MANNA Happenings
Please check back here often for an up-to-date listing of everything happening in and around the world of MANNA FoodBank.
Events benefiting MANNA Food Bank
- Asheville Community Theater's, "The Boxcar Children" to benefit MANNA FoodBank
- Mar 05-
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Bring canned goods to any performance of “Boxcar Children” and be entered to win a 2010-2011 year’s subscription at the Asheville Community Theater. more information is available on the ACT Blog.
- Gap Inc. Give & Get Campaign March 18-21
- Mar 18-
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Gap Inc. is committed to getting their customers more involved in the community investment work they do as a company. This is why they have launched another Give & Get program. The program runs from March 18 – 21, 2010. Give & Get offers a 30% discount at any of its stores including Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy, to their best customers and to Gap Inc. employees. Recipients of this offer are encouraged to share the offer with friends and family – and for every purchase, Gap Inc. will donate 5% of the proceeds to the customer’s selected non-profit. This year Feeding America is one of six organizations from which participants can choose. Since Give & Get began in 2008, Gap Inc. has raised over $9 million for their nonprofit partners.
You can access your 30% off coupon at: www.gapinc.com/giveandget/feedingamerica.
All the funds received by Feeding America will be used to reinforce our national programs.
… - Three Among Wolves
- May 13
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Three Among the Wolves
Thursday, May 13th 7:00 pm
Diana Wortham TheatreHelen Thayer, National Geographic explorer and photographer, will share her adventures from her best selling book, Three Among the Wolves.
The sight of a wolf has instilled fear in man from the beginning of time. These often misunderstood creatures are both beautiful and fascinating. Thayer and her husband Bill traveled above the Arctic Circle to the Canadian Yukon territory where they lived within 100 feet of a wild wolf den. In addition to the book, Three Among the Wolves is a motivational program comprised of rare photography from their year-long study of the wolf family. It is also a remarkable story of wolves in the true wild state, with their pup care, hunting, and social hierarchy explained.
After this program of amazing photography and adventure, Helen will be available for questions and a book signing in the theatre lobby.
Presented by INVISTA’s CORDURA® Brand. Hosted by Mast General Store.
Reserved seating required
Admission: $5 or 5 cans of food for each ticket Ages 10 to 110 Children under the age of 10 need a ticket to reserve a seat.
ALL proceeds go to MANNA FoodBank
For more information visit www.mastgeneralstore.com/helen
Ticket Information:
Tickets available April 1st – May 9th at:
Mast General Store – Asheville – 828-232-1883
Mast General Store – Hendersonville – 828-696-1883
Mast General Store – Waynesville – 828- 452-2101Purchase only $5 tickets on line April 1st – May 6th at: www.mastgeneralstore.com/helen
May 10th – May 13th Tickets available ONLY at Mast General Store Asheville.
Tickets sold the night of the performance in the lobby as available beginning 6:30 p.m.
Food Drives
- Asheville Community Theater's, "The Boxcar Children" to benefit MANNA FoodBank
- Mar 05-
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Bring canned goods to any performance of “Boxcar Children” and be entered to win a 2010-2011 year’s subscription at the Asheville Community Theater. more information is available on the ACT Blog.
- Curves Food Drive
- Mar 08-
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Once again, Curves in Asheville and Weaverville will be hosting food drives to benefit MANNA FoodBank. This has become an annual event for Curves and we couldn’t be happier about this wonderful partnership.
Curves Asheville
99 Edgewood Rd
Asheville NC
828-350-1117
Hours: 10 – noon, then 4-7 pm.Curves
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133 Weaver Blvd
Roses Shopping Ctr
Weaverville, NC
828-645-7211
Hours: 9-noon, then 4-7 pm - 5K Race in Biltmore Park
- Mar 27
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The second running of the Spring into Action 5k will be held at Biltmore Park (last year it was at Carrier Park). This should be a great place for a 5k that runs through Biltmore Park Town Square and the surrounding community.
The Spring into Action 5K was developed by the Junior League of Asheville as a part of a four day fundraising extravaganza that includes a Spring Market shopping event, a 5K, a Bunny Brunch and the Spring Soiree, a great party!
MISSION: The Junior League of Asheville is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.
A non-profit in Asheville for 84 years, our volunteers are working on important issues such as: child abuse prevention, parenting education, ethics development for youth, advocacy for children and education and mentoring for pregnant teenagers and homeless women.
Our message is simple: TAKE A DAY, RUN A 5K AND HELP US BUILD A BETTER COMMUNITY!
Funds raised will go to support all the important aspects of the mission of the Junior League of Asheville, NC. This year our community partners are: Girls on the Run and MANNA FoodBank. Please go to our website, www.juniorleagueasheville.org for a list of FOOD ITEMS needed by MANNA to support hungry families in Buncombe County. We appreciate any donation from one can to a box of goods. Thanks so much for your support and participation!
The race is Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8:00 AM.
- 5K Race in Biltmore Park
- Mar 27
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The second running of the Spring into Action 5k will be held at Biltmore Park (last year it was at Carrier Park). This should be a great place for a 5k that runs through Biltmore Park Town Square and the surrounding community.
The Spring into Action 5K was developed by the Junior League of Asheville as a part of a four day fundraising extravaganza that includes a Spring Market shopping event, a 5K, a Bunny Brunch and the Spring Soiree, a great party!
MISSION: The Junior League of Asheville is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.
A non-profit in Asheville for 84 years, our volunteers are working on important issues such as: child abuse prevention, parenting education, ethics development for youth, advocacy for children and education and mentoring for pregnant teenagers and homeless women.
Our message is simple: TAKE A DAY, RUN A 5K AND HELP US BUILD A BETTER COMMUNITY!
Funds raised will go to support all the important aspects of the mission of the Junior League of Asheville, NC. This year our community partners are: Girls on the Run and MANNA FoodBank. Please go to our website, www.juniorleagueasheville.org for a list of FOOD ITEMS needed by MANNA to support hungry families in Buncombe County. We appreciate any donation from one can to a box of goods. Thanks so much for your support and participation!
The race is Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8:00 AM.
- The Literacy Council's Adult Spelling Bee
- May 27
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Save the date. Dust off your dictionary. And buzz on down to the most exciting spelling bee yet. The Literacy Council will be looking for Bee teams after the first of the year. Each team consists of three adults who test their spelling skills before a wild and crazy audience. Word lists will be provided as a study aid in April. Prizes are awarded to the winning team and the team that raises the most dollars. Door prizes go to the audience. The team fee is $75 or is included with a corporate sponsorship of $350 or more. The team to beat is last year’s winners from Givens Estates! In lieu of admission fee, please bring 3 cans of food for MANNA FoodBank.
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