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35th Anniversary Rescheduled To October 22
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Come Celebrate Serving Polk County for 35 Years With Us
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Outreach’s 35th Anniversary Celebration has a new date! Join us on Thursday, October 22 from 5–7 PM as we celebrate 35 years of serving Polk County.
Come enjoy free food & drinks, soft-serve ice cream, live music by the Caribbean Cowboys and a Polaroid photo booth as we bring a little 90s fun to Outreach. The celebration is free and open to the community, and we hope you’ll join us!
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Help Us Fight Hunger In Polk County
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September is Hunger Action Month (HAM) and Outreach wants to raise awareness about food insecurity and encourage our community to join the fight against hunger.
Here in Polk County, 1 in 6 people and 1 in 5 children struggle with food insecurity. Throughout the month, we’ll be sharing information about hunger in our community while highlighting ways everyone can play a part in addressing it.
Our HAM activities includes weekly challenges, hunger facts, volunteer opportunities and simple ways to get involved. We’ll also be taking Hunger Action Month out into the community with four banners rotating through locations around Polk County. Each banner shares a different fact about our Food Pantry, the food and resources available and the Polk County community members we serve.
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Whether you participate in one of our September challenges, share information with others, volunteer, attend an Outreach event or make a contribution, there are many ways to take action throughout Hunger Action Month.
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10th Annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser Event
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Presented by Saluda Outfitters - Friday, October 9
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Outreach’s 10th Annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser Event, presented by Saluda Outfitters, returns to Parker-Binns Vineyard on Friday, October 9 from 4–7 PM!
A Moment of Thanks Empty Bowls begins long before the night of the event, with local potters generously giving their time and talent to create the handcrafted bowls each guest takes home. We are grateful to this year’s potters, glazers, Tryon Arts & Crafts School, sponsors, restaurants, musicians and community partners who generously contribute their time, talents and support to make this year’s Empty Bowls Fundraiser Event possible. We’re grateful to everyone who has a hand in bringing Empty Bowls together in support of Outreach’s Food Pantry.
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Presenting Sponsor
Saluda Outfitters
Participating Potters Ann Gleason Chloe Compton Cindy McKinstrie Dee Lassiter Jim Cullen Meghan Bernard Roe Sprouls Sam Oliver Susan McDade Vienna Paulsen
Participating Glazers
Barbara Sholl Debbie Thompson Red DuMonde Tari Gerst
Music By: Rudy Cortese and Elizabeth Kronlage
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Event Sponsors Ashworth Financial Group Back Alley Boutique & Bud Bar Blue Cross Blue Shield First Baptist Church of Tryon HomeTrust Bank Mountain Sky Builders Park Crossing Apartments Skytop Cabinets Tryon Arts & Crafts School Parker-Binns Vineyard Missi & Co and Fortunate Finds Antiques & Art Gallery
Participating Restaurants Bread will be provided by: Martha's Amish Bakery
Soup will be provided by: Green River House Huckleberry's Iron Key Brewing Company Sagrada of Tryon Saluda Outfitters & Green River Eddy's Tap Room & Grill Southside Smokehouse & Grille Tryon International
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Pop–Up Market The Pop-Up Art Market will also return with handmade artwork, pottery and other goods from participating artists. Confirmed participants so far include Dee Lassiter, Red DuMonde, Susan McDade, Roe Sprouls and Tari Gerst.
We are excited to share another year of Empty Bowls with our community and look forward to seeing everyone on October 9!
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Ready, Set, Run For Outreach
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Presented by Ashworth Financial - Saturday, November 14
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Mark your calendar for the 14th Annual Run for Outreach Fundraiser Event on Saturday, November 14 at Tryon International Equestrian Center!
Presented by our longtime partner Ashworth Financial, the Tryon Half Marathon and Fall for the Foothills 5K will once again take runners off-road through the grounds of Tryon International. Both races offer a unique course through the foothills in support of Outreach and the work we do throughout Polk County.
A special thank you to this year’s sponsors for their generous support of Run for Outreach!
Presenting Sponsor Ashworth Financial Group
Event Sponsors AdventHealth Back Alley Boutique & Bud Bar Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina HomeTrust Bank Main Street Insurance Group Mountain Sky Builders Park Crossing Apartments Saluda Outfitters Skytop Cabinets
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Register for the Tryon Half Marathon or Fall for the Foothills 5k today!
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A new school year means another year of Backpack Snacks, and we’re excited to welcome students back for another year of the program! Following the pattern we saw last school year, participation is continuing to climb as the year gets underway. Our first delivery included 347 bags, and by our third delivery, that number has already grown to 375 bags for Polk County students.
Each week, volunteers fill Backpack Snacks using one of four rotating menus. Bags are delivered to Polk County schools every Thursday and distributed to participating students on Friday, providing food they can take home for the weekend.
A special thank you to everyone who supports Backpack Snacks throughout the school year. From those who donate food for the program to the volunteers who pack bags each week and the drivers who deliver them to our schools, your continued support helps keep Backpack Snacks moving week after week.
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September Food Pantry Donation List
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Thank you to all the local farmers, churches, individuals and organizations who contribute food to our food pantry. We need and value your donations so much. We could not do this without you.
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Food Focus: Cereal, pancake mix, canned pasta, canned chicken & tuna, 1lb bags of sugar, oil, mayo & ketchup, chicken breasts, hams, 1lb rolls of ground beef, fruit snacks, juice, salad dressing, Italian seasonings, garlic powder, cumin powder, salt & pepper, fresh produce and baby formula.
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Non-Food Focus:
Baby bottles, coloring & puzzle books (all ages), adult incontinence pull-ups, paper towels, toilet paper, zip lock bags (all sizes), toothpaste (adult & children), shampoo (adult, children and infant), laundry detergent, dish soap and new and unused backpacks & school supplies.
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Thank You Outreach Event Sponsors
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Volunteer Appreciation Corner
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Carlann Scherping - Data Entry
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Volunteering Since: 2016
Carlann has been involved with Outreach since 2016 and has spent many years supporting our organization through her volunteer service. She regularly helps with data entry and brings a steady, kind and dependable presence to Outreach. We are grateful for Carlann’s continued dedication and the many years she has spent supporting our team and the community we serve.
Fun Fact: Carlann began as an assistant to our Accounting Manager before transitioning to help Outreach with data entry.
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