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Second Harvest Food Bank FPC Member Volunteer Opportunity – December 2022
Second Harvest Food Bank workday comes early in December. Due to selecting a date before the last-minute Christmas crunch, we will gather at Second Harvest on Wednesday, December 7 with two options: morning between 10-noon, and afternoon between 1and 3pm. Each session is limited to 15 people, so check your calendars and let Bob Stoots know if you would like to work at one or both of these times. (Call or text 423-782-6280).
Second Harvest Food Bank FPC Member Volunteer Opportunities – November 2022
Please join us for another day of service at Second Harvest Food Bank. After two previous workdays, the group voted by large majority to continue this on a monthly basis. We also wanted to arrange a Saturday date for those who cannot participate during weekdays. So, we have two opportunities in November: 1) on Saturday, November 12 from 10am until noon, and 2) on Wednesday, November 16 from 1-3pm. We just have afternoon session on the 16th because the morning…
Outreach Service Project at Second Harvest Food Bank – October 26, 2022
“Thanksgiving Project” is underway at Second Harvest Food Bank and First Presbyterian Church volunteers were there to help! Over 10,000 food boxes will be packed and delivered to qualified Northeast Tennessee families for a complete Thanksgiving meal. Along with the boxes, each recipient will receive a bag of fresh produce and a frozen turkey or chicken. It was another fun and gratifying day for sixteen FPC volunteers on October 26, as we did our part in preparing hundreds of those…
Grace House Work Day – September 29, 2022
Be The Hands of Christ The Kingsport Homeless Ministry under the project management of C. Don Royston is renovating Grace House in the 700 block of Sullivan Street. There are demolition projects FPC members can accomplish on Thursday, September 29, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Bottled water is available. Bring your own lunch. Bring demolition work tools or simply come willing to help. Lightweight masks are provided. So that a supervisor will be on site that day, please contact Gary Tucker in advance…
FPC Volunteers to Work at Second Harvest Food Bank on September 21, 2022
Please join us for another day of service at Second Harvest Food Bank on September 21, 2022. Thousands of people depend upon Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee for food, and Second Harvest depends upon generous volunteers like us from First Presbyterian Church to help get food distributed. For those with plenty, a bag of instant oatmeal is small. For those with little, a bag of oatmeal is a daily essential. FPC volunteers contributed 50 hours of time in July that led…
