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December 1, 2021

278 Thanksgiving Meals Distributed & More

Thanks to your generosity, 278 households enjoyed a special Thanksgiving meal last month! So many people and organizations came together, helping make those meals possible, and meeting November food needs at the Holly Springs Food Cupboard.

Below are some photos from last month that show a few of the people and groups who helped the community through the Holly Springs Food Cupboard in November. These included people from neighborhoods like Parks at Bass Lake, which delivered food to clients, and Brighton Forest, which collected Thanksgiving meal packages.

Businesses including Chick-Fil-A, Ting, CrossFit Holly Springs and Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston supported the Cupboard in various ways during the month, also. Youth pitched in and moved tons of turkeys to and from freezers, and a sister/brother team saved a portion of their weekly allowance and purchased food to donate to the Cupboard.
Special events included the Holly Springs Run Club and Oak Hall turkey trots, the Holly Springs Police Department cadets food drive, and a donation from UNC Health Rex Holly Springs.

What an amazing month… thanks to an amazing community! Thank you so much to everyone!

Blood Drive to Benefit Cupboard

Friday, Dec. 10 at Carolina Brewing Company

The holiday season can be hectic, so here’s how to help the community in two ways at one time! Carolina Brewing Company is hosting a blood drive with The Blood Connection Friday, Dec. 10 2:30-7:30 p.m. For every pint of blood collected, $10 will be donated to the Holly Springs Food Cupboard!

Sign up for a time to donate blood and benefit the Cupboard at: https://donate.thebloodconnection.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/182003

Garden Update

Garden work hours are limited during the winter. Interested in volunteering? Contact Food Cupboard Garden Director Jerry DeWitt at organicman123@yahoo.com to be added to the volunteer sign-up list. We will return to weekday workdays and more regular hours in February 2022.
Below are some photos of November garden work, including volunteers from Seqirus and Celonis. Also shown is the Garden Hut, which donated collard and cabbage plants last month!

The Holly Springs Food Cupboard will be closed for the Christmas holiday.

Dec. 24-Jan. 2

Thank you to our wonderful volunteers and supportive community members! The Holly Springs Food Cupboard will be closed for the Christmas holiday Dec. 24-Jan. 2. Enjoy this time with the people you love, and please save food donations until Monday, Jan. 3. We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

Do you need food assistance? Know someone who does?

Please visit us. The Holly Springs Food Cupboard is here to help. Food distribution is every Thursday, 2-5 p.m. Deliveries are available to senior citizens and persons with compromised health or without transportation. Click here for more information.

Donating Food?

Most needed items:

• Toilet paper
• Canned fruit
• Broth
• Canned meats
• Crackers
• Small packs of raisins
• Mac n cheese cups
• Fruit cups
• Cereal

How to Get Food to the Cupboard
The Cupboard can receive donated food on:

• Preferred hours: Mondays 9-11 a.m.
• Also: Thursdays noon-5 p.m.

The Holly Springs Food Cupboard will be closed for the Christmas holiday Dec. 24-Jan. 2.

Place donations on our delivery dock on the side of our facility and knock to allow for safe distancing. Or, give us a call and we can meet you to pick up food from your neighborhood.
If you have food that you want to deliver at other times, you can take it to one of our community drop-off sites listed below. If necessary, we can arrange a time for a pick-up. Please do not leave food outside the Cupboard.

Community Drop-Off Sites

• The Block on Main, Corner of Main Street and Rogers Street
• First Flight Federal Credit Union, Village Walk Drive
• Holly Springs Farmers Market, West Ballentine Street
• Holly Springs Town Hall, Main Street
• Pet Mania, Sunset Lake Road
• Sunrise United Methodist Church, 5420 Sunset Lake Road
• Sweet Berry Bowls, 150 W Holly Springs Road
• Wake FC, Ting Park

More Ways to Give

• Support the Holly Springs Food Cupboard when you shop online with PayPal. Set us as your favorite charity, and you can choose to donate $1 when you checkout with PayPal. Click here visit PayPal and save the Holly Springs Food Cupboard as your favorite charity. This allows you to conveniently support us at checkout and other donation opportunities.
• Enjoy online shopping? Use this link to set up AmazonSmile. Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the Holly Springs Food Cupboard.
• If you’re using the Amazon app, select the main menu, select “AmazonSmile” within Programs & Features, and select “Holly Springs Food Cupboard as your charity. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazonSmile in the mobile app.

