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Thursday, April 25, 2013  Students at Amarillo Area Center for Advanced Center are doing something cool to educate us about hunger. They're partnering with Snack Pak 4 Kids in doing that.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Man who provided voice of Charlie Brown of 'Peanuts' fame arrested on threat, stalking charges

Friday, March 15, 2013  Snack Pak 4 Kids program continues to grow and expand into the towns of the Panhandle.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Charlie Brown voice actor Peter Robbins pleaded not guilty Wednesday in San Diego Superior Court to two counts of stalking and 10 counts of making criminal threats.

Monday, November 26, 2012  The FDA has stopped production at the Sunland, Inc. plant in Portales, N.M., after finding salmonella.

Friday, November 16, 2012  The Food and Drug Administration says a New Mexico peanut company linked to a recent salmonella outbreak distributed peanut and almond butters even after testing showed the products were contaminated.

Friday, October 19, 2012  State health officials say a 5-year-old girl from Roosevelt County has been identified as the 36th victim of a salmonella outbreak in peanut butter and other nut products from eastern New Mexico.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  The list of peanut butter recalls out of Sunland, Inc., in New Mexico is once again expanding.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  A peanut processing plant in Portales has been shut down since Saturday after an outbreak of salmonella was linked to peanut butter made at the facility.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  After receiving donated peanut butter for over a month, Snack Pak 4 Kids and Odyssey Hospice have met their goal of one thousand jars.

Friday, August 31, 2012  For the entire month of August, Odyssey Hospice, along with other local businesses of Amarillo have partnered with, Snack Pak 4 Kids. A community wide food drive in which they are hoping to collect more than 1,000 jars of peanut butter.

Monday, February 06, 2012  The Kong toy drive at the Amarillo Panhandle Humane Society and Animal Control was a success, and now a peanut butter drive is making those toys even more enjoyable for shelter dogs.

Friday, October 21, 2011  Crunchy or smooth? Doesn't matter -- the price of your favorite peanut butter is going to spike very soon.

Saturday, March 26, 2011  New Mexico peanut researchers want to develop varieties that will resist disease, be more drought tolerant, mature earlier and produce nuts with a long shelf life.

Friday, February 04, 2011  UPDATE: Learn how you can help keep our area kids fed over the weekend.