Upcoming Events
TBC 4th Annual Capitol Cornhole Classic
8 June, 2013
More info and registration here: http://4thannualcornholeclassic.eventbrite.com/#
Past Events
Save the date: Blossoms of Hope 2013
5 May, 2013
Join us for this unique luncheon, which brings together Raleigh's finest restaurants, coupled with student graduates from our Culinary Job Training Program. You will be served five exquisite courses, with wine, prepared especially for you.
Second Empire
330 Hillsborough Street :: Raleigh, North Carolina
Invitations and details to follow in March. For more information, contact Maxine Solomon at foodiemax@nc.rr.com
Southern Classic 5K Race
5 May, 2013
Registration and more info: http://sportoften.com/events/eventDetails.cfm?pEventId=10190
Southern Women's Show Raleigh Peanut Butter Drive April 26-28th
26 April, 2013
NC Cuegrass Festival 2013
20 April, 2013
Woodmen of the World NC Food Drive Challenge
19 April, 2013
Food Lion's Hunger Has A Cure Campaign
16 April, 2013
Register your MVP card here: http://www.foodlionmvprewards.com/index.php with our code, 250611.
NC Legal Feeding Frenzy March 18 - April 5
5 April, 2013
More info: http://ncfoodbanks.org/legalfeedingfrenzy/
Outnumber Hunger Sam's Club Food Drive March 12-24
24 March, 2013
Find more info and enter codes here: http://www.outnumberhunger.com/samsclub
Dig In! Weaving Edible Landscapes - Community Gardens and Urban Ag - into the Fabric of Our Community
9 March, 2013
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Interested in urban farms, community gardens and school gardens, and how they can transform communities in Wake County? Join us on March 9th at Marbles Kids Museum in Downtown Raleigh 9am-1pm along with other community partners in the Urban Ag movement for Advocates for Health in Action's annual "Dig In" community garden & urban agricultural summit. Learn how our communities can be transformed by including edible landscapes and gardens and growing healthy food for our communities!
We'll also be there talking about Plant a Row for the Hungry and how the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle uses tool-kits from Share Our Strength that are useful for community gardeners to learn about preparing nutritious foods from the garden.
More information and registration here!
Growing Goodness in Your Garden: Plant a Row for the Hungry Launch 2013 at Logan's Trading Co.
9 March, 2013
Join us at Logan's Trading Company for their 5th Annual Plant a Row for the Hungry launch. To mark this milestone, they're hold a free event: Growing Goodness in Your Garden.
When: Saturday, March 9, 2013
Time: 11am-4pm
Where: Logan's Trading Co., 707 Semart Drive, Raleigh, NC 27604
Plant A Row for the Hungry (PAR) is a national program sponsored by the Garden Writers Association that encourages garden communities and individuals to plant fresh fruits, vegetables, and herbs to donate to people in need in our community.
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle distributes your donated produce directly to local families in need. Last year, Logan's collected 20,106 lbs of fresh produce, grown and donated by individuals, schools, community gardens, civic groups, and communities of faith. Just harvest and bring your produce to Logan's during normal business hours and we'll do the rest.
Sign up to participate in PAR at the Kick-Off Event, and receive a Goodie Bag filled with coupons, freebies and more. Be sure to enter into our drawing for a chance to WIN a Composter for your garden!
More information here: http://www.logantrd.com/2013/growing-goodness/
Messterpieces! Kids' Art Silent Auction: A BackPack Buddies Benefit
1 March, 2013
Even if you can't attend the auction or don't bid on the art, you can still help Epona & Oak meet their $3500 goal by donating here.
19th Annual Taste of Hope Gala
20 January, 2013
On January 20, 2012 please join us at the Umstead Hotel & Spa for our 19th annual Taste of Hope Gala. Taste of Hope benefits the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle in a truly fabulous fundraiser. Taste of Hope guests experience several gourmet courses, each created by a different celebrity chef. In addition, we feature variety of fine wines, a gourmet meal, and both a live and a silent auction.
- 6:00 pm cocktails
- 7:00 pm dinner
- Silent Auction & Live Auction
This elegant six-course dinner will be provided by:
- Chefs at the Umstead Hotel
- Second Empire
- Midtown Grille
- Urban Food Group
Give a Meal with Bank of America
7 January, 2013
Draft Carolina Burgers and Beers donating 10% of sales Dec 30th
30 December, 2012
Margaux's Restaurant BackPack Buddies Food Drive Nov 23 - Dec 24
24 December, 2012
More info here: http://margauxsrestaurant.com/events
HoneyBaked Ham Register Donation Campaign Nov 26 - Dec 16
16 December, 2012
Dunkin' Donuts Community Cups Dec 3- Dec 15
15 December, 2012
NC State Farmers Market Week of Giving Dec 9th-15th
15 December, 2012
NC Symphony is Holding a Food Drive for BackPack Buddies
2 December, 2012
Purchase ticket for The Wizard of Oz here.
