2022 Peanut Butter Drive 9/1 ~ 9/30
September is Hunger Action Month. From 9/1-9/30, the North Texas Food Bank will host it’s annual peanut butter drive. This year is our second year NiHao is collaborating with NTFB. We currently have 6 city teams that will be in a friendly competition to see who will collect the most peanut butter. Each city has collection sites where you can drop off and each city will also conduct their own drive-thru family day events.
There is also a virtual peanut butter drive you can participate in if you wish to donate money directly to NTFB, https://give.ntfb.org/site/TR/Events/General?fr_id=1110&pg=team&team_id=2100. Simply click the link, select your favorite team, buy virtual food items and check out (see step-by-step instruction).
In last year's Peanut Butter Drive, we contributed nearly 24,000 pounds of peanut butter to North Texas Food Bank. Let's work together to achieve another success this year.
See detail of this year's peanut butter drive.
There is also a virtual peanut butter drive you can participate in if you wish to donate money directly to NTFB, https://give.ntfb.org/site/TR/Events/General?fr_id=1110&pg=team&team_id=2100. Simply click the link, select your favorite team, buy virtual food items and check out (see step-by-step instruction).
In last year's Peanut Butter Drive, we contributed nearly 24,000 pounds of peanut butter to North Texas Food Bank. Let's work together to achieve another success this year.
See detail of this year's peanut butter drive.
Drive Through Family Day Events
Sept. 10th, 10 AM ~ 2 PM: Chinatown (中国城), 400 N Greenville Ave. Richardson, TX 75081 (TEAM RICHARDSON)
Sept. 10th, 10 AM ~ 2 PM: z.TAO Supermarket (亿佳超市), 2049 Coit Rd #300, Plano, TX 75075 (TEAM PLANO)
Sept. 17th, 9:30 - 11:30 AM: 1002 Raintree Cir, Allen, TX, 75013 (TEAM ALLEN)
Sept. 18th, 2:30 - 4:30 PM: 1002 Raintree Cir, Allen, TX, 75013 (TEAM ALLEN)
Sept. 24th, 10 AM ~ 2 PM: ENGVEST, 7005 Chase Oak Blvd., Plano, TX 75025 (TEAM PLANO)
Sept. 24th, 10 AM ~ 2 PM: Coppell City Hall, 255 Parkway Blvd, Coppell, TX 75019 (TEAM COPPELL)
Sept. 24th, 2:30 - 5:30 PM: Preston Royal Branch Library, 5626 Royal Lane, Dallas, TX 75229 (TEAM DALLAS)
Sept. 25th, 9 Am ~ 12 PM: YiFang, 9244 Prestmont PL, Suite 210, Frisco, Tx 75035 (TEAM FRISCO)
* bring some 16oz jars of any brand peanut butter and look for NiHao Tent or NiHao Ambassadors
Sept. 10th, 10 AM ~ 2 PM: z.TAO Supermarket (亿佳超市), 2049 Coit Rd #300, Plano, TX 75075 (TEAM PLANO)
Sept. 17th, 9:30 - 11:30 AM: 1002 Raintree Cir, Allen, TX, 75013 (TEAM ALLEN)
Sept. 18th, 2:30 - 4:30 PM: 1002 Raintree Cir, Allen, TX, 75013 (TEAM ALLEN)
Sept. 24th, 10 AM ~ 2 PM: ENGVEST, 7005 Chase Oak Blvd., Plano, TX 75025 (TEAM PLANO)
Sept. 24th, 10 AM ~ 2 PM: Coppell City Hall, 255 Parkway Blvd, Coppell, TX 75019 (TEAM COPPELL)
Sept. 24th, 2:30 - 5:30 PM: Preston Royal Branch Library, 5626 Royal Lane, Dallas, TX 75229 (TEAM DALLAS)
Sept. 25th, 9 Am ~ 12 PM: YiFang, 9244 Prestmont PL, Suite 210, Frisco, Tx 75035 (TEAM FRISCO)
* bring some 16oz jars of any brand peanut butter and look for NiHao Tent or NiHao Ambassadors
Daily Drop Off Locations
TEAM FRISCO
Frisco Library, 2nd Floor, 6101 Frisco Square Blvd, Frisco TX 75034
