Every Thursday the volunteers at Hope House, 334 North Allen Road, pick up food from the Food Bank of Eastern and Central North Carolina and give it away to people in the community.
And in August Hope House sponsors an annual School Supply & Book Bag Giveaway Fun Day. This third year the fun day will be Saturday, Aug. 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers will distribute school supplies, book bags and clothing, and there will be food, games and music. Children need to be present to receive a book bag.
Fresh vegetables, fruits, salad packages and breads are the staple items distributed on Thursday each week, but some weeks they have meat, eggs, fruit juice and milk. Everything is distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
You can find out more by calling Norma Bennekin at 919-26-1007 or emailing to hopehouse334@yahoo.com.
Hope House is a project of the Friendship Chapel Baptist Church, providing programs and activities for children and adults.
