October 5, 2022
Ian.. Ian go away.... come again any day but Saturday! Many thanks to the hardy souls who participated in the food distribution on Saturday as Hurricane Ian moved through North Carolina. 111 Households representing 357 individuals and eight new neighbors shopped for healthy food choices this week. Bright Farms donated Harvest Crunch Lettuce, St. Andrews Gleaners through the Rotary Club brought several boxes of tomatoes along with North River Farms five boxes of tomatoes.
Milco contributed several gallons of milk, while City Bakery and Ingles donated bread. Dollar General, Mills Gap Road, donated several gallons of milk and mini cakes. A donor bought items from Bimbos Bakery department. Shopping locally we purchased items from Ingles (canned goods and meat), Sav-Mor ( milk and eggs), MANNA, and JMJ Tomato Company (potatoes, onions, squash, and carrots)
Kari Schrader, Activity Directory , from Arden Woods Retirement Community was instrumental in helping the 2022 Hunger Walk be so successful. Arden Woods raised $1,170 and our Food Pantry raised $440 for a grand total of $1,610.
The UNCA Eshleman Pharmacy Interns return Saturday for glucose and blood pressure checks. Flu shots will be offered to all neighbors and volunteers. This event is sponsored by Walgreens.
A note from Doug Kearney, our Gardner Manager...
Garden Friends, Last week, we smoothed the rows and added compost in preparation for planting winter peas as a cover crop. We put the rows to bed for the winter and the peas are the blanket. Fall collards need their second harvest this Thursday at 4pm, along with some weeding in the beds. Please join us for a pleasant and rewarding hour in the cool of a fall afternoon. If you’ve not come before, try it out. It’s fun and you need no gardening experience is necessary.
God’s Blessings!
Doug Kearney
On behalf of the executive committee, thank you to our volunteers and our area churches, civic groups, local merchants, and families for all you do to feed our community helping to reduce food insecurity.
Kathy Noyes