B & M Music School, 7700 San Jacinto place suite #200, Plano, TX 75024
The Guthrie School, 598 Old Custer Road, Allen, TX 75013
Meso Asia (川味轩), 4235 Preston Rd, Frisco, TX 75034
Uncle Zhou Rest (豫膳房), 8200 Preston Rd #110, Plano l, TX 75024
TEAM PLANO
ENGVEST Group, 7005 Chase Oaks Blvd., Plano, TX 75025
Z’Tao Marketplace (亿佳超市), 2049 Coit Rd., #300, Plano, TX 75075
Sweet Hut Bakery & Cafe, 2001 Coit Rd suite 301, Plano, TX 75075
QD Academy (达福中文学校),4100 Legacy Dr, Plano, TX 75024
Skaggs Elementary School, 3201 Russell Creek Dr, Plano, TX 75025
Schimelpfenig Middle School, 2400 Maumelle Dr, Plano, TX 75023
Merit Chinese School (美德粵語中文學校), 1112 W Parker Rd #212, Plano, TX 75075
TEAM ALLEN
Buffet King, 2251 S. Loop 288, Denton, TX 76205
Grand Buffet, 4407 Kemp Blvd., Wichita Falls, TX 76308
Huayi Education (华裔中文学校), 6921 Independence Pkwy # 270, Plano, TX 75023
HappyFeet Dance School (乐姿舞蹈学校), 121 Spring Creek Pkwy #325, Plano, TX 75023
YEEFEY Art Center, 111 Spring Creek Pkwy #150, Plano, TX 75023
STEAM learning center, 8751 Collin McKinney Pkwy STE 1401, McKinney, TX 75070
TEAM RICHARDSON
Dallas Chinese Community Center (華人活動中心), 400 N Greenville Ave. #12, Richardson, TX 75080
TEAM COPPELL
The CORE, 234 Parkway Blvd, Coppell, TX 75019
Wagon Wheel Tennis Center, 950 Creekview Dr, Coppell, TX 75019
Cimarron Park Recreation Center, 201 Red River Trail, Irving, TX 75063
TEAM DALLAS
Green Hill School, 4141 Spring Valley Road, Addison, TX 75001
CVS Snider Plaza, 6832 Snider Plaza, Dallas, TX 75025
Preston Royal Branch Library, 5626 Royal Lane, Dallas, TX 75229
Anne's Home by the High School, 4300 Grassmere Ln, Dallas, TX 75205
Frisco Library, 2nd Floor, 6101 Frisco Square Blvd, Frisco TX 75034
B & M Music School, 7700 San Jacinto place suite #200, Plano, TX 75024
The Guthrie School, 598 Old Custer Road, Allen, TX 75013
Meso Asia (川味轩), 4235 Preston Rd, Frisco, TX 75034
Uncle Zhou Rest (豫膳房), 8200 Preston Rd #110, Plano l, TX 75024
TEAM PLANO
ENGVEST Group, 7005 Chase Oaks Blvd., Plano, TX 75025
Z’Tao Marketplace (亿佳超市), 2049 Coit Rd., #300, Plano, TX 75075
Sweet Hut Bakery & Cafe, 2001 Coit Rd suite 301, Plano, TX 75075
QD Academy (达福中文学校),4100 Legacy Dr, Plano, TX 75024
Skaggs Elementary School, 3201 Russell Creek Dr, Plano, TX 75025
Schimelpfenig Middle School, 2400 Maumelle Dr, Plano, TX 75023
Merit Chinese School (美德粵語中文學校), 1112 W Parker Rd #212, Plano, TX 75075
TEAM ALLEN
Buffet King, 2251 S. Loop 288, Denton, TX 76205
Grand Buffet, 4407 Kemp Blvd., Wichita Falls, TX 76308
Huayi Education (华裔中文学校), 6921 Independence Pkwy # 270, Plano, TX 75023
HappyFeet Dance School (乐姿舞蹈学校), 121 Spring Creek Pkwy #325, Plano, TX 75023
YEEFEY Art Center, 111 Spring Creek Pkwy #150, Plano, TX 75023
STEAM learning center, 8751 Collin McKinney Pkwy STE 1401, McKinney, TX 75070
TEAM RICHARDSON
Dallas Chinese Community Center (華人活動中心), 400 N Greenville Ave. #12, Richardson, TX 75080
TEAM COPPELL
The CORE, 234 Parkway Blvd, Coppell, TX 75019
Wagon Wheel Tennis Center, 950 Creekview Dr, Coppell, TX 75019
Cimarron Park Recreation Center, 201 Red River Trail, Irving, TX 75063
TEAM DALLAS
Green Hill School, 4141 Spring Valley Road, Addison, TX 75001
