North Texas Food Bank wrapped up its 12th Annual Peanut Butter Drive, collecting more than $355,000 and approximately 85,000 pounds of peanut butter.

North Texas Food Bank recently wrapped up its 12th annual Peanut Butter Drive, where cities and organizations compete for peanut butter donations to the food bank all September long for Hunger Action Month.

In total, more than $355,000 and 85,000 pounds of peanut butter were collected throughout September.

Following the drive, North Texas Food Bank held an awards show and celebration on Oct. 21 at NTFB’s Perot Family Campus in Plano. Plano and several Plano-based organizations were among the recognized:

Top City: Plano
Top City Per Capita: Fairview
Top Company: NTT DATA
Top School: Rice Middle School
Top Educational Organization: Plano ISD
Top Faith-Based Organization: JustServe / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Top Neighborhood: Heritage Ranch (Fairview)
Top Community Group: HungerMitao

“The Peanut Butter Drive is about more than jars collected – it’s about coming together to make sure children in our community don’t go hungry,” said Trisha Cunningham, president and CEO of the North Texas Food Bank. “We continue to distribute record amounts of food each year, and these contributions help us provide nutritious options for the more than 254,000 children facing hunger in North Texas. We’re deeply grateful to every person and organization that made this year’s drive such a success.”

This year’s expanded outreach was also made possible by several local volunteer organizations and individuals, including:

James Huang – Nihao Food Bank Initiative
Ying Jia – Nihao Food Bank Initiative
Justin Bitner – Ryan LLC
Dustin Davis – Ryan LLC
Amy and Howard Dover – JustServe
Raj & Anna Asava – HungerMitao
Rick Grady – Collin County Homeless Coalition
James Thomas – Plano Independent School District

“We’re thankful for the incredible teamwork that made this possible – from our volunteer committee and participating cities to our partners at Kroger, and the State Fair of Texas for encouraging donations on opening day,” Cunningham said. “This drive truly reflects what’s best about North Texas – neighbors helping neighbors.”