More Information

• Email us for the fastest response time.
• Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
• Subscribe to this e-newsletter.

Thank you, again, to our dedicated volunteers and generous community for making everything we do possible.

November 1, 2021

Grateful for our Supportive Community

Thanksgiving Meals to be Donated for Local Families in Need

Thanks to so many members of our amazing community who have committed to donating Thanksgiving meal packages for local families in need! Thanks to you, the Holly Springs Food Cupboard will more than meet our goal for serving 255+ families this year. We are so grateful!

Holly Springs Run Club’s Unofficial Turkey Trot to Benefit Cupboard

Thanksgiving: Thursday, Nov. 25, 7:30 a.m.

Many thanks to Julie Jones and the Holly Springs Run Club (HSRC) for organizing the 5th Annual HSRC Unofficial Turkey Trot 5k! The run starts at 7:30 a.m. Thanksgiving morning at Holly Ridge Elementary and follows the Derek Davis Memorial 5k Run course through the Sunset Ridge neighborhood.
A donation is not required to run, but optional cash or checks made out to the Holly Springs Food Cupboard are accepted at the event. There is no registration to participate in this fun, informal community run.

Grapes, Grains & Giving – Save the Date!

Friday, Dec. 3 at 12 Oaks

The Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce is hosting Grapes, Grains & Giving Dec. 3 at 12 Oaks. The evening of wine and beer sampling, mixing, mingling and fundraising is benefitting the Holly Springs Food Cupboard. Details on tickets, auction donations and sponsorship information will be shared soon by the Chamber.

October Activity at the Cupboard

October was an active month at the Holly Springs Food Cupboard. Thanks to our generous community for all the food donations, including food drives by Holly Grove Middle School, Lily Chapter of the National Charity League, Woodcreek neighbors and Bombshell Beer Company’s Late Bloomers event. DS Smith donated 500 cardboard trays for dry food storage, also.

Food Drives

The Holly Springs Police Cadets are organizing a food drive through Friday, Nov. 12. Donations are accepted at the Law Enforcement Center, 750 Holly Springs Rd., as well as at the Holly Springs Food Lion on N. Main St. and at Fuquay-Varina High School.

Bless Your Heart Boutique is serving as a collection site for the Holly Springs Food Cupboard during the entire month of November. Drop by the downtown boutique in Town Hall Commons at 242 S. Main St., Ste. 106!

Garden Update

Last month, the Holly Springs Garden Club donated a beautiful fountain to the Food Cupboard in memory of Garden Club member Mike Flatley. Family members attended the dedication ceremony at the annual Garden Club / Food Cupboard Board picnic. The fountain will provide water for bees, pollinators, and butterflies as it welcomes volunteers to our gardens. 
Thanks to the many individuals and groups, including Compass Cares (Compass Real Estate) for the volunteer work completed in the garden during October.

Work in and around the Holly Springs Food Cupboard garden continues over the fall/winter months, thanks to the help of numerous volunteers. Interested in volunteering? Contact Food Cupboard Garden Director Jerry DeWitt at organicman123@yahoo.com to be added to the volunteer sign-up list.

New Garden Hours: As we enter the fall and winter months, our scheduled work days are now generally only on Saturdays from 9-11 a.m. when the weather is not too cold or wet. We will return to weekday workdays and more regular hours in February 2022.

Do you need food assistance? Know someone who does?

Please visit us. The Holly Springs Food Cupboard is here to help. Food distribution is every Thursday, 2-5 p.m. Deliveries are available to senior citizens and persons with compromised health or without transportation. Click here for more information.

Donating food?

Thank you! We are able to receive food on Mondays, 9-11 a.m. (this is our preferred time) and Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Place donations on our delivery dock on the side of our facility and knock to allow for safe distancing. Or, give us a call and we can meet you to pick up food from your neighborhood.

