In December 2020, young Eric made up his mind to hold a fundraiser selling luminarias to his neighbors in the Budleigh Neighborhood of central Raleigh. He expected to make “maybe 1 or 2 hundred dollars.” In the end, Eric raised $1,450 from his sale and donated the proceeds to Inter-Faith Food Shuttle “so that people can have some good food over Christmas.”
Donors Make Food Shuttle Year-End Campaign a Success
Thanks to the amazing support of generous donors to Inter-Faith Food Shuttle as 2020 drew to a close, those same families have the nutritious food they need to get through this trying time and beyond. To date, the Food Shuttle’s year-end campaign “You are the Heart of Our Community” donors have raised $379,731.95, and gifts continue to come in.
Food Shuttle & Aetna Spread the Word About Immune Boosting Foods
The fact is that eating certain foods can actually boost your immune system—providing vitamins and minerals that support immune functions and protecting the body from sickness. To help spread the word about this valuable piece of nutrition information, Inter-Faith Food Shuttle and Aetna Medicare Advantage have teamed up to include special cards in Grocery Bags for Seniors distributions in January 2021.
Chick-fil-A Gives $50,000 to the Food Shuttle to Fight Child Hunger
Wells Fargo Makes $60,000 Holiday Donation to the Food Shuttle
Garden Harvest Feeds School Families
Pepsi Bottling Ventures Spreads Holiday Cheer
Since 2016, the good folks at Pepsi Bottling Ventures (PBV) have been working a good deal of “Christmas magic” with their PBV Angel Tree, part of their PBV Connects corporate community service program. Partnering with Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, the Angel Tree connects Pepsi staff to local school children, families, and seniors during the holiday season to distribute gifts and essentials to make Christmas a little brighter.