Snack Pak 4 kids
Texas Cattle Feeders Association (TCFA) has teamed up with Snack Pak 4 Kids (SP4K) to ensure that beef is provided in weekend snack packs for children at risk of hunger in the Texas Panhandle. Knowing the importance of beef in a child’s diet, TCFA members have rallied to make sure kids who face the possibility of missing meals over the weekend have access to a high quality beef product as an excellent protein source.
Snack Pak 4 Kids began with the mission of ending weekend hunger for children by providing a backpack filled with kid-friendly snacks each Friday of the school year. The program began in September 2010 serving 10 children in Amarillo and has grown to now serve kids in 41 communities.
"This partnership with TCFA ensures we can offer our kids a quality, sustainable source of protein, which is fitting since we live in the 'Beef Capital of the World,'” said Dyron Howell, Snack Pak 4 Kids Founder. “Beef sticks were the No. 1 liked item listed on our 2013 kids survey, and there is no doubt this will make a difference." TCFA partners and members agree that beef is an important part of a child’s diet, because it serves as a powerhouse of essential nutrients needed to maintain both day-to-day and long-term health. Beef is a nutrient-rich source of protein, zinc, iron and vitamin B, which are all crucial to fueling important body processes like building muscles, healing wounds, maintaining the immune system and contributing to overall cognitive health.
To learn more about Snack Pak 4 Kids, please visit www.snackpak4kids.org. If you're interested in donating to the Beef 4 Kids program, contact the TCFA office.
Snack Pak 4 Kids began with the mission of ending weekend hunger for children by providing a backpack filled with kid-friendly snacks each Friday of the school year. The program began in September 2010 serving 10 children in Amarillo and has grown to now serve kids in 41 communities.
"This partnership with TCFA ensures we can offer our kids a quality, sustainable source of protein, which is fitting since we live in the 'Beef Capital of the World,'” said Dyron Howell, Snack Pak 4 Kids Founder. “Beef sticks were the No. 1 liked item listed on our 2013 kids survey, and there is no doubt this will make a difference." TCFA partners and members agree that beef is an important part of a child’s diet, because it serves as a powerhouse of essential nutrients needed to maintain both day-to-day and long-term health. Beef is a nutrient-rich source of protein, zinc, iron and vitamin B, which are all crucial to fueling important body processes like building muscles, healing wounds, maintaining the immune system and contributing to overall cognitive health.
To learn more about Snack Pak 4 Kids, please visit www.snackpak4kids.org. If you're interested in donating to the Beef 4 Kids program, contact the TCFA office.
High plains food bank
Texas Cattle Feeders Association is proud to support the work of the High Plains Food Bank (HPFB) who serves the needs of 92,000 individuals in the high plains area. Headquartered in Amarillo, the High Plains Food Bank exists to alleviate hunger by distributing donated food to 165 non-profit organizations in 29 counties of the Texas Panhandle. Because the Food Bank’s service area is confined to the Panhandle, TCFA only asks member feedyards in the Texas Panhandle to contribute to the animal donation program. These hardworking TCFA member feedyards know the importance of giving back and providing the community with the world’s most powerful protein — Beef. Since hunger does not take weekends or holidays off, member feedyards have graciously donated beef year-round for many years.
Thanks to these generous donations, beef has been included in the millions of pounds of food that have been delivered across the area to people in need. If you are interested in contributing to the animal donation program, contact TCFA at (806) 358-3681. All donated animals will be used to produce hamburger meat to be distributed by the Food Bank.
Thanks to these generous donations, beef has been included in the millions of pounds of food that have been delivered across the area to people in need. If you are interested in contributing to the animal donation program, contact TCFA at (806) 358-3681. All donated animals will be used to produce hamburger meat to be distributed by the Food Bank.
TCFA Education Foundation
The TCFA Education Foundation awards scholarships to graduate students or veterinary medicine students who desire to pursue employment in production or research within the cattle feeding industry in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. Students can apply for scholarships through their major professors at New Mexico State University, Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, and West Texas A&M University. Scholarship applications are accepted at the TCFA office prior to March 15 (for summer semester), July 15 (for fall semester) and Oct. 15 (for spring semester). The TCFA Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and contributions are tax-deductible. You may designate the Foundation as a memorial for loved ones or make a planned gift from an estate. For more information contact Shannon Standley.