NON-PROFIT
BENEFICIARY
2025 Beneficiary
The Downtown Food Pantry was selected as the 2025 Beneficiary for Paris Steak Wars.
All proceeds from the event will be given to the nonprofit after April 5, 2025.
SERVICES
Since 2009, the Downtown Food Pantry has served the hungry of Lamar County, Texas. Our area has one of the highest food insecurity rates in the state at 23%. This means almost 1 in 4 or 12,250 people in our community are “struggling to avoid hunger.”
IMPORTANT DATES
In 2024, the Food Pantry Served:
People: 13,416
Families: 5,151
(27% of Lamar County population)
Nutritious Meals: 1.9 million
Pounds of Food: 2.3 million
For Questions, Please Contact:
Lea: 903-423-2108
Kris: 903-517-9694
Eligibility
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Non-Profits
A Lamar County Non-profit will be selected as the beneficiary to Paris Steak Wars.
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Selection Process
The Iron Communities Board will review applications and chose a beneficiary based on criteria outlined in the application.
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Terms
The selected non-profit will commit to a one to three year contract agreement with Iron Communities. Among the criteria for selection, we will ask for your partnership in the event.
HAVE QUESTIONS? WE'VE GOT ANSWERS.
We welcome all non-profits (501c3) who are located in Lamar County. We prefer to work with a non-profit that has been established in the area for 2+ years. However, this is not a requirement.
The beneficiary will receive all proceeds from the event. The terms of this agreement will be outlined in the contract agreement and are subject to change. Should your non-profit be selected, we will discuss the terms of the agreement prior to signing.
We’d love that.
We would ask that your non-profit consider partnering with us through our sponsorship outreach, volunteer recruitment, and marketing/promotion of the event. While the Iron Communities Board will do most of the heavy lifting, having your involvement is crucial to the success of the event.