CVS Snider Plaza, 6832 Snider Plaza, Dallas, TX 75025
Preston Royal Branch Library, 5626 Royal Lane, Dallas, TX 75229
Anne's Home by the High School, 4300 Grassmere Ln, Dallas, TX 75205
Fun Drive Through Family Days
2022 Peanut Butter Drive Report
NTFB Grand report
During 2022 NTFB Peanut Butter Drive, a historic 349,881 lbs of peanut butter has been raised to help feed hungry children in North Texas.
NiHao was the “nuttiest”🥇 community group and was recognized as the"Top Community Group" by raising $25,876 and donated 5,132 lbs of peanut butter during this epic run. https://ntfb.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PBD-Results-2022-NR-FINAL.pdf
NiHao story was also featured in Local Profile.
NiHao was the “nuttiest”🥇 community group and was recognized as the"Top Community Group" by raising $25,876 and donated 5,132 lbs of peanut butter during this epic run. https://ntfb.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PBD-Results-2022-NR-FINAL.pdf
NiHao story was also featured in Local Profile.
Going Nuts for Peanut Butter
Written by: Melody Tian
Reviewed by: David Cui, Pamela Pan, Kathy Xia
September, in NiHao’s dictionary, is a month filled with rivalry and felicity.
For the past eight years, the North Texas Food Bank has been hosting its annual Peanut Butter Drive with the purpose of fighting hunger for kids and families in Texas. NiHao, as a partner of NTFB, joined the PBD for the second consecutive year.
Last year, NiHao achieved a remarkable donation equivalent to 22,420 pounds of peanut butter. This year, to break this record, NiHao set up six city teams – Allen, Coppell, Dallas, Frisco, Plano and Richardson – to compete against each other.
The competition, under the leadership of the team captains, was soon in full swing. The teams utilized numerous methods to collect more donations: networking extensively, searching for resources, and reaching out to schools, restaurants and libraries in hopes of placing a collection box.
In order to beat their rivals, each team also had to come up with innovative methods to secure the greatest amount of donation possible. The Plano team held a gala on drop-off day, welcoming sports car owners to show up and donate; the Dallas team organized a virtual charity show to raise money; other teams actively solicited sponsorships from companies and local organizations.
Despite being each other’s biggest rivals, the six cities were also each other’s biggest supporters. They encouraged each other throughout the competition and realized that their competitiveness came from aiming to achieve a shared goal.
High-school student ambassadors of NiHao also enthusiastically participated in the drive. On drop-off days, volunteers gathered at libraries, supermarkets and restaurants to help collect peanut butter jars from donors and advocate for NiHao by giving out flyers to passersby.
Even while focusing on the tasks at hand, the ambassadors never forgot to work hard but play even harder. Using the peanut butter jars, our creative ambassadors built various patterns such as each city’s name, the Texas map and even the NiHao logo, demonstrating their stellar artistic abilities as well as promotional skills.
