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6th Annual Stock the Pantry brings in more than 330K Food Items!!
Wow! We are truly amazed by the number of food items that were donated this year at our 6th Annual Stock the Pantry Food Drive!
This year, 110k MORE food items were donated this year compared to the food drive last year for a total of 336,850 food items, which exceeded our goal of 300K food items to kick off the 2019/20 school year.
A HUGE thank you to all of the participating teams this year, and for all that came to the Stock the Pantry Party with donations as well.The winning team for the food drive competition was Newman-Dailey Resort Properties (78,399 food items). The Rookie of the year award went to Hilary & Reverie with 43,848 food items.
We are so thankful for all of these teams and the community coming together this year to participate in the Stock the Pantry Food Drive; it helps us tremendously to be able to kick of our in-school services. We went from having NO food on our pantry shelves, to now being stocked and ready for our first snack service on Friday, August 30th, and for our first distribution of backpacks the first week in September.Thank you again!TOTAL 2019 FOOD ITEMS: 336,850TOTAL 2018 Food ITEMS: 226,3026th Annual Stock the Pantry Teams:- CHOICE
- Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon
- Good News United Methodist Church
- Hilary & Reverie
- Howard Hospitality
- Maple Street Biscuit Co.
- Newman Dailey
- Resort Quest
- Sandestin Foundation for Kids
- Seaside Neighborhood School
- Sotheby’s International Realty
- Term Brokers Insurance
- The Hub
- The Lens Bar
- Watersound Origins
- Women’s Council of Realtors
- The Seaside Style
- Hilton Sandestin
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Why I Help
It is important to reflect on "why I help" in whatever it is we are doing. So many reasons why we all help those in our community. We are thankful for all of those that help us at Food For Thought and are making an impact against childhood hunger. Below is a photo from our "Why I Help" wall, which we love to read why volunteers and donors are helping. It is inspiring to see!
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Thank you, Katelyn Winthurst!
We love it and feel so honored when community members take it upon themselves to create their own fundraisers for Food for Thought! Katelyn Winthurst, a loan officer, is personally donating a percentage of her personal proceeds to Food For Thought, for all loans that she will close between August and October.
Thank you, Katelyn! We are very grateful for your generosity and giving back to your community!
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Did you know!? Food Fact Friday #2!
Did you know, throughout the school year 12,000 snacks are provided to students per week?! That means the first month of school alone we will provide 48K snacks for teachers to have in the classroom for students that may get hungry.
Next time you are out grocery shopping, pick up an extra box of individually wrapped snacks to donate to help start the school year off strong for the FFT kids! -
Save the Date! Eggs on the Beach - 9/28
Join us for the sixth annual Big Green Egg Cooking Competition! This event will be held Sept. 28 at Seascape Resort in Miramar Beach, celebrating the delicious results of cooking of the Big Green Egg smoker/grill. Cook teams will be smoking and grilling their favorite dishes while tasters vote for their favorites.
At Eggs on the Beach, participants taste samples from 30 cook teams, enjoy live music, Knob Creek craft cocktail tasting seminar, ENCO Sports Zone, charity drawing and more!
Proceeds benefit Food For Thought, as well as the Fisher House of the Emerald Coast.
This is always a fun and delicious event, so we hope that you will join us!
Learn more and purchase tickets at www.EggsontheBeach.com