Most needed items:

• Canned fruit
• Broth
• Canned meats
• Canned vegetables
• Crackers
• Small packs of raisins
• Mac n cheese cups
• Fruit cups
• Cereal

How to Get Food to the Cupboard

The Cupboard can receive donated food on:Preferred hours: Mondays 9-11 a.m. Also: Thursdays noon-5 p.m.

If you have food that you want to deliver at other times, you can take it to one of our community drop-off sites listed below. If necessary, we can arrange a time for a pick-up. Please do not leave food outside the Cupboard.

Community Drop-Off Sites

• The Block on Main, Corner of Main Street and Rogers Street
• First Flight Federal Credit Union, Village Walk Drive
• Holly Springs Farmers Market, West Ballentine Street
• Holly Springs Town Hall, Main Street
• Pet Mania, Sunset Lake Road
• Sunrise United Methodist Church, 5420 Sunset Lake Road
• Sweet Berry Bowls, 150 W Holly Springs Road
• Wake FC, Ting Park

More Ways to Give

• Support the Holly Springs Food Cupboard when you shop online with PayPal. Set us as your favorite charity, and you can choose to donate $1 when you checkout with PayPal. Click here visit PayPal and save the Holly Springs Food Cupboard as your favorite charity. This allows you to conveniently support us at checkout and other donation opportunities.
• Enjoy online shopping? Use this link to set up AmazonSmile. Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the Holly Springs Food Cupboard.
• If you’re using the Amazon app, select the main menu, select “AmazonSmile” within Programs & Features, and select “Holly Springs Food Cupboard as your charity. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazonSmile in the mobile app.

More Information

• Email us for the fastest response time.
• Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
• Subscribe to this e-newsletter.

Thank you, again, to our dedicated volunteers and generous community for making everything we do possible.

October 1, 2021

On Sunday afternoon, Nov. 21, the Holly Springs Food Cupboard will be providing Thanksgiving dinner meal supplies to about 250 families in need of food assistance. Please consider helping make this possible by supplying a family’s meal package.

For each family meal package place the following items inside a small box:

• 1 large package stuffing mix
• 1 box mashed potatoes
• 1 dry box dinner roll mix or cornbread mix
• 1 can cranberry sauce
• 1 box pie pastry mix
• 1 can pie fruit filling
• 2 cans vegetables (some favorites are green beans, corn, peas)
• 1 large can sweet potatoes
• 1 bag (3 pounds) of onions
• 1 bag (3 pounds) of apples or oranges

Place the following items in a plastic bag:

• 1-pound butter or margarine
• 1 dozen eggs

Before Sunday, Oct. 24, email info@hsfoodcupboard.or the following information:

• How many meal packages you plan to donate
• Your group name
• A phone # for a contact person
• Your expected delivery date or if you need a pickup

Bring your completed meal package(s) to the Cupboard:

• Monday, Nov. 15 from 9-11 a.m.
• Thursday, Nov. 18 from noon-2 p.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 20 from 9:30 a.m.-noon.

Turkeys are being ordered for 250 families. Thanks for considering donating meal package(s) to go with them.

September Activity at the Cupboard

September 17 was Hunger Action Day, and our volunteers wore orange to raise awareness about the challenges facing many people in our community.

Many thanks to AJ Gilbert, who made and sold tie dye shirts, donating a portion of the proceeds to the Holly Springs Food Cupboard!

A big thank you to Brynn from Girl Scout Troop 364 who recently completed a Silver Award project for the Food Cupboard. She researched and designed a simple brochure and accompanying PowerPoint on growing selected vegetables in containers and small spaces.

Garden Update

The Holly Springs Food Cupboard garden continues to produce, thanks to the help of numerous volunteers. Interested in volunteering? Contact Food Cupboard Garden Director Jerry DeWitt at organicman123@yahoo.com to be added to the volunteer sign-up list.

Available work days are generally on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Interested volunteers may select the day/time that best meets their schedules. Instructions will be given to volunteers, but on-site supervision generally will not be provided.

Do you need food assistance? Know someone who does?

Please visit us. The Holly Springs Food Cupboard is here to help. Food distribution is every Thursday, 2-5 p.m. Deliveries are available to senior citizens and persons with compromised health or without transportation. Click here for more information.

