Arkansas Hunger Relief Announces New Board Members
Brian Burton, the CEO of Arkansas Foodbank, is one of three joining the board. read more >
Brian Burton, the CEO of Arkansas Foodbank, is one of three joining the board. read more >
The money will help fund 47 projects across the state. read more >
Rhonda Sanders, CEO of Arkansas Foodbank, said the "record-setting" donation will be distributed between five food banks in the Feeding America network in Arkansas read more >
National restaurant chain operator Darden Restaurants also gave the food bank $52,000. read more >
He follows Rhonda Sanders, who announced her retirement in March after 10 years leading the organization. read more >
Arkansas Business is offering tickets now for its first live-streamed 40 Under 40 event, scheduled for 11:45 a.m. July 22. read more >
Sarah Riffle has been promoted to chief development officer at Arkansas Foodbank in Little Rock, where she was previously the annual giving director. read more >
After the Foodbank and Rice Depot celebrated their merger with an event at the end of March, Arkansas Business sat down with CEO Rhonda Sanders to get more details about the changes and what is to come. read more >
The Arkansas Foodbank and Arkansas Rice Depot on Wednesday celebrated the two organizations' merger and revealed a new logo and mission statement, "United to Fight Hunger." read more >
The Arkansas Foodbank said this week that it received 40,000 pounds of chicken from OK Foods of Fort Smith. read more >
Dean Kahler, Jim Rollins and Brent Staley have joined the board of directors of Environmental & Spatial Technology Inc. of Little Rock, better known as the EAST Initiative. read more >
Kita will oversee strategic planning and oversight of all program activities to ensure that food is distributed equitably to member agencies throughout the agency's 33-county service area, according to a news release. read more >
The Arkansas Foodbank distributed more than 22 million pounds of food in 2014. The total beat the previous record set in 2013 by nearly 1.5 million pounds, an increase of 7 percent. read more >
Whitney Vandiver Wellborn, former development coordinator for Our House in Little Rock, has joined the Arkansas Foodbank as its major gifts office. read more >
Little Rock is designating a day in early December to encourage charitable efforts. read more >
Becky Barnes Campbell has joined the Arkansas Foodbank in Little Rock as special events coordinator. Formerly the executive assistant to Arkansas first lady Ginger Beebe, Campbell is responsible for planning and executing all special events and fundraising projects for the Foodbank. read more >
The pantry has moved to the former Arkansas National Guard armory building at 901 E. Choctaw St., which the pantry shares with the Dumas Fire Department. read more >
The Arkansas Foodbank recently announced the opening of a community food pantry in Arkansas City (Desha County), the first of its kind in the area. read more >
As CEO of Arkansas Foodbank, Rhonda Sanders will replace Phyllis Haynes, who joined the organization in 1999 and recently announced her retirement. read more >
Phyllis Haynes, CEO of the Arkansas Foodbank, plans to retire during the summer of 2013. As CEO, she led the food bank in more than doubling its distribution of food to hungry Arkansans. read more >
