UBank Presented with Hunger Hero Award for Raising Over $100K

The East Texas Food Bank (ETFB) honored UBank today with a Hunger Hero Award as part of Hunger Action Month. UBank received the Corporate Partner Hunger Hero Award.

For the past five years, UBank has held the Good for Country concert in Lufkin with top country music artists such as Scotty McCreery, the Oak Ridge Boys, and Dylan Scott helping to raise over $116,000.

“We are so grateful to UBank for creating such a unique fundraiser that brings people together to enjoy music and help East Texans struggling with food insecurity,” said David Emerson, CEO of the East Texas Food Bank. “We are serving over three million meals in Angelina County.”

(From L to Right: David Emerson – CEO, East Texas Food Bank; Justin Armstrong, Shana de Paoli and Jack Ellis from UBank)

"We'd like to thank the East Texas Food Bank for recognizing UBank as their "Hunger Hero" in Lufkin for our Good for Country Concert Series,” said Jack Ellis, UBank Market President of Lufkin & Huntington.

“Donating $116,000 in just four short years is something we could have only dreamed about back in 2020 when Good for Country started. We are grateful to have the support of so many local businesses. Creating an event that makes a tangible impact in Lufkin is something we're immensely proud to be a part of."

ETFB presented the awards during Feeding America’s Hunger Action Month, held each year in September, to inspire the community to take action and bring attention to hunger in East Texas and the nation.

According to Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap study, 1 in 6 East Texans including 1 in 4 children are hungry. This amounts to 217,260 adults including 78,620 children.

The East Texas Food Bank was established in 1988 and is the largest hunger-relief nonprofit in East Texas covering 26 counties. ETFB provides over 31 million meals each year to 200 partner agencies and feeding programs. The mission is to fight hunger and feed hope in East Texas. For more information, visit EastTexasFoodBank.org