Purchase tickets for The Messiah here.
List of items to donate for BackPack Buddies here.
Harris Teeter Harvest Feast Nov 1 - Nov 30
30 November, 2012
Earth Fare's Give. THANKS Nov.1 - Nov. 30
30 November, 2012
Whole Foods Grab & Give Nov. 2 - Nov. 30
30 November, 2012
Raleigh Giving Party
29 November, 2012
RSVP and find out more at http://www.raleighgiving-party.org/
Citgo Fueling Good Program
28 November, 2012
Our trucks travel over 3500 miles/week recovering and distributing fresh produce and good food to our neighbors in need. That adds up to a lot of fuel!
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle has the chance to win $5,000 in gas from Citgo's "Fueling Good" campaign. You can help us win by voting daily through November 28th! It's super easy to do!
Plant the Pavement! Urban Agriculture Workshop Series 2012
10 November, 2012
Community Workshop Nov. 10 & 11, 2012
Youth Workshops for school groups Nov. 8-9, 2012
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle (IFFS) and Longview School partnered in late 2011 to become the latest Regional Outreach Training Center for Growing Power, an internationally recognized urban agriculture organization started by MacArthur Genius Award winner Will Allen. We are proud to announce our first annual Plant the Pavement! Workshop Series, a collaborative effort to bring Growing Power's innovative model of food production and community empowerment to North Carolina. Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is the only Growing Power Regional Outreach Training Center in North Carolina, and the only one in the country with a focus on training young people.
Read more about Plant the Pavement! Urban Agriculture Workshop Series 2012
Community Dinner with Will Allen
9 November, 2012
Join us for a Community Dinner with Will Allen
at the new Inter-Faith Food Shuttle Training Center
500 Hoke Street, Raleigh, NC
Friday, November 9, 2012
6:30-8:30pm
Be one of only 75 people to get up close & personal with the "Sodfather of Urban Ag!"
Tickets are $75 for this fundraising dinner, benefiting the programs and services of Inter-Faith Food Shuttle.
Every dollar you donate goes towards growing a sustainable local food economy that feeds everyone. As Will Allen says:
"...we cannot have healthy communities without a healthy food system..."
Being Well Talk at The Irregardless Cafe: Healing the Hungry Among Us
6 November, 2012
On election day 2012, before the polls close, please join our Co-Founder and Executive Director, Jill Staton Bullard at The Irregardless Cafe to learn how “Being Well” also means 'building people', jobs and a hunger-free community. IFFS programs empower people to meet their own food needs and grow a local food system that feeds everyone healthy, nutritious food.
'Being Well - Monthly Talks on Wellness': Talks and discussion 7-8 pm at the Irregardless Cafe, 901 West Morgan St. Raleigh. Come early and enjoy dinner too. Reservations or call 919-833-8898 ext 0
More information here: http://www.irregardless.com/pages/160/Nutrition-/
Wine & Paint Party Event
5 November, 2012
Advance registration is required. Please register online at http://calendar.artisticabandon.com.
You can learn more about Artistic Abandon at http://www.artisticabandon.com.
Swagger Gifts Holiday Open House Preview Night supporting IFFS
1 November, 2012
Buy your tickets here! http://www.swaggergifts.com/holiday_open_house_preview_night_ticket_2012
Crop Walk Raleigh 2012
28 October, 2012
This community-based fundraising walk raises money for local hunger-fighting agencies and international relief and development efforts. The Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is honored to be a benefiting agency. Come CROP walk for hunger-relief October 28, 2012!
Location: Marbles Children's Museum
Registration: 2:00pm; Walk: 3:00pm
Distance: 3.1 miles
With a costume contest, clowns, a balloon artist, face painting, a DJ, local restaurant vendors, and more!
