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Welcome to the huddle!
Hello Neighborhood Coordinators! 

Spring is such a wonderful time of growth and change. In that spirit, we are looking to make your Neighborhood Coordinator experience easier, more rewarding, and more sustainable this spring! To do that, we want to hear about YOUR experience as a Neighborhood Coordinator.

It would mean the world to us if you filled out our 10-minute survey on your experiences using the button below. As a bonus -- completing this anonymous survey will enter you to win a $30 gift card to Brandwein's Bagels. If you have already completed this survey but encountered a glitch while trying to enter the raffle please send us an email! We'll close the survey May 1.

We know you are an integral part of our PORCH community and we are committed to investing in you. The responses to this survey will be promptly used to support you!

If you would like to speak to someone about your experiences in-person or over the phone, you can reach me at my email below.


Best,

Sofia Edelman
Volunteer and Communications Manager

P.S: don't forget you can read past editions of the Huddle here. 

Are you a graduating high school senior? Let us know!

Congrats, grads! Please email Sofia at sofia@porchcommunities.org to let her know if you are graduating/if you already know someone in your neighborhood who is interested in taking over your Neighborhood Coordinator duties.
~IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS~
  • Do you know anyone in Carrboro's Greenbridge Apartments that might be interested in becoming a Neighborhood Coordinator? Please let us know!
  • Drop off your monthly food donations at Extraordinary Ventures on PORCH Sundays from 3-6PM and PORCH Mondays from 8:30-11AM.
  • The next PORCH Sunday/Monday is Sunday, May 19th and Monday, May 20th.
FOOD DRIVE HIGHLIGHT
Morris Grove Elementary's Girls on the Run club recently collected 320lbs of non-perishables in a food drive for PORCH!

Between their awesome contribution and that of many more clubs,
businesses, and neighborhoods, we have already distributed more than $80,000 in non-perishables in 2024!

Our other food drive partners this year have been Carrboro Highschool's PORCH club, Fitness Together, NCPIRG at UNC, Meadowmont book club, Alpha Phi Omega at UNC, The Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill, Cannabliss, Kenan-Flagler Business School., and Natalie Marrone Homes.
Spotlight on Zapata Lane & Founders Ridge
Marianne Rohdes first became involved with PORCH after her son's school hosted a food drive benefiting our organization. Now, she is an enthusiastic Neighborhood Coordinator focusing on Zapata Lane and Founders Ridge off Old Lystra Road.

"Feeding people is no small task. I really enjoy being part of this community
and not just living in it."

Read more about Marianne's story at our blog, below!
Your work is
feeding families!


The monetary and non-perishable food donations you collect every month support our Food for Families, Food for Pantries, and Food for Schools programs. Even since the beginning of 2024 your impact has been huge!

22 new families receiving monthly food assistance from PORCH Chapel Hill-Carrboro

More than 50,000 lbs of fresh produce distributed

2,000 bags of non-perishable foods packed for families in our community

Nearly 11,000 lbs of non-perishables donated to local pantries

As the number of families experiencing food insecurity
in our community continues to grow, we continue
to meet the need head on!

Please consider donating to PORCH Chapel Hill-Carrboro this spring to help us welcome more families into our programs and remain waitlist-free!
PO Box 16363
Chapel Hill, NC 27516