I want to acknowledge everyone who worked so hard, and donated so generously, to make the July 13th MIX 101.5/WRAL-TV #BackPackBuddies Mediathon such an amazing success! All of our childhood hunger programs will benefit from the $220,000 raised: BackPack Buddies, nutrition education, summer meals, and school pantries. Thanks to you we will expand child hunger programs in under-served rural areas in Edgecombe and Chatham counties, as well as in our urban counties. I also want to thank the Wake County Commissioners who funded the launch of 5 new school pantries in high schools across the county this upcoming school year. This is the power of the whole community -- individuals, families, elected officials, businesses, media partners -- coming together to say "Hunger is unacceptable!" THANK YOU for making a difference for many children. Now let's keep it a priority to feed ALL hungry children in our area.
We're thankful for our friends at Inter-Faith Food Shuttle who care about what our clients eat! Inter-faith Food Shuttle delivers food to our food pantry multiple times a week, allowing us to purchase food for our clients at a fraction of the cost. Thanks to their dedication to nutrition, our clients enjoy fresh produce and frozen meats, along with other great foods. Thanks, Inter-Faith Food Shuttle for caring about what our clients eat! #ThankfulThursday
August 13, various shifts: Volunteers are needed throughout the day for various jobs. Volunteers will receive free admission to the event. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER
About Groove in the Garden: Back for year two, there will be tons of great live music, local food trucks, vendors AND a dunk tank fundraiser for the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle.
Thursday, August 18, noon-1pm: Join the IFFS leadership team for a 1-hour behind-the-scenes tour and lunch Q&A opportunity. RSVP now to learn more about IFFS.
Tuesdays, 10am-2pm: The WakeMed Farmers Market in Raleigh is open to the public. It brings fresh food into the southeast Raleigh food desert, and offers a 2 for 1 SNAP match.
