Manna Ministries May 6, 2011

There are many wonderful things happening at Manna!

 

Thanks to Walgreens, Westport Community and several new churches that have come alongside, we had our cupboards full for our distribution in April.

 

 

Thanks to the Westport community for their organized food drive in April!

 

 

 

This is a photo of the fine facility loaned to us by Closer Walk Church

 

We now have consistent monthly donors for many of our items:

Cereal:                                  Closer Walk Church

Peanut Butter:                  Grace Point Church

Rice:                                      Mt. Zion United Methodist

Pasta Sauce:                       Leland Church of God

Mac & Cheese:                 Oasis

 

Several people continue to donate $10 a month to support a single family’s needs.

Our fresh meat continues to be supplied by one gracious family.

 

Our current needs for the next distribution – May 28:

Applesauce and Fruit – short 100 of goal

Veggies                                short 300 of goal

Potatoes                              short 25 of goal

Pasta                                     short 15 of goal

Beans                                    short 15 of goal

 

 

Volunteer opportunity

If your organization would like to volunteer for one of our monthly food distributions, please contact me to schedule a date (pastor@vfwbc.org).

 

A HUGE thank you hug goes out to our core team who have fought the good fight with us for over two years.  You know who you are.

 

Donate at the Leland Home and Garden Show

You can drop off donations at the Leland Home and Garden Show on May 14-15 between Smithfield’s and Dentalworks on US-17 in Leland.

 

Food donations

Please schedule food drop offs at the back door of Closer Walk Church – 117c Village, Leland on Monday, May 23 at 7:30 pm.  The youth group will be there to receive and sort your donations.

 

Daily Bread Ministry

Volunteers continue to pick up and shuttle bread to various locations each morning, 7 days a week.  Thank you to all of our volunteers!

 

Web Page

See our web page at – http://vfwbc.org/MannaFoodDistribution.dsp

 

 

We are going solo!

Thanks to all of the continued support, we are going to stand on our own in July 2011.

By the end of the year, we would like to be open twice a month.  Please pray with us as we reach for that goal.

 

Thanks to help from Closer Walk Church, Manna now has our own bank account

Going forward, please send donations to:

 

Manna Ministries

c/o Closer Walk Church

P.O. Box 458

Leland, N.C. 28451

 

Make checks out to:

Manna Ministries

 

(Tax Exempt # 65-1310763)

 

His servant,

Pastor Jay Merritt

(910) 795-1934

 

 

9-11 Memorial Bike Run Benefits BSL Police Department

Boiling Spring Lakes held its annual 9-11 Memorial Bike Run on Saturday, September 11. In all, 116 motorcyclists registered for the event, and then traversed Brunswick County along a scenic route laid out by the City of BSL’s Special Events Committee. Proceeds

from this year’s run will be donated to the Boiling Spring Lakes Police Department.

“I was just overwhelmed at the turnout,” said committee chair Mary Stillwell. “It was one of the better bike runs we have had – and there was such a great feeling of togetherness with everyone who participated.”

The popular, annual fundraising event began and ended at the First Baptist Church, 45 E. Boiling Spring Road, BSL. The route took riders up NC 87 to U.S. 17 to west of Shallotte, looping back to U.S. 17, to NC 211 over to Southport, then back to BSL.

Arriving back in BSL after the run, riders were treated to a pig pickin’ barbeque lunch served at the First Baptist Church. Guest luncheon speaker was Superior Court Judge Ola M. Lewis.

By Gary Pethe     garyp@thelnr.com

Brunswick County Students Receive CIS Scholarships

Partnerships with local businesses and individuals make scholarships possible.

Southport, NC (May 14, 2010) – Communities In Schools of Brunswick County, Inc. (CIS) awarded $1,000 scholarships to three graduating seniors at South Brunswick High School during this year’s senior awards ceremony. Recipients were interviewed and scored based on academics, school activities, community involvement, financial need, and interview presentation.

CIS partners with local businesses, industries, civic clubs, agencies, communities of faith and individuals to provide these scholarships. “I believe that all students can and should go onto higher education if they choose, and CIS scholarships create a pathway to make that happen,” says CIS board member Joan Madsen.

Scholarships sponsored by Drs. Anna and Daniel Blizzard, and Joan and Walt Madsen were presented to Greer Jones, and Tykyra Joyner. The Richard W. Hauman Memorial Scholarship went to Richard Earl Ogden.

To learn more about CIS and the CIS Scholarship Program, visit www.cisbrunswick.org or call 457-2916.

FARMERS MARKET ANNOUNCES POSTER CONEST WINNER

Xavier Benton, first grade student at Whiteville Primary School

WHITEVILLE – The Columbus County Community Farmers Market, with funding from the Kate B. Reynolds Foundation through Columbus County Healthy Carolinians, recently held its third annual poster contest for students in Kindergarten through fifth grade.

The theme for the contest was “Eat Smart, Be Healthy, Live Strong” and the posters are intended to highlight the importance of good nutrition, regular exercise, and healthy lifestyles and how farms, farmers, and the farmers market support and promote better health for the residents of Columbus County.

The overall winner, Xavier Benton, a first grade student at Whiteville Primary School received a certificate, a Farmers Market T-shirt, a $50 Farmers Market gift certificate, and the original copy of the 2010 Farmers Market promotional poster which features his drawing.

Since the first poster contest in 2008, the Columbus County Community Farmers Market Poster contest has received state and national recognition.  The event was featured on the Eat Smart, Move More NC website and in several issues of the Farmers’ Markets Today national magazine.

The Farmers Market expressed appreciation to Columbus County Arts Council, Columbus County Healthy Carolinians, Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Columbus County Schools, Whiteville City Schools, Columbus County Youth & Families Association, The DREAM Center, North Carolina Museum of Forestry, and The News Reporter for collaboration on the project.