Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry announces that its third annual Stop Hunger, Feed Hope dinner-auction-fundraiser to combat hunger will be held Friday, Oct. 18, at the Wake Forest Presbyterian Church on Capital Boulevard.
Tri-Area wants to raise $75,000 to increase its capacity and to enable them to add fresh foods like eggs, fruits and vegetables to the non-perishable items it loads into bags for the 750-plus families – 2,400 people – it helps each month. Volunteers distribute about 12 tons of food a month.
Tri-Area is a partner agency with the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, but most of its donations come from individuals, churches, civic organizations and local businesses like Food Lion, Lowes Foods, Aldi and Panera Bread, and those are mostly canned and dry goods. Tri-Area is a non-profit volunteer organization with 501(c)3 tax status.
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