Join us in our fight against hunger in Texas. Did you know Texas is the third most hungry state in the country?

Today marks the beginning of Hunger Action Month – a great opportunity to bring even more awareness to fighting hunger in Texas, and to further First Choice Power’s Food First™  program.

To kick off this important month of Hunger Action, we are proud to announce that East Texas Food Bank is the August winner of our Facebook poll, and will receive a $1,000 grant to help provide 8,000 meals to hungry East Texans.

“Texas ranks as the third state in most need when it comes to hunger,” said Brian Hayduk, President of First Choice Power. “We believe that no one should go hungry and is making hunger our No. 1 cause. Through our Food First™ program, we have created multiple ways to help alleviate this issue, and we hope our fellow Texans will join us.”

Did you know that Texas leads the nation when it comes to hungry children with more than 22 percent children unsure of how they will get their next meal? Food First™ aims to make a difference for the approximately 1.3 million families in Texas that do not have enough food with specific programs focused on feeding those children.

As a company, First Choice Power employees are participating in Hunger Action Month with a canned-food drive in our offices.  For each canned food received, First Choice Power will donate $1 to a hunger-related agency through United Way.

Want to learn more about what YOU can do? Here’s a double-win: Follow us on Twitter, and we’ll send you a tweet every day during Hunger Action Month with a tip of how you can get involved; and for every new Twitter follower or “like” on Facebook this month, we’ll donate a meal in your name to one our food bank partners.

While you’re on our Facebook page, don’t forget to click on the “Food First”  tab and vote for your local Texas food bank – the poll is now open to vote for September’s winning food bank.

How will you participate in Hunger Action Month?

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As you may already know, First Choice Power has joined the fight to eliminate hunger – and you can too. Don’t know where to start? Here are a few ways. 

Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity, makes it fun and easy to donate with its “Stock the Shelves” interactive game. At the click of a button, see how quickly you can fill shelves with food without breaking the bank. While you’re at it, donate any amount you’d like to fight national hunger. ($1 adds up to $14 worth of food!)

Feeding America's "Stock the Shelves" game

In North Texas, The Landmark Restaurant, located in the Dallas’ Warwick Melrose Hotel, has a unique way of participating in KRLD Restaurant Week.  The restaurant is offering a three-course menu for $35, with $7 per meal donated to the The North Texas Food Bank and Lena Pope Home in Fort Worth. This offer runs through August 29, so hurry this weekend North Texans.

At First Choice Power, we challenged ourselves recently to donate one million meals in Texas as part of our Food First campaign. Our summer initiative just wrapped up, but there are still plenty of opportunities you can help us alleviate hunger throughout Texas. One is by voting for your favorite Texas food bank in our Facebook poll. Each month, the winning food bank wins $1,000, which is equal to 8,000 meals!

Share with us here – or on Facebook or Twitter – how you do your part to fight hunger in your community. We would love to support you and recognize your contributions to a great cause.

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What does “You First” mean to you? To First Choice Power, “You First” represents a commitment to you, our customer. Yes, we are a retail electric provider, but the duty and privilege of our company is to serve you and our community.

Last month on The Current, we featured Adam Martin, a First Choice Power analyst and culture committee member, who shared an experience where he and some of our colleagues served over 760 people at The Stewpot.  Since then, more employees have come forward to share their stories of community service, personal experiences that we want to spotlight in a monthly series entitled, “You First In Action”.

This week our very own Sandra Phillips devoted her time and physical endurance to fight Multiple Sclerosis. Sandra and her husband David traveled to Hawaii to participate in a two-day, 115-mile bike ride to raise money for MS.

Sandra and David excited to ride for MS

Beginning in Waikoloa Village on the Big Island, the team rode 65 miles on the first day and 50 miles on the second.

“There are no words to express the pride we felt when we crossed the finish line and after we realized, with only 27 riders, we raised over $30,000,” Sandra said.    

Kudos to Sandra and David for accomplishing an incredible feat to benefit a cause they’re passionate about.

Closer to home, our Lewisville office team came to the rescue of a woman yesterday. In her words , “They are the most courteous people! I ran out of gas in front of the location, and 4 gentlemen, pushed my car to the gas station for me! For that very reason, goodbye Stream, HELLO First Choice!!!”

We couldn’t be prouder of our Lewisville store representatives. Well done!

Share with us, how do you and your co-workers put “You First” in action?

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