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Kids Summer Meals Info Session
VirtualThe Food Bank is seeking partners across our 34-county service area to serve as meal distribution sites or paid meal vendors for summer 2023.
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2023 Stamp Out Hunger
Stamp Out Hunger will be held this year on Saturday, May 13th. On this day, the public is asked to simply place bags filled with nonperishable food items next to their mailbox. A Letter Carrier will collect the donation and take it back to their postal branch where Food Bank volunteers/staff will be on-site throughout the day to unload the postal trucks.
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Stop Summer Hunger 2023
Donations matched in June + July to #StopSummerHunger and ensure growing children get the nourishment they need to grow, play, and learn.
Chef’s Feast at Tryon Palace
Tryon Palace 529 South Front Street, New Bern, North CarolinaJoin regional chefs for a fun evening of great food and beverages, live music, auction action!
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#GivingTuesday Triple Match
#GivingTuesday is a day of giving, celebrated the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday.
Share Your Christmas Food & Fund Drive
multiple locationsShare Your Christmas and help feed someone in need through the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina and your local Piggly Wiggly.
Take Action to Help Stop Summer Hunger
For families facing food insecurity, summer has long marked a time when kids no longer have easy access to breakfast and lunch at school. Take action today to help ensure food remains available to all who need it this summer — no matter where we live, where we're from, or the color of our skin.
3x Match Day — All Donations Tripled to Help Stop Summer Hunger!
Make 3X the Impact for Children Facing Hunger this Summer TODAY ONLY, your support will do three times as much good for kids and families who need access to nutritious food! Generous community supporters are TRIPLING their match offer — up to $78,000. That means all gifts made by midnight tonight can go three times […]
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September is #HungerActionMonth
Right now, more than 560,000 people in our area don't know where our next meal might come from. Hunger Action Month we can meet this challenge head-on!
Smoke in the Pitt: BBQ, Beer, Bubbles & Live Music in Greenville!
ECU Murphy Center, Harvey Hall 100 Ficklen Drive, Greenville, NCJoin us September 26 for our annual Smoke in the Pitt event in Greenville! This year's event will feature local barbeque, regional dishes and beverages, live music, and an auction with exciting items and opportunities. All proceeds support the Food Bank's Greenville Branch — and help to provide more than 12.5 million meals annually across […]
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Students Against Hunger
If your school came together to help end hunger in our community, how big of a difference could you make?
Hygiene Product Collection for Western NC
Partners in Western NC are in need of hygiene products — especially in communities without consistent access to water. From Oct 14-17, we're collecting hand sanitizer, infant- and adult-sized diapers, wipes, and tampons and pads.
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Smithfield Foods Hunger Relief Day at the NC State Fair
N.C. State Fairgrounds 4285 Trinity Rd, Raleigh, NCOn Thursday, Oct. 24. Fairgoers can bring six items of food to the fair gates to exchange for free admission.
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Holiday Meals Match
VirtualVisit foodbankcenc.org/hope to make a MATCHED donation and provide hope with a warm meal for 2x as many friends and neighbors this holiday season.Â
Share Your Christmas 2024
Join the Food Bank and News Channel 12 broadcasting live at a different Piggly Wiggly location for Share Your Christmas 2024! We'll be accepting donations each day from 11:30am-6:30pm so you can stop by and meet your favorite reporter and also donate funds or non-perishable food items to supply our partner food pantries and distribution […]