Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina

08/12/2026

On Tuesday, Harris Teeter ❤ and Titan Farms 🍑donated 37,800 pounds of fresh South Carolina peaches to , helping us provide nutritious food to families across the Charlotte region during a time of heightened need.

Yesterday afternoon, our friends from , , and the always awesome Nations Ford Elementary staff Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, helped us serve 195 families (representing 780 individuals) with 5,898 pounds of shelf-stable foods, 9,295 pounds of perishable food - including 40 pounds of produce, eggs, yummy Titan Farms peaches, chicken breast, and bread.

Thanks to everyone who helped make this possible!

08/12/2026

Our wonderful friends at Pet Paradise 🩵are holding the NO HUNGRY DOG Food/Fund Dive 🐶from August 1 - September 30! Please consider dropping off dog food or donating through their QR code at one of their locations.

08/11/2026

Sending a HUGE thank you ❤ to our wonderful community partners / sponsors who participated in the 2026 Food Lion Feeds 💙SORT-A-RAMA! Last week, almost 800 volunteers came together at the Charlotte Convention Center to fill boxes with love and hope for families dealing with food insecurity.

The event kicked off at 9:00am and by 12:00pm, 16,000 boxes of nutritional food items were packed and loaded on our trucks to be distributed at our Title One school mobile pantry partner locations.

Thank you to each company that continues to participate in this event with the end goal ... to feed our neighbors in need. One team. One goal. End Hunger.

Our Title Sponsor: Food Lion Feeds
Our Presenting Sponsors: Atrium Health, Edward Jones, Equitable, TIAA
Our Supporting Sponsors: Blue Cross NC, Jackrabbit Online Class Management Software, Vanguard
Our Official Print Sponsor: Boingo Graphics

If you're interested in hearing how your company can be a part of this event, email our Special Events Coordinator, Celia Farmer, at [email protected].

08/09/2026

Our 950+ partner agencies, like Hickory Soup Kitchen, do amazing work in reaching those in their community who are in need. Thank you so much for helping us feed our neighbors!

08/07/2026

Thanks to Starbucks partners (employees) 💚 ☕and The Starbucks Foundation 💚 for recognizing how we are making our communities stronger. We appreciate our partnership ❤️!

08/07/2026

Mark your calendar for Hickory's Oktoberfest's Castle of Cans ❤! We appreciate their partnership in helping us feed our neighbors in the Hickory area!

https://downtownhickory.com/oktoberfest/castle-of-cans/

08/06/2026

Hi Everyone - Great news! While our print deadline has passed, we're extending the sponsorship commitment deadline to Tuesday, August 11 EOD for Chef's Best presented by Harris Teeter on Friday, August 21st at the Charlotte Convention Center.

Sponsors who commit by August 11 will still receive digital marketing benefits, logo recognition in the event program insert, event tickets, and other sponsorship benefits. Thank you to everyone who has already committed. We are incredibly grateful for your support.

A link to our sponsorship packet is here ➡️ https://ow.ly/f25C50Zx5jV. As a reminder, only❗ 8 Primo Sponsorships remain (if you want to secure a whole table) ❗, but we still have available Maître D', Sommelier and Antipasti sponsorships.

Don't miss your extended opportunity to experience an unforgettable evening with celebrity chef Tom Colicchio while helping provide food and hope to neighbors facing hunger.

We hope to see you there!

08/06/2026

We're honored to receive a $10,000 grant from the Arby's Foundation to help expand our efforts in feeding kids across the Metrolina region through our school mobile pantry program. Thanks for partnering with us to create real change.

08/05/2026

Another great partner agency helping us get food to our neighbors in need. Thank you Stanly Community Christian Ministry!

UPDATE:
Tomorrow's Mobile Food Pantry will be located at the Stanly County Agri-Civic Center. Registration begins at 8:00 am and ends at 11:00 am. We hope to see you there!

08/03/2026

VOLUNTEER RED SHIRT NEWS - These 3 awesome volunteers (Tiffany, Ann & Paul) ❤️were so excited to get their red volunteer t-shirt for 50 hours of volunteer time, they put them on right away!