It All Adds Up
I’m fat.Technically, I’m probably considered obese. I don’t say this because I’m fishing for the obligatory “no you’re not.”I say this because, well, it’s true. I gained more than 100 […]
Everyone Deserves a Treat
“All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt!” Lucy Van Pelt In Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz The St. Louis Area Foodbank distributed […]
Dave Matthews Band Rallies STL for Hunger Relief
The Dave Matthews Band hits St. Louis tonight, July 10, 2013, with their summer 2013 tour! This legendary band will not only provide a night of great live music at […]
Independence Day!
The folks at the St. Louis Area Foodbank are a lot of things… We’re mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers. We’re loyal St. Louisans and Cardinals baseball fans (most of us […]
Lawyers Feeding Illinois
In the past few years, we’ve been fortunate to partner with the law community in the bi-state area on several great projects. In the September 2011 issue of St. Louis […]
How the Farm Bill Could Affect Food Stamps…
The food stamp program, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, helps put food on the table for more than 47 million low-income participants each month. When […]
Generosity is fashionable in St. Louis
The first Wine, Women & Shoes to benefit the St. Louis Area Foodbank was a smashing success! Thank you to everyone who spent the evening helping to feed families in […]
Food Stamp Realities – Interactive Tools to Learn
Think food stamps are something used only by people in far-away, poor communities? Think again. A handy interactive tool from Slate.com will show you just how many folks right in your own community […]
Wine, Women and Shoes
There are dozens of reasons why I am so excited about the Wine, Women & Shoes event next Wednesday at the Ritz-Carlton in Clayton. First, this inaugural event benefits […]
Food on Film, Part 2 – Life on the Road
Steve Coogan (above right) and Rob Brydon in The Trip. Photograph: BBC/Revolution/Phil Fisk There is perhaps no book in America more famous for glamorizing life on the road than Jack […]