Chick-fil-A Food Drive A big thanks to our community for donating 2,880 pounds of food at both of our Wake Forest Chick-fil-A restaurants. The CFA team couldn’t have been more gracious in hosting us, promoting the event, feeding us on the day of and of course, supplying the “Be My Guest” cards which we exchanged for 5 cans of food. Extra thanks to the volunteers that came out and helped us collect the food. It was a fun and very successful day.
Yam Jam Coming up on Saturday, November 6 is the First Fruits Farm Great Harvest sweet potato gleaning event. Gleaning is a family-friendly activity, great for all ages. Get out there and dig in the dirt, harvesting potatoes which are distributed to local food pantries, including TAM. We will be picking up 2,000 pounds of potatoes for our community. If you go, be sure to wear your green TAM T-shirt. Sign up HERE for the First Fruits Farm event.
Hasentree Golf Tournament Tri-Area Ministry has been selected as one of the charitable recipients of the Hasentree Charity Glassic Golf Tournament. The tournament is set for Monday, November 8th. Check-in at 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m. shotgun. It’s an 18 hole, 4 Person Scramble format. Get out and play a round at the gorgeous Hasentree Country Club and help support us at the same time! To register, visit Hasentree Country Club Charity Classic.
Mistletoe Market Holiday Fair The Mistletoe Market is back! This annual tradition is a fun event for the whole family. Visit Wakefield High School on November 13th between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and browse 200 incredible vendors displaying handmade jewelry, original arts and crafts, clothing, candles, holiday decor, basket raffles, baked goods and more! Bring a can of food to donate to Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry and receive $1 off admission.
FROSTY RUN 10K/5K Join us on Saturday, December 11 and warm up with a festive run. Enjoy a brisk 6.2 or 3.1 mile run on a (NEW!) course that starts in downtown Wake Forest. Bring the family – both distances are stroller and dog friendly. Registrations for this annual event benefit Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry and we’ll be on-site accepting food donations on race day. For more information and to pre-register, visit Frosty Run 10k/5k.
Holiday Food Drive We will distribute more than 600 turkeys to our food insecure neighbors this Thanksgiving. Help us to complete the traditional holiday meal by donating instant mashed potatoes, stuffing mix, canned yams, broth or gravy (cans or packets, NO GLASS PLEASE), pumpkin pie filling, canned cranberry sauce. Our goal is to have enough fixin’s to go with each of the turkeys!
THANK YOU to our donors and especially our volunteers as we continue to #StopHungerFeedHope in our community. To learn how you can volunteer, please visit our website.
On behalf of the families that we feed every month, thank you for your support! Together, we #StopHungerFeedHope in our #community.
Michael Burger, Board Chair
