Besides donations of food, please keep in mind that we are spending more funds than usual to make up for the decrease in government supplies and increase in clients. Therefore, monetary donations are always greatly […]
Daily Archives: August 15, 2017
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Thanks to the generosity of our local grocers, church gardens, farmers and gardeners, we are able to provide fresh produce for our clients on a regular basis. One client remarked “Thank you, thank you. As […]
These children baked pumpkin and apple pies and then sold them, donating all of the money to the food pantry.
Another birthday contributor this year was Liles Ellington, who collected food donations instead of presents for his 4th birthday. Liles has a big heart and he loves to share.
Some children decided that instead of receiving presents for themselves, they would collect presents (namely, food) for others. Paisley Weathersbee had her guests bring food to her 2nd birthday party, and then she repeated her […]
A special thank you also goes to Davis Drive Elementary School for their successful food drive. The school collected almost 5,000 pounds of food for our pantry again this year. The citizens of Fuquay-Varina, Holly […]
Church groups are a wonderful source for bringing in dry goods for our clients while experiencing the good feelings that come with helping others. Pictured below some members of Piney Grove Baptist’s Youth Group delivering […]
Stacie Borrello and her son Jackson delivered a trunk load of groceries collected by members of the play group and their families.
Caleigh Rogalski organized a food drive in her Saddle Run neighborhood in Fuquay-Varina while her friend Samantha organized a similar drive in her Holly Springs neighborhood. These enterprising young ladies (age 12) made and distributed […]
The thoughtful children in this therapy class organized and held a bake sale to raise money for the food pantry. They are shown presenting a check to Mrs. Goddard for $200.00 as a result of […]
Two of the Duplessis boys, Joey (4) and Dean (7) used their profits from their yard sale to buy food for the food pantry.
Four industrious sisters opened their own lemonade stand to raise money for the food pantry. Lydia, Georgia, Mary Martin and Julia Walters presented $71.73 to our pantry, money that they earned at their lemonade stand […]
Cole and Cameron Burke held a food drive and a book drive in their neighborhood. They are shown here with their haul of donated food and books when they delivered them to the pantry.
Over the years, Scouting organizations have helped us by raising funds or organizing food drives to benefit the food pantry. Some of our latest contributors were from Girl Scout Troop 1735, Daisy Troop (all 5-7 […]
Members of our local fire department delivered a truck load of food this holiday season to support the people in our community. They have a food drive each year during the holidays and plan to […]