What's Happening at Outreach
Interested in supporting your community this Holiday Season? Outreach can help! Click this link to learn more - Outreach Holiday Programs Outreach is Hiring! We are currently seeking qualified candidates for our Pantry Operations Manager. Application deadline is 11/30/23. To learn more, click this link to visit our Outreach employment page. Come have some FuN while you Support Outreach this Fall!
Empty Bowls 2023 is a wrap! Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets and came out to Parker Binns Vineyard in support of our Empty Bowls Fundraising event! It was a special evening - terriffic, fun crowd, the soups & breads were delicious, the handcrafted bowls were gorgeous as always, fabulous venue and we couldn't have asked for better weather.
We are grateful to the many community partners who come together with Outreach to make this Empty Bowls event happen ~ Presenting sponsor
Gigantic thank yous to Ann Gleason and local professional potters who shared their time and talents to make this event possible:
Susan McDade Meghan Bernard Doug Dacey Jim Cornell Sam Oliver David Voorhees Thank you to Tryon Arts & School for all the ways you support Empty Bowls including sharing your studio space with the artists to create beautiful bowls. Sending out big gratitude to the restaurants who provided a variety of savory homemade soups & stews and fresh artisan breads:
Green River Plantation ~ Italian Wedding Soup Iron Key Brewing Company ~ Jailhouse Chili Martha's Amish Bakery - assorted loaves of delicious artisan breads Saluda Outfitters ~ Butternut Squash Soup Southside Smokehouse & Grille ~ Autumn Sausage & Apple Soup The Purple Onion ~ Potato & Corn Chowder The Rural Seed Restaurant ~ Chicken Schtew The Twisted Fork ~ Appalachian Mushroom Soup We are grateful to our Event Sponsors for your generous support ~
Artistry Above Ashworth Financial Group Foothills Movement HomeTrust Bank Mountain Sky Builders Yonder Luxury Vacation Rentals The Family of Jean & Lee White Thank you to the Binns Family for being fabulous hosts and sharing your venue at Parker-Binns Vineyard with us! Our first ever Game of Throws Disc Golf Tournament on September 30 was a giant success! We appreciate everyone who came out to support this event, play in our tournament and volunteer. Big Thank You's to our Disc Golf Hole Sponsors ~
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Fredericks Design Studio Good Morning Columbus Green River Cycles Green River Tavern Greg Junge Construction Holberts Grading & Excavation Open Road Coffee Roastery Tryon Builders Hope Village Neighborhood We now have 4 completed homes in our Hope Village neighborhood and we're looking forward to building more in 2023! We're excited to share that we expect to start construction on 3 additional houses this year! Stay tuned to our website for updates. Click here to link to the rental application and to learn more about our growing neighborhood. "I want to thank Outreach for helping my family out. Because if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have food for my six year old son. I just wanted to thank y'all from the bottom of my heart." ~ Outreach client Have you heard about our Life Works Program?
"When things get tight (as they always do being a single mother of two), it's great to have this wonderful, dependable place to come to, to help keep our heads above water! Thank you!" ~ Outreach client It Takes a Village
At Outreach, we have over 7000 visits each year from Polk County neighbors requesting assistance with food, financial assistance (rent & mortgage, utilities, medical and dental) and special programs for children (Feed-a-Kid, School Supplies and Holiday) and veterans. Without the help of our generous community, we could not provide this level of assistance to those in need. We're all in this together and at Outreach, we're grateful for all you do to help our community. Thank you!
"The food pantry is a blessing to me and my four little girls. We have had our lives turned upside down and I am very thankful for everyone's help. I hope to eventually be in a place where I will be able to start helping others, like others have helped me. Thank you so much!" ~ Outreach client |
Did you know.... Outreach now has a texting service to communicate with our clients? This service is used to send important Outreach news and updates on programs and special events. It's simple to register - text 18883663895, type Outreach in the message and press send.
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Outreach
134 White Drive
P.O. Box 834
Columbus, NC 28722
828.894.2988
134 White Drive
P.O. Box 834
Columbus, NC 28722
828.894.2988