Special praise goes to two ambassadors who went out of their way to contribute to the drive: Sherwin Xu and Victoria Bi. Sherwin had contacted almost all of the Plano ISD schools to place a box for collecting peanut butter in their school, and he received a staggering 328 jars of peanut butter by the end of the month. Victoria, a young pianist, generously donated $343 from her piano prize money to buy 240 jars of peanut butter. Their commitment and leadership should serve as eminent examples for NiHao’s future endeavors.
As Ryunosuke Satoro said, “Individually we are one drop. Together we are an ocean.” Thanks to the six cities’ joint efforts, the Peanut Butter Drive has come back even stronger than before, garnering 5,132 pounds of peanut butter and $25,876 of online donation, equaling a total of 31,008 pounds of peanut butter, a 40 percent increase from last year.
Overall, the 2022 NiHao Peanut Butter Drive was a massive success. Not only were we able to raise awareness and close the gap of hunger in our community, but participating in the drive also helped us realize the power of teamwork and how individuals can come together to make a profound difference.
Give where you live. One step at a time, we will cement our place as contributing individuals in American society, setting a precedent for future generations and continuing to help our communities fight hunger.
Written by: Melody Tian
Reviewed by: David Cui, Pamela Pan, Kathy Xia
September, in NiHao’s dictionary, is a month filled with rivalry and felicity.
For the past eight years, the North Texas Food Bank has been hosting its annual Peanut Butter Drive with the purpose of fighting hunger for kids and families in Texas. NiHao, as a partner of NTFB, joined the PBD for the second consecutive year.
Last year, NiHao achieved a remarkable donation equivalent to 22,420 pounds of peanut butter. This year, to break this record, NiHao set up six city teams – Allen, Coppell, Dallas, Frisco, Plano and Richardson – to compete against each other.
The competition, under the leadership of the team captains, was soon in full swing. The teams utilized numerous methods to collect more donations: networking extensively, searching for resources, and reaching out to schools, restaurants and libraries in hopes of placing a collection box.
In order to beat their rivals, each team also had to come up with innovative methods to secure the greatest amount of donation possible. The Plano team held a gala on drop-off day, welcoming sports car owners to show up and donate; the Dallas team organized a virtual charity show to raise money; other teams actively solicited sponsorships from companies and local organizations.
Despite being each other’s biggest rivals, the six cities were also each other’s biggest supporters. They encouraged each other throughout the competition and realized that their competitiveness came from aiming to achieve a shared goal.
High-school student ambassadors of NiHao also enthusiastically participated in the drive. On drop-off days, volunteers gathered at libraries, supermarkets and restaurants to help collect peanut butter jars from donors and advocate for NiHao by giving out flyers to passersby.
Even while focusing on the tasks at hand, the ambassadors never forgot to work hard but play even harder. Using the peanut butter jars, our creative ambassadors built various patterns such as each city’s name, the Texas map and even the NiHao logo, demonstrating their stellar artistic abilities as well as promotional skills.
Special praise goes to two ambassadors who went out of their way to contribute to the drive: Sherwin Xu and Victoria Bi. Sherwin had contacted almost all of the Plano ISD schools to place a box for collecting peanut butter in their school, and he received a staggering 328 jars of peanut butter by the end of the month. Victoria, a young pianist, generously donated $343 from her piano prize money to buy 240 jars of peanut butter. Their commitment and leadership should serve as eminent examples for NiHao’s future endeavors.
As Ryunosuke Satoro said, “Individually we are one drop. Together we are an ocean.” Thanks to the six cities’ joint efforts, the Peanut Butter Drive has come back even stronger than before, garnering 5,132 pounds of peanut butter and $25,876 of online donation, equaling a total of 31,008 pounds of peanut butter, a 40 percent increase from last year.
Overall, the 2022 NiHao Peanut Butter Drive was a massive success. Not only were we able to raise awareness and close the gap of hunger in our community, but participating in the drive also helped us realize the power of teamwork and how individuals can come together to make a profound difference.
Give where you live. One step at a time, we will cement our place as contributing individuals in American society, setting a precedent for future generations and continuing to help our communities fight hunger.