What's Happening Now at Outreach 
Empty Bowls Fundraiser Countdown ....
Empty Bowls Fundraiser tickets 4th Annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser tickets are now available for purchase!  Tickets are $25 each and all proceeds benefit Outreach's Food Pantry. Click the Empty Bowls Tickets button above now to buy tickets online.
To learn more about Empty Bowls and this year's event, visit our Empty Bowls web page.
Outreach Celebrates Good Shepherd Episcopal Church and their $1MM GIK Donation
In August, Outreach thanked and celebrated Good Shepherd Episcopal Church's $1MM Milestone for gift in kind (GIK) donations. Click the link to our events page to learn more!
Fun at Outreach's School Supplies Distribution
Over 300 Polk County students received new backpacks and school supplies on Saturday to help get their school year started off right. In addition to school supplies, over 25 local service organizations were assembled to share information and assistance, including free haircuts!
​If you weren't able to make it last weekend, we still have plenty of school supplies & backpacks available for all grades - stop by Outreach (134 White Drive, Columbus NC) during our regular business hours and pick some up!
Volunteers Needed!
We need your help! Volunteers are needed to staff morning (9:00 - 11:30 AM) Client Intake shifts each week. Intake volunteers interview potential and current Outreach clients as they come in for services. Intake is a great way to connect with Outreach clients and can be very rewarding.

For more information, please complete and submit the Volunteer Sign-up form or contact Volunteer Coordinator Barb Powell at barb.powell@tboutreach.org or
​828-894-2988.
Thank you Parsec Financial .....
Parsec Financial recently awarded Outreach a Parsec Prize for 2018. Outreach will receive $15,000 to serve Polk County children through our Feed-a-Kid program.
The Feed-a-Kid program provides an average of 230 Polk County students with a weekend bag of food each week during the school year. This grant will help provide more than 3,300 food backpacks for food insecure children in Polk County. The goal of the Feed-a-Kid program is to decrease food insecurity over the weekend when these children may not have adequate access to food.
We are grateful to Michael Baughman and his Parsec Financial team for awarding Outreach this generous grant!
Hours of Operation
Monday - Thursday:
9:00-11:30AM
12:30-3:30PM
Friday:
9:00 AM-12:00PM
Saturday & Sunday:
Closed
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Upcoming Events
  • ​September: Hunger Action Month!
  • ​​9/13: Hunger Action Day - wear orange and tell people why
  • ​9/26: Wood Splitting at Outreach 
  • 10/6: Empty Bowls Fundraiser (4-7PM), Parker-Binns Vineyard
  • 11/17: Tryon Half Marathon (8AM), Harmon Field
Monthly Wish List
  • Food Focus: peanut butter, jelly & milk
  • Non-Food Focus:  deodorant, kleenex

Newsletter

​Annual Report
Did you know.... Outreach now has a texting service to communicate with our clients? This service will be used to send important Outreach news and updates on programs and special events. It's simple to register - text 21000, type Outreach in the message and press send.
​Check out our video about how Thermal Belt Outreach has changed the lives of many and touched the hearts of our community. ​
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​​Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry
134 White Drive
P.O. Box 834
Columbus, NC 28722
828.894.2988