staff and volunteers only. This is not to be given to your clients!

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Food Forecast Survey – Your Voice Matters
In order to improve the Food Bank’s food sourcing and purchasing decisions we need to hear from you. Our intent is to continually improve the selection and variety of products in order to meet your Agency needs.

CLICK HERE to complete this survey.

Did you know? Throughout the year we will be highlighting items listed on the Member Agency Agreement. If you have any questions about these items please contact the agencyrelations@ntfb.org

3. Attend the initial orientation meeting and any other meeting or training required by the North Texas Food Bank and America’s Second Harvest; which includes the Member Agency Conference (MAC) and Agency University.

4. Inform the North Texas Food Bank in writing of any changes in contact names, addresses, phone numbers or services provided and other relevant information by submitting a Member Agency Update form or by using our online update tool at www.ntfb.org.