Thank you for the many ways you help Polk County neighbors in need -
Cool Kids alert -
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Tryon Elementary School 1st Grade Classes toured Outreach this spring to learn more about how the food they collected during their fall food drive and donated to Outreach, helped Polk County neighbors in need.
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Girl Scout Troop 13162 paid Outreach a visit earlier this year to learn more about the services we offer and to hear how our food pantry helps out Polk County neighbors. These girls brought girl scout cookies, peanut butter, jelly and cereal for our food pantry shelves.
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NC Nicholas Green Award winner Neil Rostick donated his monetary award to his two special charities, Outreach and Paws, Prayers & Promises and to his 6th grade Language Arts teach to purchase novels for her classroom.
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Unity in the Community Annual Food Drive
Fun times at Outreach in January, when Unity in the Community's Board of Directors came for a visit to deliver food collected during their annual food drive - 1,460 pounds of food were donated! Outreach's Board of Directors were on hand to help unload the truck.
Outreach extends a heartfelt thank you to Unity in the Community and each of the participating area churches:
Zion Grove A.M.E. Zion Church
New Zion CME Church
Garrison Chapel Baptist Church
Stony Knoll CME Church
Moores Grove Baptist Church
Wheat Creek Baptist Church
Green Creek Miss. Baptist Church
Union Grove Baptist Church
Outreach extends a heartfelt thank you to Unity in the Community and each of the participating area churches:
Zion Grove A.M.E. Zion Church
New Zion CME Church
Garrison Chapel Baptist Church
Stony Knoll CME Church
Moores Grove Baptist Church
Wheat Creek Baptist Church
Green Creek Miss. Baptist Church
Union Grove Baptist Church
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Souper Bowl of Caring
Many thank you's to all who supported Outreach & the 2019 Souper Bowl of Caring -
- Columbus Presbyterian Church
- Columbus United Methodist Church
- Congregational Church of Tryon Youth Group
- Green River Baptist Church
- Lebanon United Methodist Church
- Mill Creek Church of the Brethren
- Saluda Elementary School
- Saluda United Methodist Church
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Youth Group
- Tryon United Methodist Church
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Saluda Elementary School held their own contest - students brought canned food items and loaded them into the team's box they supported.
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Congregational Church youth made signs to promote their Souper Bowl Chili Sale.
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Vennie Abrams, Outreach Pantry Coordinator stands with all the canned soups and chilis that were donated to Outreach for Souper Bowl of Caring.
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