Past Events

• 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

  Reserve your seat today!

• 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.

  www.cropwalkraleigh.com

• "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.gov
  

• The 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 NACE

  Please 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.

  Read more about Blossoms of Hope - Annual Event

• 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

  

  Read more about RiseUp Raleigh - Benefit Concert for Tornado Relief - Inter-Faith Food Shuttle 1 of 4 agencies selected

• 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.

  www.foodshuttle.org/tornado-relief

  /www.wral.com/5onyourside/story/9613576/

• 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

  www.runforourheroes.org

• 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.

  Read more about Inter-Faith Food Shuttle Partners with Macaroni Kid's Event at Joel Lane House on April 30th - 2011 event

• 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. 

• Taste of Hope - Annual Event

  23 January, 2011

  

  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.