Donating food?

Thank you! We are able to receive food on Mondays, 9-11 a.m. (this is our preferred time) and Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Place donations on our delivery dock on the side of our facility and knock to allow for safe distancing. Or, give us a call and we can meet you to pick up food from your neighborhood.

Most needed items:

• Cereal
• Peanut butter
• Small pop-top canned meats
• Fruit cups
• Broth
• Jelly

How to Get Food to the Cupboard

The Cupboard can receive donated food on:
Preferred hours: Mondays 9-11 a.m.
Also: Thursdays noon-5 p.m.

If you have food that you want to deliver at other times, you can take it to one of our community drop-off sites listed below. If necessary, we can arrange a time for a pick-up. Please do not leave food outside the Cupboard.

Community Drop-Off Sites

Holly Springs Town Hall, Main Street
Sunrise United Methodist Church, 5420 Sunset Lake Road
First Flight Federal Credit Union, Village Walk Drive
Holly Springs Farmers Market, West Ballentine Street
Pet Mania, Sunset Lake Road
Sweet Berry Bowls, 150 W Holly Springs Road
Wake FC, Ting Park

More Ways to Give

• Support the Holly Springs Food Cupboard when you shop online with PayPal. Set us as your favorite charity, and you can choose to donate $1 when you checkout with PayPal. Click here visit PayPal and save the Holly Springs Food Cupboard as your favorite charity. This allows you to conveniently support us at checkout and other donation opportunities.
• Enjoy online shopping? Use this link to set up AmazonSmile. Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the Holly Springs Food Cupboard.
• If you’re using the Amazon app, select the main menu, select “AmazonSmile” within Programs & Features, and select “Holly Springs Food Cupboard as your charity. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazonSmile in the mobile app.

More Information

• Email us for the fastest response time.
• Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
• Subscribe to this e-newsletter.

Thank you, again, to our dedicated volunteers and generous community for making everything we do possible.

On Sunday afternoon, Nov. 21, 2021, the Holly Springs Food Cupboard will be providing Thanksgiving dinner meal supplies to about 250 families in need of food assistance. Please help make this possible by supplying a family’s meal package.

For each family meal package place the following items inside a small box:

• 1 large package stuffing mix
• 1 box mashed potatoes
• 1 dry box dinner roll mix or cornbread mix
• 1 can cranberry sauce
• 1 box pie pastry mix
• 1 can pie fruit filling
• 2 cans vegetables (some favorites are green beans, corn, peas)
• 1 large can sweet potatoes
• 1 bag (3 pounds) of onions
• 1 bag (3 pounds) of apples or oranges

Place the following items in a plastic bag:

• 1-pound butter or margarine
• 1 dozen eggs

Before Sunday, Oct. 24, email info@hsfoodcupboard.org the following information:

• How many meal packages you plan to donate
• Your group name
• A phone # for a contact person
• Your expected delivery date or if you need a pickup

Bring your completed meal package(s) to the Cupboard:

• Monday, Nov. 15 from 9-11 a.m.
• Thursday, Nov. 18 from noon-2 p.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 20 from 9:30 a.m.-noon.

Turkeys are being ordered for 250 families. Thanks for considering donating meal package(s) to go with them.

September 1, 2021

August Activity at the Cupboard

Thanks to the many volunteers who helped provide food to local people in need last month. Food drives and donations came in from a number of groups and individuals, including Home Spire Mortgage, On-Running and Pace Yourself Run Co, Nick Cox and Cub Scout Pac 356.

Below, Mothers and daughters from the National Charity League Lily Chapter freshened up the Little Library outside the Holly Springs Food Cupboard and volunteered in the garden, harvesting produce, weeding, transplanting, and more.

Garden Update

This year’s garden harvest now exceeds 2,300 pounds, thanks to the many volunteers helping grow fresh produce for clients!
Interested in helping out? Contact Food Cupboard Garden Director Jerry DeWitt at organicman123@yahoo.com to be added to the volunteer sign-up list.

Available work days are generally on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Interested volunteers may select the day/time that best meets their schedules. Instructions will be given to volunteers, but on-site supervision generally will not be provided. 

Do you need food assistance? Know someone who does?

