Fox12 Came to Visit East County Food Pantry Today!

The news feature on the Food Pantry and the upcoming 5k Walk will air tonight.

You can tune in to Fox12 News today at 5pm, 6pm, or 10 pm to find out what the food pantry folks have been up to and how you can support the efforts to feed hungry people in our community.

Even If You Cannot Walk, You Can…

Join the after-party crowd at the Fork, Fairview Food Plaza for lunch at noon on Monday, September 2. They will donate 10% of what you spend to the food pantry when you mention the 5K when buying your food.
Come on down to Fairview Community Park to cheer and get raffle tickets for great prizes
Volunteer to help with the event – talk with Brad or Julie
Donate using the link below

DONATIONS

If you haven’t already, please use the link below to give to the food pantry. Your gifts will help hungry people in our community get fed.
Donate

MUSIC and GAMES
We will have live music with all sorts of “walking-themed” songs like “Walking on Sunshine,” “These Boots are Made for Walking,” and “Walk Like an Egyptian.”

Plus, we will have fun lawn games like cornhole, pop-a-shot, and badminton as you wait.

RAFFLE PRIZES
We also have lots of great raffle prizes like:

Baskin-Robbins at 181st – two gift cards
Pacific Office Automation – two separate prizes: 4 Blazers Tickets and 2 Timbers Tickets
Nicholas Restaurant – one $100 gift card
Burgerville – two $25 gift cards with bag and spread
Target – two $50 gift cards
US Chef Store – two $25 gift cards
McMenamins Edgefield – one $50 gift card
Stomping Grounds – one $20 gift card
Elmer’s – gift basket with $50 gift card.
MUV Fitness – a couple of free 30-day memberships

Every walker gets one free raffle ticket.

Additional raffle tickets can be purchased for $5 each that morning between 9:00 to 10:00 am.

The raffle drawings will be held interspersed between speeches about the food pantry between 10:00-10:30. You must be present to win.

T-SHIRTS*
Our awesome t-shirts will be available for pick up before the walk from 9:00 to 10:00 am. If you want to get yours earlier, you may come to Smith Memorial Presbyterian Church (2420 NE Fairview Ave) at any of the following times:
Friday, Aug 30 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm
Saturday, Aug 31 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm
Sunday, Sept 1 from 11:30 to 12:30 pm

*T-Shirts needed to be ordered in advance.

We Need Your Help for Our 5K Fundraiser
Imagine walking with hundreds of your neighbors, wearing the same T-shirt, and coming together to make a positive difference in our community. On Labor Day, Monday, September 2, 2024, we are hosting our first annual 5k “Walk for Your Neighbor” fundraiser. The concept is to develop a fun way for our community to walk side by side as neighbors caring for those in need while raising funds to benefit our food pantry. Here’s how you can participate:

Sign up to walk
Invite your friends, neighbors, co-workers, and family members to join you
Anyone who cannot walk can still sponsor another walker or donate directly
Invite any business owners you know, or from places you visit frequently, to be a walk sponsor

Information about the walk, including the schedule, sponsorship information, and how to create an online crowd-share fundraiser, is available using the link below.

The walk this weekend, and time is running out!
Sign Up Today!

We appreciate any help you can give to reach our goal of raising $20,000 to support the operations of our food pantry so that we can become more sustainable in 2025.