Picture above: (left to right) Louise O’Connor, a MANNA FoodBank board member, and Jan Ianniello, pantry director for Montmorenci United Methodist Church, accept a special holiday donation from Melissa Leavell, Director of Advertising for Ingles Markets. Ingles has donated over 2.2 million pounds of food to MANNA FoodBank to date in 2016. Ingles Markets, MANNA FoodBank’s… Read more »
At MANNA FoodBank, Miracles Can Come in Unusual Packages Beyond being a food bank, where our primary focus is to get food to our 225 partner pantries to serve those in need across WNC, MANNA FoodBank is also a warm and welcoming place for those seeking assistance. The following excerpt is a story from our Chief… Read more »
Since the Great Recession of 2008, MANNA FoodBank and MANNA’s partner pantry network have worked tirelessly to address a huge increase in the need for food assistance across the 16 western counties of the state. In the last decade, MANNA has increased food distribution by 175% to address the rapidly growing need for food. In 2015, MANNA distributed 15.7 million… Read more »
Food Donors Step Up with Fresh Produce Back in July, we highlighted some of our retail store partners and other supporting partners in the food industry. All through this past summer we saw a large surge in fresh produce made available to MANNA. The completion of our new commercial-sized cooler space in mid June was… Read more »
Ingles Markets and MANNA FoodBank invite the community to attend the 24th annual lighting of the Ingles Giving Tree at the Asheville Mall on Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. The Giving Tree is a large-scale construction of 20,000 pounds of non-perishable food items donated by Ingles Markets, and is constructed and decorated by MANNA… Read more »
UPDATE: Thanks to everyone that donated to this campaign, we have met our maximum matched funds! We are so grateful to all of our donors that utilized this special matching campaign to make your gift to MANNA FoodBank over the holidays. You can still make your gift through our online donation page for your end-of-year… Read more »
Nutrition Works: MANNA partners with Mission Health Partners and the YMCA on Nutrition Initiatives We are thrilled to announce a new partnership for health in WNC, through a grant given by the Mission Health Community Investment program. The $65,000 grant will support two initiatives at MANNA: nutrition and health education activities at pantry sites across… Read more »
Thanks to the talented potters, culinary sponsors, ticket holders, and event sponsors, the 15th Empty Bowls fundraiser has set a NEW record. It is great pleasure, and humble gratitude, that we are pleased to announce this year’s Empty Bowls fundraiser was our most successful Empty Bowls EVER! We outpaced last year’s new record by almost 15%, and are… Read more »
Support from Appalachian Region Porsche Club of America, Feeding America, Walmart Foundation, and TD Charitable Foundation Help MANNA Feed WNC Here at MANNA, our work to source and provide food to people across Western North Carolina with hope and dignity is our top priority. We could not do this vital work without the commitment and support… Read more »
Dear MANNA Family: As the Board President of MANNA FoodBank, it is my pleasure to announce the selection of our new Chief Executive Officer, Hannah Randall. The Board of Directors enthusiastically approved her to lead our organization beginning Monday, May 2. Because of your connection to and interest in MANNA, we wanted you to be… Read more »