Please visit us. The Holly Springs Food Cupboard is here to help. Food distribution is every Thursday, 2-5 p.m. Deliveries are available to senior citizens and persons with compromised health or without transportation. Click here for more information.

Donating food?

Thank you! We are able to receive food on Mondays, 9-11 a.m. (this is our preferred time) and Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Place donations on our delivery dock on the side of our facility and knock to allow for safe distancing. Or, give us a call and we can meet you to pick up food from your neighborhood.

Most needed items:

• Cereal
• Peanut butter
• Small pop-top canned meats
• Fruit cups
• Broth
• Jelly

More Ways to Give

• Support the Holly Springs Food Cupboard when you shop online with PayPal. Set us as your favorite charity, and you can choose to donate $1 when you checkout with PayPal. Click here visit PayPal and save the Holly Springs Food Cupboard as your favorite charity. This allows you to conveniently support us at checkout and other donation opportunities.
• Enjoy online shopping? Use this link to set up AmazonSmile. Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the Holly Springs Food Cupboard.
• If you’re using the Amazon app, select the main menu, select “AmazonSmile” within Programs & Features, and select “Holly Springs Food Cupboard as your charity. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazonSmile in the mobile app.

More Information

• Email us for the fastest response time.
• Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
• Subscribe to this e-newsletter.

Thank you, again, to our dedicated volunteers and generous community for making everything we do possible.

August 1, 2021

Blood Drives Benefit Cupboard

Thanks to everyone who came out to support the blood drive sponsored by Holly Springs Rotary Club, the Holly Springs Police Department and the Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce the Blood Connection donated $1,000… and an additional $150 from the blood drive sponsored by the Wellness Chiropractic Neurofeedback Center.

Starbucks Awards Cupboard $1,000 Grant

Thanks to Starbucks Partners (employees) and The Starbucks Foundation, the Holly Springs Food Cupboard received a $1,000 grant as part of the company’s Neighborhood Grants program.

Garden Update

Thanks to all the volunteers helping in the Food Cupboard garden, our 2021 harvest is now at about 1,650 pounds!
Interested in helping out? Contact Food Cupboard Garden Director Jerry DeWitt at organicman123@yahoo.com to be added to the volunteer sign-up list.

Available work days are generally on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Interested volunteers may select the day/time that best meets their schedules. Instructions will be given to volunteers, but on-site supervision generally will not be provided. 

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Do you need food assistance? Know someone who does?

Please visit us. The Holly Springs Food Cupboard is here to help. Food distribution is every Thursday, 2-5 p.m. Deliveries are available to senior citizens and persons with compromised health or without transportation. Click here for more information.

Donating food?

Thank you! We are able to receive food on Mondays, 9-11 a.m. (this is our preferred time) and Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Place donations on our delivery dock on the side of our facility and knock to allow for safe distancing. Or, give us a call and we can meet you to pick up food from your neighborhood.

Most needed items:

• Large cloth/vinyl grocery bags (for track-out bags)
• 16-ounce jars of peanut butter
• Jelly
• Broth
• Boxes of mac & cheese

More Ways to Give

• Support the Holly Springs Food Cupboard when you shop online with PayPal. Set us as your favorite charity, and you can choose to donate $1 when you checkout with PayPal. Click here visit PayPal and save the Holly Springs Food Cupboard as your favorite charity. This allows you to conveniently support us at checkout and other donation opportunities.
• Enjoy online shopping? Use this link to set up AmazonSmile. Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the Holly Springs Food Cupboard.
• If you’re using the Amazon app, select the main menu, select “AmazonSmile” within Programs & Features, and select “Holly Springs Food Cupboard as your charity. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazonSmile in the mobile app.

More Information

• Email us for the fastest response time.
• Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
• Subscribe to this e-newsletter.

Thank you, again, to our dedicated volunteers and generous community for making everything we do possible.

May 30, 2021

Thank you to all who currently serve and who have served in our nation’s armed forces.

Around the Cupboard During May

Pictured above are some of the groups that brought donations this month to the Cupboard. These include teachers from Holly Ridge Elementary School, the ladies from Orpah Court, National Charity League, Girl Scout Daisy Troop 2270 and Pine Springs Prep. Thank you!