http://foodshuttle.org/_public/documents/100/2012_Raleigh_CROP_Walk_Flyer.pdf
Food Day 2012
24 October, 2012
Food Day is a nationwide celebration of and movement toward more healthy, affordable, and sustainable food culminating in a day of action on October 24 every year. Food Day aims to bring us closer to a food system with "real food" that is produced with care for the environment, animals, and the women and men who grow, harvest, and serve it. Find us at these Food Day events across the Triangle:
- UNC Chapel Hill's Food Day Film Festival
- UNC Chapel Hill Food Day Fair
- Duke Real Food Campaign's "Food for Thought"
- Meredith College's Food Day 2012
Pork Chop Shop at NC State Fair benefiting NC Food Banks
21 October, 2012
Raleigh Shag Club Charity Golf Tournament
20 October, 2012
More info here: http://raleighshagclub.com/Raleigh-Shag-Club-Charity-Golf-Tour.html
The Great American Tobacco Duck Race
7 October, 2012
We invite you to participate in Fox 50's Great American Tobacco Duck Race, the highlight of Fox 50 Family Fest on Sunday, October 7, 2012 from 1-5pm on the banks of the Ol' Bull River at American Tobacco in Downtown Durham. All proceed go to Inter-Faith Food Shuttle.
You can purchase one duck or as many as you want. On the day of the event the ducks will be simultaneously released to race swiftly down the Ol' Bull River.
There will be prizes at both the individual and corporate level. You don't have to be present to win. Prizes will be awarded for 1st - 3rd place. There's also a prize for the "Best Decorated Duck!"
Raleigh Irish Festival
29 September, 2012
Event details here: http://www.raleighirishfest.com/default.html
CFSA's 7th Annual Eastern Triangle Farm Tour
15 September, 2012
Our Wake County Teaching Farm will be a stop on Carolina Farm Stewardship Association's 7th Annual Eastern Triangle Farm Tour - come check us out Sept. 15-16th, 1-5pm both days.
Bob Davis will teach a workshop on raising chickens in the city on the IFFS Farm on Saturday, Sept. 15th during the tour at 1:30pm!
More information, maps, and tickets available here: http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/etft/
MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM Annual BackPack Buddies Drive
23 August, 2012
Over 111,00 children in the greater Triangle area are hungry. On August 23rd, help IFFS and Mix 101.5 provide nutritious, well-balanced meals weekend meals for food insecure children in our community.
6am-6pm Crossroads Plaza and Crabtree Valley Mall
Find more info here: http://www.wralfm.com/page.php?page_id=131
FEED MORE: Food and Brew at Triangle Town Center
18 August, 2012
Flavorful FUNdraising event at California Pizza Kitchen
9 August, 2012
Download the flyer here: http://foodshuttle.org/_public/documents/94/CPKflyer.pdf
Operation: Lemon-Aid for Kids
20 July, 2012
Learn more: http://mypanera.panerabread.com/community/news/article/operation-lemon-aid-for-kids-89/
Oliver! Food Drive
17 July, 2012
More info here: http://www.nctheatre.com/stage-notes/entry/nc-theatre-partners-with-local-nonprofits-during-run-of-oliver
Michael & Son Services Car Wash and Giving
14 July, 2012
3rd Annual Capitol Cornhole Classic
2 June, 2012
Learn more at http://capitalcornholeclassic3.eventbrite.com/
AARP Drive to End Hunger
24 May, 2012
In North Carolina, over 9% of older adults are at risk of hunger, ranking the state 7th in the U.S. for food insecurity among adults 50 and older. AARP and AARP Foundation, in collaboration with the charitable organization Outreach, Inc., are bringing together thousands of volunteers over the course of two days with a goal to package one million nutritious meals through Drive to End Hunger. Be a part of this extraordinary effort to help fight older adult hunger in your community and across North Carolina. The meals packaged will help feed older people in North Carolina through Food Banks like the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. Together we can leave hunger in the dust.
Charlotte 1 Million: A Drive to End Hunger Meal Packing Event
Charlotte Convention Center, Hall C
501 South College Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Sign up to volunteer or donate here.
Annual Event - Blossoms of Hope
29 April, 2012
Join us for this unique luncheon, which brings together Raleigh's finest restaurants, coupled with student graduates from our Culinary Job Training program. You will be served five exquisite courses, with wine, prepared especially for you by:
- Second Empire
- Siti
- Lucky 32
- Centerplate
- Inter-Faith Food Shuttle's Culinary Job Training Program
$75 donation
Please RSVP to Maxine Solomon by April 23, 2012 at 919.847.0567 or foodiemax@nc.rr.com
More information at www.tasteandblossoms.org
Heart of the Artist Community Arts Festival 2012
28 April, 2012
More information here:http://www.virginiatullmusicandarts.org./heart-of-the-artist.html
North Carolina Council of Churches' 2012 Critical Issues Seminar
19 April, 2012
Thursday, April 19th
8:30am-3:30pm
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
520 Summit Street, Winston-Salem, NC
IFFS Co-Founder and Executive Director Jill Staton Bullard is leading a workshop on:
Economics of Hunger in the Midst of Plenty
How do some have too much while others have too little? Learn more about how hunger happens.
