Success Stories

"When you take an individual out of their environment, they shine in a different light.
Their true leader qualities emerge."
Sophia Toller, TXU Energy spokesperson

“This great exercise combined teamwork, fun, caring hearts, and productivity -- elements of Southwest's Culture.  Our Team prepared 17,500 meals in one day!”
Debra Benton, Director of Community Relations, Southwest Airlines

"We've attended several teambuilding activities before, but none of them offered the value and results that this one did." 
Steve Chase, KPMG

“Steak and Ale is a business that feeds people for profit, and I think we tend to take for granted that dining out is out of reach for so many. Participating in the Serving U program was a tangible way for my whole team to better understand the realities of hunger that so many families in North Texas and the entire country face on a daily basis.  It certainly put things in perspective and made us grateful to be blessed with the simple things that we all take for granted.” 
Flynn Dekker
Vice President, Marketing
Steak and Ale

“Thank you for a wonderful experience at the Food Bank. I’ve received a number of comments back from our team members who thought it was one of our best exercises in team building and community involvement. You guys run a world-class operation there!”
Karianne Fallow
Senior Manager of Public Affairs
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

“We enjoyed ourselves and are hoping to come back!  In fact, I put a challenge out to my management peers here in Dallas to meet or beat our 20K meal target, and so far two have said they’ll take me up on it. You guys did a great job – it’s an awesome program!”
Jennifer Harris
Director, Medicare D Client Operations
CVS Caremark

"What an innovation to combine corporate teambuilding with altruism. During this one-day program, we can strengthen as a team while achieving something significant for the greater good. The Food Bank has first-class meeting facilities and the perfect "lab" for teambuilding -- the process for sorting and boxing food. Add a shelter meal from their Community Kitchen for lunch, and you have a full one-day experience that blends corporate teambuilding with altruism. I've already told a number of my friends about Serving U,  and they're now planning to bring their executive and management teams! Where else can you go to receive both of these take-aways: corporate teambuilding and serving humanity?"
Frank Roby, CEO, Holmes Murphy Texas

“Thank you so much. It was really great in every way -- I’m just kind of giddy about it! ... Please know that David and Wyatt, and the staff and volunteers on the floor, and chef James and his team, were all exceptional. I'm confident we'll be using what we've learned in so many ways, and I’ll be recommending the NTFB experience to everyone I know. "
Rev. Rebecca Frank
Senior Associate Pastor
University Park United Methodist Church