Kay Parry-Hill was a gracious lady. She was a two-time breast cancer survivor who gave generously of her time and treasure to many organizations near and dear to her heart for many years before she left this world in January of 2016. After her passing, her son Will took up her cause of supporting the Food Shuttle and is now sharing Kay’s legacy of generosity with her young grandson, Thomas.
Wegmans Food Markets Funds New High Tunnel at the Food Shuttle Farm
Wegmans Food Market has invested a milestone gift of $15,000 in honor of their late 2020 store grand opening in West Cary. These funds will be used to build a high tunnel structure at the Food Shuttle Farm, directly increasing crop rotation and production.
Legal Community Invited to Jump Into the 2021 NC Legal Feeding Frenzy
During the month of March, the legal community is invited to support Inter-Faith Food Shuttle in the annual North Carolina Legal Feeding Frenzy! Every year, North Carolina law firms, law schools, and organizations compete in a food and fund drive competition to raise donations for Feeding the Carolinas’ food banks.
FAERS Offers Healthy Outlook to Seniors with Type 2 Diabetes
Access to healthy food and nutrition education is often hard to come by for those in their golden years living in remote areas, but Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is stepping up to change all that. This month marked the well-received beginning of FAERS--the Food Access and Education for Rural Seniors—Program, facilitated by the Food Shuttle’s Senior Nutrition Programs, in Chatham and Johnston counties. In order to reduce perpetual disparities caused by systemic racism, the program focuses support to African-American and Hispanic seniors over the age of 60 living with Type 2 Diabetes and translates all materials for Spanish-speaking participants. Currently, FAERS supports dozens of participants and is working to recruit even more.
Corporate Partner Highlight: Food Shuttle Receives $20,000 From GlaxoSmithKline
Change Comes to Camden Street Learning Garden
Cooking Matters at Home: Sweet and Sour Chicken
Mark will take a page from the American Heart Association’s own cookbook to show the preparation of a delicious Sweet & Sour Chicken recipe. Following is the heart-healthy, budget-friendly recipe he will follow and plenty of additional tips to customize it to your tastes! Find the event here to watch the class live.
Cooking Matters at Home: Sweet Potato and Vegetable Hash Skillet Breakfast
Cole Martin: Volunteering Wholeheartedly Around the Food Shuttle Programs
Cole Martin started volunteering with the Food Shuttle in August 2020, after his place of work, AECOM, put out a call to employees. He helped out on the Food Shuttle Farm for a day, enjoyed the time outdoors, and heard about the many programs of Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. With a curiosity to see the various parts of the organization in action, he started signing up to help with different programs ranging from agriculture to food distribution.