News and Events

Please “Save the Date” for the
16th ANNUAL TASTE OF HOPE
Prestonwood Country Club
November 8, 2009

MIX 101.5 holds food drive for BackPack Buddies!

For the third year, Bill & Sheri and WRAL MIX 101.5 held a super-successful food- & fund-raiser for the Food Shuttle's BackPack Buddies program! Friday August 28th at Crossroads in Cary, MIX was broadcasting on-site all day long. The Food Shuttle had trucks and staff on hand collecting much-needed food and funds from caring listeners with help from MIX 101.5 staffers. Almost $6000 and 71,000 pounds of food were donated to help us get the new school year underway with our expanded BackPack Buddies program. Thanks to all the listeners who participated-you're really making a difference!

Vanna Fox, Jill Staton Bullard and Sheri Logan broadcasting from Crossroads in Cary

Bill Jordan puts out the call for donors to drop by with food for backpacks

NACE hosts Top of the Table Gala

On Sept. 3, the Triangle’s most savvy catering professionals will go head-to-head in a tabletop design competition as the Triangle Chapter of the National Association of Catering Executives hosts its 2008 Top of the Table Design Competition and Silent Auction starting at 6 p.m. at Bay 7 at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham.

Every year, the organization brings together leading industry vendors to vie for top honors and to raise funds through table sponsorships and auctioned items to benefit the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s programs. While enjoying drinks & heavy hors d’oeuvres provided by several of the area’s leading caterers and chefs, attendees will bid on auction items and enjoy live entertainment. Tables will be judged on the best use of color and texture, best interpretation of set themes and the most original and trend-setting design. Corporate table sponsorships are available. For more information, visit www.triangletopofthetable.com.

Annual Events

Blossoms of Hope
http://www.tasteandblossoms.org
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!

Empty Bowls 
Since 1990, Empty Bowls events have been held throughout the United States and the world to raise money to fight hunger. Durant Road and Ligon Middle Schools have hosted events that benefit the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. Students integrate visual arts, cooking, public speaking, and writing skills, as well as social awareness.   Participants then make a small monetary donation and receive a hearty meal served up in a hand-crafted keepsake ceramic bowl. For more information on Empty Bowls, see www.emptybowls.net .

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Harvest Feast 
Harvest Feast began in Charlotte in 2002 and has quickly grown into Harris Teeter's premier community building event.   It is held in the Triangle each autumn. In 2005 this event was held at the RBC Center to enable us to include Wake, Durham, and Orange counties. Guests receive a free holiday meal, enjoy live music and entertainment, and kids receive a free gift.   Transportation to and from selected locations is provided by buses from Capital Area Transit (CAT) and Durham Area Transit Authority (DATA).   This is the perfect place for fun and fellowship for those struggling to make ends meet! To volunteer contact Emily.

Week of Giving
This is an easy chance for the public to help while shopping at the NC State Farmer Market! Our partner, and major donor, the Farmer Market, collects canned goods, fresh produce and financial support for the Food Shuttle with this holiday event.

Taste of Hope
Save the Date!
Sunday, November 16, 2008 6:00 PM 15th Anniversary Taste of Hope Gala, Prestonwood Country Club
http://www.tasteandblossoms.org
Each fall, this truly fabulous fundraiser benefits the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. 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. The 2007 Taste of Hope will be at Prestonwood Country Club on November 18.

Crop Walk
Since 1947, CROP WALKs have been helping to provide tools of hope that empower people to meet their own needs.   Each fall, people across the U.S. join in some 2,000 locally organized CROP WALKs that help support the work of Church World Service around the world and in the U.S. www.cropwalkraleigh.com/

Hunger In America study
The Food Shuttle regularly participates in the broadest study on domestic hunger ever undertaken. The study is conducted under the auspices of America's Second Harvest, the Nation's Food Bank Network, and Mathematics Policy Research, Inc. Volunteers are needed every time!