Registration and more details here:http://www.nccouncilofchurches.org/2012/02/register-for-2012-critical-issues-seminar-eating-well-for-ourselves-for-our-neighbors-for-our-planet/
Triangle Film 'Feast'ival
25 March, 2012
4th Annual Film 'Feast'ival – Featuring the documentary Food Stamped.
Preceded by a VIP reception and followed by a panel discussion with film Producer and Director Yoav Potash, IFFS Co-Founder and Executive Director Jill Staton Bullard, and other NC professionals working to raise awareness and decrease the rate of food insecurity.
Also including a special display of The Hunger Project – A Portrait of Hunger in North Carolina, by photographer Donn Young. All proceeds go to the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle.
Location: Meredith College, Jones Hall Auditorium
Time: 7:00-9:00pm Sunday, March 25, 2012
More information here: http://www.filmfeastival.blogspot.com/
Tickets available here: http://meredithcollegenutrition.ticketleap.com/filmfeastival/
LUCHADORAS 3 to benefit the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
25 February, 2012
More information here: http://luchadoras.tumblr.com/post/16981093756/luchadoras-3-february-25-12-3pm-lady-wrestlers
Will and Pop's Food Truck's Inter-Faith Food Shuttle night on 2/21
21 February, 2012
18th Annual Taste of Hope Gala
22 January, 2012
Taste of Hope Gala benefits the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle in a truly fabulous fundraiser held at The Umstead Hotel and Spa. Taste of Hope quests experience several gourmet courses, each created by a different celebrity chef. In addition, we feature variety of fine wines, a gourment meal, and both a live and a silent auction.
Invitation: http://foodshuttle.org/_public/documents/53/IFFS_Invitations2012.pdf
Sponsorship levels: http://foodshuttle.org/_public/documents/54/IFFS_RSVP2012 (1).pdf
Raleigh Fall Festival Partners with Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
13 November, 2011
This event has a new name, but is the same great event that was formerly The Old Reliable Run and is directed and managed by the same people who brought you The Old Reliable Run for 27 years. Grifols is the presenting sponsor and benefiting is Inter-Faith Food Shuttle.For more details, go to Raleigh Fall Festival at ncraces.com.
- Races: 10k and 5k Run/Walk
- Date: November 13, 2011
- Location: Nash Square, Raleigh, NC
- Time: 10k at 1:00, 5k at 2:30, Kids Race at 3:30
Crop Walk - Annual Event
30 October, 2011
This community-based fundraising walk raises money for local hunger-fighting agencies and international relief and development efforts. In 2009, Raleigh CROP WALK participants raised over $39,000. The Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is honored to be a benefiting agency and we look forward to participating in the event this fall.
"North Carolina Game Changers”, a Food Day celebration of NC programs and projects that work to increase access to healthy, local foods across the state.
24 October, 2011
You’re invited to “North Carolina Game Changers”, a Food Day celebration of NC programs and projects that work to increase access to healthy, local foods across the state.
Event Details: Monday, October 24th, 10am – 3pm at the NC Legislative Building located at 16 West Jones Street in Downtown Raleigh. Registration begins at 9:30am.
Speakers: Dr. Barry Popkin (National Food Day Advisory Board Member), Dr. Jeffrey Engel (NC State Health Director), Sheri Castle (Author of “The New Southern Garden Cookbook”), Jill Staton Bullard (co-founder of Inter-Faith Food Shuttle) and others.
Suggested donation: Fresh fruits and vegetables for NC families to be collected by Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
Please RSVP to alyse.alvord@dhhs.nc.govThe Great American Tobacco Duck Race - Annual Event
1 October, 2011
We invite you to participate in the Great American Tobacco Duck Race on Saturday, October 1, 2011 from 12 noon - 5pm on the banks of the Ol' Bull River at American Tobacco in Downtown Durham. All proceeds from this purchase go to the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. Thousands of individuals, families and local companies participate in the event by purchasing and decorating ducks for the race. This is an important fundraiser that benefits the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle each year. Buy your rubber duck today!
Check out the Duck Race ad airing now on Fox 50!
Download our Duck Race Flyer to spread the word!
Buy ducks now online!