John and Jack (pictured below) helped with food deliveries to Holly Springs Food Cupboard client families. Thank you so much!

Thank you, Holly Springs Farmers Market!

Many thanks to the Holly Springs Famers Market, which serves as a food donation drop-off site every Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon on West Ballentine Street beside the Cultural Center. There, shoppers enjoy more than 30 vendors, live music and more. Click here to learn more information about the market.

Around the Garden

Thank you to the many local volunteers who help grow food for Cupboard clients in the garden. Interested in helping out? Contact Food Cupboard Garden Director Jerry DeWitt at organicman123@yahoo.com to be added to the volunteer sign-up list.

Available work days are generally on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Interested volunteers may select the day/time that best meets their schedules. Instructions will be given to volunteers, but on-site supervision generally will not be provided. 

Do you need food assistance? Know someone who does?

Please visit us. These are unprecedented circumstances, and we are here to help. Drive-through food distribution is every Thursday, 2-5 p.m. Deliveries are available to senior citizens and persons with compromised health or without transportation. Click here for more information.

Donating food?

Thank you! We are able to receive food on Mondays, 9-11 a.m. (this is our preferred time) and Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Place donations on our delivery dock on the side of our facility and knock to allow for safe distancing. Or, give us a call and we can meet you to pick up food from your neighborhood.

Most needed items:

• 16-ounce jars of peanut butter
• Jelly
• Broth
• Boxes of mac & cheese

More Ways to Give

• Support the Holly Springs Food Cupboard when you shop online with PayPal. Set us as your favorite charity, and you can choose to donate $1 when you checkout with PayPal. Click here visit PayPal and save the Holly Springs Food Cupboard as your favorite charity. This allows you to conveniently support us at checkout and other donation opportunities.
• Enjoy online shopping? Use this link to set up AmazonSmile. Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the Holly Springs Food Cupboard.
• If you’re using the Amazon app, select the main menu, select “AmazoneSmile” within Programs & Features, and select “Holly Springs Food Cupboard as your charity. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazoneSmile in the mobile app.

More Information

• Email us for the fastest response time.
• Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
• Subscribe to this e-newsletter.

Thank you, again, to our dedicated volunteers and generous community for making everything we do possible.

The Holly Springs Food Cupboard is easing many mask restrictions and social distancing protocols in accordance with Governor Roy Cooper’s Executive Order 215. The Food Cupboard remains committed to keeping clients and volunteers safe by following the latest CDC and NDHHS guidelines.

In response to the governor’s new order, we are excited to make changes to our mask protocols effective immediately:

• All fully vaccinated individuals are no longer required to wear a mask while on Holly Springs Food Cupboard property. This includes fully vaccinated volunteers and clients inside the building, in the garden areas, and in parking areas.
• Individuals who are not fully vaccinated are expected to follow mask wearing requirements per NCDHHS guidelines.
  • Garden volunteers who are not fully vaccinated should continue to wear a mask or strictly maintain an appropriate safe distance from others who may be in the garden in accordance with NCDHHS guidelines.
• Clients and volunteers are welcome to continue wearing a mask if they feel more comfortable doing so.

Thank you for your support throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 25, 2021

Interested in purchasing affordable, quality plants for your yard while supporting a group of Food Cupboard garden volunteers? The TAPRoots annual plant sale is just around the corner!

TAPRoots is a group of volunteers from the Triangle Aphasia Project that grows 90% of the plants transplanted into the Holly Springs Food Cupboard garden. This sale supports their work.

Click here to place your order online by Wednesday, April 28.

Pickups are at the Food Cupboard on Saturday, May 1.

High School Runners Raise $10,000 for Cupboard

Grace Vaughn and fellow runners raised $10,000 for local people in need of food assistance. The money donated to the Holly Springs Food Cupboard was raised through a 24-hour marathon where the students ran one mile every hour for 24 hours. Way to combine passion for running with a desire to help people in need.

DEGA Provides for Clients’ Pets

DEGA Mobile Veterinary Care visited the Holly Springs Food Cupboard this weekend, giving clients’ pets free exams and preventative flea, tick and heartworm medications. One client was near tears when she said the free clinic was the only way her pet could have received this service.

