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Cupboard Listed Under One of the Best Local Nonprofits by Main & Broad Magazine
The Holly Springs Food Cupboard was listed under one of the best local nonprofits in the Main & Broad magazine's 2023 Maggy Awards! Thank you to all our volunteers and supporters for making our service possible!
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Bombshell First Friday Fundraiser Benefits Cupboard
Friday, Aug. 4, 6-8 p.m.
Bombshell Beer Company
120 Quantum Drive in Holly Springs
Drop by Bombshell Beer Company to enjoy a beverage, live music from 7-10 p.m., and a food truck on Friday, Aug. 4. Bombshell is donating 15% of beer sales to the Cupboard!
Co-Sponsored by Grow Local Realty and Diane Kinlaw of Revolution Mortgage.
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BSA Troop 2019 Blood Drive to Raise Funds for Rinsing Table in Garden
Sunday, Aug. 13, 12-5 p.m.
Kohl's - Apex
1301 Beaver Creek Commons Dr
Apex, NC 27502
Donate blood to help save lives and participate in a fundraiser for Arshia’s Eagle Scout project to build a rinsing table for the Food Cupboard Garden!
Each blood donor will receive $35 in rewards, and a $25 charitable donation will be made to the Cupboard. Any additional funds raised over the cost of supplies will also be donated to the Cupboard.
Click here to sign up to participate in the blood drive!
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Around the Cupboard Last Month | |
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Thank you to the MacGregor Downs Country Club Garden Club for generously donating proceeds from their recent garden tour!
Pictured here left to right are Bruce Meyer, our President, and Jackie Earle, Erica McCleskey, and Patty Hare from the MacGregor Downs Country Club Garden Club.
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Check out Vivienne and her first installment of food donations for her birthday! She asked friends and family to donate food for families experiencing food insecurity in lieu of gifts. Way to go Vivienne! | |
Thank you Theresa Wilke and all of the great business owners at Main Street Square for dropping off some much-needed donations! | |  |
Sofie Brossoie has been in the United States for about 13 years and just recently completed the requirements for her USA citizenship! In lieu of gifts at her celebration party, she asked her guests to bring donations for the Cupboard. Thank you for thinking of us on your big day! | | |
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Ben Howard is no stranger to the HSFC. Last fall, he donated over one and a half tons of food for his Eagle Scout project. Just recently, he saw that our shelves were bare again, so he emailed our Cupboard manager asking how he could help. Her response was that a food drive was most needed, but in their discussion, she discovered Ben planned to leave town in less than two weeks, so she wasn't sure it could be done. Ben's response: "Two weeks is plenty of time; I'm not doing anything!"
And with that, Ben gathered up his friends, asked local grocery stores for bags, printed up flyers, distributed those bags to three neighborhoods, organized his buddies to gather them all back, and delivered the donations to the Cupboard!
Ben and his friends brought in just under 2 tons of non-perishable foods, and we are so thankful. An idea and a little muscle can go a LOOOOONG way for others! Thank you!
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Girl Scout Troop 1161 prepared 32 first aid kits for families receiving food. The troop's efforts will earn them the Girl Scout Bronze Award. Thank you! | |
Many thanks to Meghan and the Wildwood Subdivision for collecting non-perishable food! | | |
Two of our great little volunteer gardeners saved up their allowance money and donated it to the Food Cupboard to help buy milk for our clients! | | |
We are so thankful to be a part of the Holly Springs Chamber! | |
Thank you to the Woodcreek White Caps, a swim team that donated food to the Cupboard! | |
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Garden Volunteer Opportunities
Interested in volunteering in the Food Cupboard garden? Please volunteer on any "Open Work Day" listed below. "Closed days are reserved for previously scheduled large groups.
- August 5: Closed
- August 12: Open Work Day
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August 19: Open Work Day
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August 26: Open Work Day
About Volunteering in the Garden
- Garden volunteering on "Open Work Days" is held unless it is raining or muddy, or if there is a threat of storms.