Read more about The Great American Tobacco Duck Race - Annual Event
The Food Shuttle Soiree - Hosted by Triangle NACE
13 September, 2011
The Food Shuttle Soiree
Hosted by Triangle NACEPlease join us on Tuesday, September 13th at 6:00pm at Bay 7 at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham for a special fundraiser to benefit the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. It will be a memorable evening complete with wonderful food from some of the Triangle's best caterers, a big band performance, a delicious dessert buffet, a silent auction and raffle, and gorgeous decor provided by some of the leading local floral, rental, lighting, and furniture professionals. All proceeds from sponsorships, silent auction and raffle go to benefit the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. We hope to see you there! Click HERE to register.
Suggested Attire: White!
WRAL-FM Annual BackPack Buddies Food/Fund Drive
18 August, 2011
WRAL-FM holds an Annual BackPack Buddies Food/Fund Drive every August to help the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle kick-off its BackPack Buddies Program as the school year starts. Join our BackPack Buddies Challenge
Read more about WRAL-FM Annual BackPack Buddies Food/Fund Drive
Hands in the Dirt Fall Gardens - Free Class by IFFS & Grow AND SHARE
6 August, 2011
This class is a special joint production between the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle and Grow And Share. Come learn about how to get your fall garden started. The class will be taught in part by the IFFS Young Farmer Training Program teen apprentices.
Participants will receive free seedlings, seeds, and other fall plants. We hope each student will be able to take several plants to grow, and immediately make your foray into Fall gardening. IFFS Young Farmer Produce Stand will also be open for sales from 9-1pm that day.Read more about Hands in the Dirt Fall Gardens - Free Class by IFFS & Grow AND SHARE
Blossoms of Hope - Annual Event
5 June, 2011
Each spring, the beautiful Second Empire restaurant in downtown Raleigh, hosts its annual fundraiser for the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. The gala luncheon, Blossoms of Hope, features wines and courses created by guest chefs from noted local restaurants and is assisted by the students of our Culinary Job Training Program! Please contact Maxine Solomon at 919-847-0567 orfoodiemax@nc.rr.com for more information.Triangle Breakfast Club's Capital Cornhole Classic - Bags for BackPacks
4 June, 2011
2nd Annual Capital Cornhole Classic tournament at Issac Hunters. This block party includes a 96 bracket cornhole tournament raising money for the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle's BackPack Buddies program.
Read more about Triangle Breakfast Club's Capital Cornhole Classic - Bags for BackPacks
RiseUp Raleigh - Benefit Concert for Tornado Relief - Inter-Faith Food Shuttle 1 of 4 agencies selected
3 June, 2011
WRAL-TV Here to Help Disaster Relief Food Drive at Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
20 May, 2011
Help Families Impacted by the Tornadoes
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2011
Capitol Broadcasting and WRAL-TV are partnering with The Inter-faith Food Shuttle in Raleigh for a daylong collection drive for Wake County families impacted by the tornado. The relief effort will be held at 1001 Blair Drive in Raleigh from 6AM to 7PM. Donations accepted include: dry goods, juice, canned meat, cereal, healthy snacks, and bottled water.
Run For Our Heroes
30 April, 2011
Run For Our Heroes has teamed up with Inter-Faith Food Shuttle to help our local community in need. On race day, April 30th, please bring non-perishable food items with you. All items donated will be used by Inter-Faith Food Shuttle to assist our local tornado victims. Inter-Faith food supplies have been reduced because of the assistance they have already provided to the tornado victims. Together we can make a difference!
So, on April 30th when you come out to Remember, Honor and Run - Donate and Help too.Raleigh Police Memorial Foundation
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle Partners with Macaroni Kid's Event at Joel Lane House on April 30th - 2011 event
30 April, 2011
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is partnering with Macaroni Kid in the Triangle for their 2 for 2 Macaroni Kid Meet up, at the Joel Lane Museum House on April 30 from 1pm - 4pm called Pathways to the Past -- A Macaroni Kid Meet Up. There will be activities for kids to better understand the history of the land we live in today.
Bring $2 and 2 cans of non-perishable food per person. The food will go to the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle and feed the hungry in the Triangle. Tours of the buildings and activities that teach about days of yore will be on the agenda. Activities will include making rag dolls, writing with a quill pen, “tin” punching, candle dipping, and other hands-on activities.
Jill Staton Bullard to be honored by Soroptimist International
5 April, 2011
Soroptimist International of Raleigh, NC will host its annual Triangle Women of Distinction Awards Celebration on April 14. Three signature awards of Soroptimist International will be presented. A keynote presentation by local award-winning CEO and Senior Marketing Strategist Olalah Njenga will follow a reception and silent auction. Five area women, including Jill Staton Bullard, founding Executive Director of the Inter-faith Food Shuttle, will be honored.
