Recent Happenings at Outreach
Outreach Holiday Gift Distribution (2019)
Thank you Outreach volunteers, Polk County Toy Run, Green Creek Community Center and all the Polk County residents and businesses who donated gifts - what a wonderful community effort! We are grateful!
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Tryon Half Marathon - Fun Run!
Thank you to all the runners and volunteers who supported this year's Tryon Half Marathon - it was another great success! Check out our slideshow to see all the fun -
Thank you to our generous race sponsors -
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School Supplies Distribution - August 3
Outreach's annual School Supplies Distribution is held the first Saturday in August each year in the Polk County Middle School cafeteria. In addition to giving out brand new back packs and grade appropriate school supplies, there are always many other important attractions such as -
- free haircuts
- coats offered by Tryon United Methodist Church
- fresh fruit and vegetable giveaway provided by MANNA FoodBank
- health screenings including vision screenings offered by the Lyons Club and blood pressure and glucose tests administered by Blue Ridge Health
- employment agencies taking job applications
- health and information fair
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Volunteer Appreciation Week 2019
We celebrated Volunteer Appreciation Week (4/8-12) all week long here at Outreach! Volunteer Coordinator Barb Powell, organized delicious, unique lunches for each day. Check out a few pics from the fun week -
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We celebrated Volunteer Appreciation Week (4/8-12) all week long here at Outreach! Volunteer Coordinator Barb Powell, organized delicious, unique lunches for each day. Check out a few pics from the fun week -
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Rich Nelson Band Benefit Concert
Great music, great cause, great time! That was the vibe Sunday night at the Tryon Theatre where the Rich Nelson Band performed and invited Outreach to be a part of the evening. Thanks to the Rich Nelson Band, guests could enter and enjoy the show by bringing a food donation to Outreach. As a result, over 180 pounds of food were donated to the Outreach Food Pantry.
A big Outreach thank you goes out to the Rich Nelson Band and the Tryon Theatre - Gayle & Scott Lane and Nick Wilson, for a fun night and your kind support of Outreach!
A big Outreach thank you goes out to the Rich Nelson Band and the Tryon Theatre - Gayle & Scott Lane and Nick Wilson, for a fun night and your kind support of Outreach!
February Fresh Vegetable Distribution
Outreach hosted our first Vegetable Distribution of 2019 recently. In addition to the fresh fruits and vegetables that were given away to all Polk County residents who stopped by, United Healthcare, the Columbus Fire Department and NC Cooperative Extension were on hand to answer questions and share information. We host these distributions several times during the year, so keep an eye on our website or Facebook page for information on this and other upcoming events and programs!
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Outreach Holiday Distribution (2018)
Our Outreach Holiday Distribution was held on December 7 at Green Creek Community Center. Gifts for seniors and children 12 and under were distributed. Food and grocery store gift cards to help with a special holiday meal were also given out.
Our Outreach Holiday Distribution was held on December 7 at Green Creek Community Center. Gifts for seniors and children 12 and under were distributed. Food and grocery store gift cards to help with a special holiday meal were also given out.
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