About 20 pets were examined and received free preventative medications (about $1,000 total). Donations are accepted on the DEGA website, www.degamobilevetcare.org. Many thanks to Dr. April and the DEGA Mobile Veterinary Care for making this service possible for our clients’ pets.

Around the Garden

The Holly Springs Food Cupboard gardens are beautiful and productive, thanks to the many local volunteers who help grow food for Cupboard clients. Interested in helping out? Contact Food Cupboard Garden Director Jerry DeWitt at organicman123@yahoo.com to be added to the volunteer sign-up list.

We ask groups to remain small and distance appropriately. Everyone should wear a mask while in the garden. 

Available work days are generally on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Interested volunteers may select the day/time that best meets their schedules. Instructions will be given to volunteers, but on-site supervision generally will not be provided. 

Thank You, Niche Wine Lounge

Thank you so much, Niche Wine Lounge and patrons! Anthony presented a donation check of $500 from Niche’s 50/50 raffle for the Holly Springs Food Cupboard.

Donate Blood and Raise Funds for Food Cupboard!

Saturday, May 8, Sunrise United Methodist Church is hosting a blood drive that also will benefit the Cupboard! Click here to sign up. All donors will receive a $10 gift card, and a $10 donation will be made to the Holly Springs Food Cupboard. Thank you, Sunrise United Methodist, for hosting this event!

Thank you, Town of Holly Springs!

The Holly Springs Town Council awarded a $2,500 grant to the Holly Springs Food Cupboard earlier this month. Thank you, Town of Holly Springs, for supporting local people in need of food assistance.

Do you need food assistance? Know someone who does?

Please visit us. These are unprecedented circumstances, and we are here to help. Drive-through food distribution is every Thursday, 2-5 p.m. Deliveries are available to senior citizens and persons with compromised health or without transportation. Click here for more information.

Donating food?

Thank you! We are able to receive food on Mondays, 9-11 a.m. (this is our preferred time) and Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Place donations on our delivery dock on the side of our facility and knock to allow for safe distancing. Or, give us a call and we can meet you to pick up food from your neighborhood.

Most needed items:

• Jelly
• Broth
• Toilet paper
• Pop-top meats
• 16-ounce jars of peanut butter

More Information

• Email us for the fastest response time.
• Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
• Subscribe to this e-newsletter.

Thank you, again, to our dedicated volunteers and generous community for making everything we do possible.

March 30, 2021

Be an Urban Farmer & Grow Produce for Cupboard Clients

Do you have some extra space in your yard? Help local people in need by growing fresh, healthy vegetables for Food Cupboard clients! We supply the free seeds and plants. Now is the perfect time to start that garden or plant that extra row. Great project for the children too!
Learn more or let us know you’re interested by emailing Food Cupboard Garden Director Jerry DeWitt at organicman123@yahoo.com.

Garden Volunteers

Our Food Cupboard gardens once again will start scheduling individuals, families and small groups of volunteers to work (outside) starting April 1.
We ask groups to remain small and distance appropriately. Everyone should wear a mask while in the garden. 

Available work days are generally on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Interested volunteers may select the day/time that best meets their schedules. Instructions will be given to volunteers, but on-site supervision generally will not be provided. 
Contact Food Cupboard Garden Director Jerry DeWitt at organicman123@yahoo.com to be added to the volunteer sign-up list.

Do you need food assistance? Know someone who does?

Please visit us. These are unprecedented circumstances, and we are here to help. Drive-through food distribution is every Thursday, 2-5 p.m. Deliveries are available to senior citizens and persons with compromised health or without transportation. Click here for more information.

Donating food?

Thank you! We are able to receive food on Mondays, 9-11 a.m. (this is our preferred time) and Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Place donations on our delivery dock on the side of our facility and knock to allow for safe distancing. Or, give us a call and we can meet you to pick up food from your neighborhood.

Most needed items:

• Toilet paper
• Pop-top meats
• Shelf stable milks in individual or quart size (We cannot distribute out-of-date milk.)
• Individual juices
• Pop-top fruits
• 16-ounce jars of peanut butter

More Information

• Email us for the fastest response time.
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