A Year After CEO’s Death, North Texas Food Bank Donors Exceed Her $55 Million Goal

By Jennifer Emily
Jan 26, 2018 8:35 AM ET
Jan Pruitt, former CEO and president of the North Texas Food Bank, died in January 2017. (North Texas Food Bank)

Originally published by Dallas News

Before she died, Jan Pruitt had a goal to raise $55 million for the hungry, the largest capital campaign ever for a social service agency in North Texas.

On Monday, a year after the longtime CEO of North Texas Food Bank died of cancer, donors have exceeded that goal.  At last count, the food bank had raised $55,673,823. And that number is likely to keep growing until the campaign ends this month.

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