- Work starts at 9 a.m. and continues for one to two hours. Volunteers can arrive and leave at any time.
- All ages are welcome, and a volunteer agreement form must be signed upon your first visit.
- No need to bring garden tools.
- Water, sunscreen, insect repellent, and gloves may be helpful.
- Please do not volunteer (wait a week) if you or your family members have been dealing with COVID.
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Questions can be directed to garden@hsfoodcupboard.org.
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Saturday Children's Acitvies for Cupboard Volunteers
Need a little help with your little helpers while you’re volunteering at the garden? Saturday, Aug. 26, at 10:30 a.m. the Holly Springs Food Cupboard is wrapping up a Saturday series of garden-related projects to keep little fingers busy and safely occupied while you finish up your volunteer work. Activities will be geared for K-3rd graders, but all ages are welcome. This month's activity is a tool tote.
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Our youth gardeners are very talented! Two of our special workers created this fantastic artistic work on our bee supers. This amazing artwork brings a smile to us each time we visit the bees! We love that our gardens provide an opportunity for youth to serve, learn, and express their talents. We like to think that we “grow more" than just food in the Cupboard garden. | |
Many thanks to Holly Grove Elementary School for their contributions to our Cupboard from their onsite school garden that the students and staff created! | | |
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We grow several types of onions for our clients each year and some even over winter. Onions grow to their largest size by late June. Our volunteers harvest, dry, and bundle up our onions for that little extra taste for those special meals.
Pictured here are some awesome volunteers harvesting and drying our Egyptian or "walking" onions.
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Did you know that the Cupboard composts all of our discarded fruits and vegetables? They are mixed weekly with cardboard and wood chips. Our composting worms then do their magic and soon we have a valuable fertilizer for our garden. | |
We grow several varieties of eggplant in our garden. The long slender ones are Ichiban-type eggplant. They are just as tasty as the traditional eggplant and are easier to prepare and cook. They can be stir-fried, baked or grilled! | | |
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We grow most of our lettuce in raised beds off the ground or in hydroponic systems. We have more success when we provide shade during the hot summer months and keep them well watered. | |
Getting Help & Helping Out | |
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Do you need food assistance? Know someone who does?
Please visit us. The Holly Springs Food Cupboard is here to help. Drive through food distribution is every Thursday, 2-5 p.m. Shopping food distribution by appointment only is every Monday, 1-4 p.m. Deliveries are available to persons with compromised health or without transportation. Click here for more information or to sign up for an appointment to shop in person.
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Donating food? How to Get Food to the Cupboard | |
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The Cupboard can receive donated food on:
- Preferred hours: Mondays 9-11 a.m.
- Also: Thursdays noon-5 p.m.
Place donations on our delivery dock on the side of our facility and ring the doorbell for assistance. Or, give us a call and we can meet you to pick up food from your neighborhood.
If you have food that you want to deliver at other times, you can take it to one of our community drop-off sites listed below. If necessary, we can arrange a time for a pick-up. Please do not leave food outside the Cupboard.
Community Drop-Off Sites
- Bless Your Heart Boutique, 242 S. Main Street, Ste. 106
- The Block on Main, Corner of Main Street and Rogers Street
- Coastal Credit Union, Village Walk Drive
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Coldwell Banker HPW, 5261 Sunset Lake Road
- First Flight Federal Credit Union, Village Walk Drive
- Holly Springs Farmers Market, West Ballentine Street
- Holly Springs Town Hall, Main Street
- Keller Williams Legacy, 201 W. Center Street
- Pet Mania, Sunset Lake Road
- Sunrise United Methodist Church, 5420 Sunset Lake Road
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SupaBowlz Cafe, 150 W Holly Springs Road
- Wake FC, Ting Park
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More Information
Thank you, again, to our dedicated volunteers and generous community for making everything we do possible.
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