Ranking number three in the country and champions of the Mountain West Conference, TCU’s success on the field not only has elevated the team’s position in the world of college sports, but their victories are directly benefitting food-insecure families in the Dallas-Fort Worth community.

Interview and photo ops will be available with TCU football players, and officials from the Tarrant Area Food Bank and Kroger.

ABOUT
Tarrant Area Food Bank -- Founded in 1982 as a nonprofit clearinghouse for donated food, Tarrant Area Food Bank is the primary source of food for 300 major hunger-relief programs in Fort Worth and13 surrounding counties. Each month, this network of charities provides emergency groceries to more than 40,000 households and serves 625,000 meals and snacks on their own sites. During the past year (2009), the number of families served by pantries increased 25 percent. For more information, please visit www.tafb.org, or call 817-332-9177.

Kroger -- The Kroger Southwest Division operates 208 stores and 85 fuel centers in Texas and Louisiana and is part of one of the nation’s largest retail grocery chains serving customers in 31 states. For more than 125 years Kroger has emphasized a customer-first approach to providing quality products, value pricing, outstanding service and an exceptional shopping experience. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, the supermarket retailer is dedicated to making a difference in the communities it serves by supporting hunger relief, education, women’s health and wellness, and diversity programs. For more information about Kroger, please visit www.kroger.com.