By: Kiel Bowen, Partner, Mayer Brown
Last November, our Charlotte office turned an ordinary Thursday afternoon into a meaningful act of service through the Supermarket Sweep at the Dilworth Food Lion. Far from a routine grocery trip, the event reflected Mayer Brown’s deep commitment to community...
From left: Courtney Oates, Alenys Borrás, Ian Burge, Lucy Mitchell, Jennifer Gallagher
It started like any other volunteer shift.A group of students from Johnson & Wales University’s College of Food Innovation & Technology arrived at Nourish Up, ready to pack boxes of nonperishable...
We couldn’t imagine a better way to close out Volunteer Appreciation Month than by celebrating the people who make it all happen.On Saturday, nearly 300 volunteers joined us for our first Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast in the Hunger Hub—transformed from warehouse to a celebratory space. It was...
Quint Ulchar has grown up attending Scouting for Food. Now a sophomore at East Mecklenburg High School, this is a tradition he and his family keep. You might think Quint is one of the thousands of Charlotte area Scouts who participate each year bright and early, on a chilly February morning, but...
On Saturday, January 25, several members of Holy Comforter Episcopal Church gathered at the Hunger Hub for a special afternoon together. The group shared a meal, took a tour of our facility, and gathered to bless the lobby of the Nourish Up Food Lion Feeds Pantry—a space they generously supported...
Saturday, February 1, the Scouting America Mecklenburg County Council is once again Scouting for Food. Scouts go door-to-door throughout Mecklenburg Co. collecting non-perishable food items for Nourish Up, formerly Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Trays. The 114,373 pounds of food collected...
We are approaching the holiday season at the speed of light. As numbers continue to increase, our Hunger Hub is abuzz with activity. And our need for volunteers has never been greater.
We are thrilled to welcome a flagship grocery home delivery team to our field of wonderful volunteers. In...
Nourish Up friend and 8th grader Anderson Cook hosted the 7th annual Cook's Cafe on Sunday, August 25. While he and classmates and family served up a savory breakfast to neighbors and friends, they also nourished neighbors in need — with all donations coming straight to Nourish Up.
But...
When members of the Nourish Up team attended a Blumenthal Arts Community Leaders event at the Knight Theater this spring, they had no idea what community collaboration would come of it.
Fast forward to August at our Hunger Hub.
Blumenthal Arts hosted a Community Cue,...
We are thrilled to announce the largest gift in the history of our organization.
The David and Nicole Tepper Foundation has made a $3 million donation to Nourish Up as part of our ambitious $23 million capital campaign to build and renovate our Hunger Hub. We moved into this 90,000-square-foot...
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