Category Archives: Fighting Hunger

Feeding Texas Families

Did you know that Texas leads the nation when it comes to hungry children with more than 22 percent of children unsure of how they will get their next meal? Since 2010, we here at First Choice Power have been helping make a difference for the approximately 1.3 million families in Texas that do not have enough food through our FoodFirst™ program. We’ve partnered with … Read More…

Special Meals

Any meal you share with friends is instantly more special. Take that feeling and multiply it times several hundred, and you’ll understand how we feel about the North Texas Food Bank’s annual Empty Bowls Luncheon. The event is one of the food bank’s biggest fundraisers and helps to feed hungry people right here in Texas. The event always begins with each attendee picking a handmade … Read More…

Thanks for Sharing the Love!

We had a great February here at First Choice Power, largely because you were such sweet Valentines! Thanks to your help, our I Love Fighting Hunger campaign on Facebook donated 500 meals to the Texas Food Bank Network. It was part of our Food First™ program to stop hunger here in Texas, and we donated each time someone shared our I Love Fighting Hunger Valentine. Great work, … Read More…

Be Our Valentine

As today is Valentine’s Day, we’ve been thinking a lot about love. Not to get all mushy, but if there’s a time of year that’s good for that sort of thing, this seems to be it. It’s no secret that we love Texas, and we love helping out people who need it. And all that love stuff inspired our I Love Fighting Hunger campaign on … Read More…

Life’s Unexpected Awards

Last November, we were happy to take part in the Food for Families event as part of our Food First™ program to end hunger in Texas. Food for Families is the largest one-day food drive in Texas, and it takes place on the Friday before Thanksgiving. We thought that donating 12,000 meals to Caritas of Waco seemed like pretty good way to celebrate and give thanks. … Read More…

Last Month We Whirled; This Month, the Can-Can

When we were little, we loved those game shows where contestants got to spin a big wheel to win money and prizes. So we were pretty excited about our December Food First™ Facebook promotion, where we helped fulfill Texas food banks’ “holiday wish list” items with our own spin the wheel game. And the Texas Food Bank Network was the big winner! Your spins raised … Read More…

#FoodFirst Update – November Poll Winners; December’s “Give a Whirl”

As most of you probably know by now, fighting Texas hunger is First Choice Power ’s No. 1 cause, and one fun and easy way we’ve been combatting it is on social media via the “Food First” tab on our Facebook page. Almost every month this past year has been a new, simple way for you to help us give back to our food bank … Read More…

Happy [Early] Thanksgiving from First Choice Power

Today we celebrated Thanksgiving as a First Choice Power family. First Choice Power provided the ham, turkey and dressing, and our employees brought their favorite sides, salads and desserts. In addition to the good food we shared with one another, we also wanted to share with those who aren’t fortunate to have a nice meal next week. Our employees contributed more than 250 canned food, … Read More…

Vote to End Hunger This November

Hard to believe it’s already November, which means the holidays are not too far behind! We know this can be a tough time for some of our fellow Texans who struggle to put food on the table. That’s why this year, we’re bringing back our highly-competitive Food First TM poll, in which we’re asking our customers and the communities we serve to weigh in on … Read More…

BBQ Helps Feed the Hungry in Bosque County

When we adopted hunger as our No. 1 cause and created our Food First™ program, we didn’t want to stop supporting our community partners we’d worked with for years. We wanted to do both. Todd Clift, First Choice Power’s business development manager for Bosque and surrounding counties, has made that happen on a number of occasions. Last weekend was perhaps his biggest success at bringing … Read More…