July 1, 2022
Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation
Thank you so much to all the individuals, neighborhoods, businesses, and groups that have hosted a food drive this summer! The need for non-perishable food donations remains high, so if you haven't already and would like to host a food drive, it would be very much appreciated.
How to help:

  1. Please contact the Cupboard’s Food Drive Director Lesa O’Neal at food15@hsfoodcupboard.org. Or, express your interest via our online form.
  2. Let us know your group's name and what month you'd like to adopt for hosting your food drive. We'll be in touch to answer any questions you have and to arrange a time for you to drop off donations.
  3. Visit our website to learn more tips about how to organize a food drive, pack donations for expedited sorting, and more.

Why food donations are needed now:

  • Empty shelves: Traditionally, during the months of November and December alone, the Holly Springs Food Cupboard receives 46% of its food donations for the year! It's an amazing outpouring of support, and we are thankful. Now that we are a half year from the holidays, we are in need of additional non-perishable food donations.
  • Increased need: With inflation sharply rising, food, gas, and clothing - all the necessities of life - now cost significantly more than last year. The number of families the Holly Springs Food Cupboard serves seems to be increasing every month. This is on top of the 20% increase in demand we’ve seen since the beginning of the COVID pandemic. The need for food assistance in our community is rising. 

Thank you for considering helping by holding a food drive. Hunger doesn't take a vacation.
Holly Springs Farmers Market Food Drive
Saturday, July 2, 8 a.m.-noon
Outside Holly Springs Cultural Center
300 W Ballentine Street

The Holly Springs Farmers Market is amazing! Bring non-perishable foods to the market outside the Cultural Center on W Ballentine Street this Saturday, July 2, 8 a.m.-noon and receive a free market tote bag from Fritz & Wilson Orthodontics!

Bradley's Yoga & Fitness Offers Free Yoga Class for Food Donation
Saturday, July 16, 9 a.m. | 121 Quantum Drive
Bradley's Yoga & Fitness invites the community to bring a non-perishable food donation to the studio Saturday, July 16 and stay for a free yoga class at 9 a.m.!

The studio is hosting a food drive leading up to the class at their location at 121 Quantum Drive near downtown Holly Springs. The free yoga class is open to all levels and will be taught by studio owner Randi Bradley. Crossfit HSP also is participating in the drive! Thank you to all!
Come to the Ballgame!
Jacobs/Fujifilm Game Day at the Salamanders Benefits Food Cupboard
Wednesday, July 27, 7 p.m. | Ting Stadium

Summer is the perfect time to take the whole family out to the ballpark! Bring non-perishable food donations for the Holly Springs Food Cupboard to Ting Stadium as part of a game-day initiative by Jacobs, the engineering and construction management company working to build the Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies plant in Holly Springs. Jacobs and Fujifilm are sponsoring the game day as the Holly Springs Salamanders take on the Wilson Tobs.

As part of the activities planned, stop by the Food Cupboard table inside the gate to drop off food and find out how the Cupboard benefits our community. So come out to cheer on the Salamanders, enjoy a summer evening with your family or friends, and support your local Food Cupboard. Summer and baseball – the perfect combination!
Niche Wine Lounge Musical Tribute to John Prine Benefits Holly Springs Food Cupboard
Live music event Sunday, July 31, 6 p.m.
Donations accepted July 19-31
Niche Wine Lounge | 109 Main Street, Downtown Holly Springs

Niche Wine Lounge invites community members to enjoy a delicious beverage while listening to a musical tribute to country-folk singer-songwriter John Prine. Bring food or monetary donations to benefit the Holly Springs Food Cupboard.

Donate Blood & $20 Will Be Donated to Cupboard
Donate blood and raise money for the Holly Springs Food Cupboard Sunday, July 17 during a blood drive at Sunrise United Methodist Church. For every blood donor, a $20 donation will be made to the Cupboard! Register in advance.
Thank you!
Claire and Kylie of Holly Ridge Middle School organized a soccer game benefiting the Holly Springs Food Cupboard. They raised over $600 as well as some food donations.
Holly Springs Lowes Foods helped the Food Cupboard return some Jiff that had been recalled and replaced it with their store brand. 
Lincoln Heights fourth graders wrote PSAs on food insecurity in our community and held a food drive to show how kids can make a difference.
Garden Update

Interested in volunteering in the Holly Springs Food Cupboard garden? Consider dropping by Saturdays between 9-11 a.m. and stay as long as you like. All ages are welcome, and we try to find fun tasks for younger children. Bring gloves and a drink; no need to bring any tools. Interested? Feel free to contact Food Cupboard Garden Director Jerry DeWitt at organicman123@yahoo.com to be added to the volunteer list.

June Garden Activity
Check out the new hydroponic system installation at the Holly Springs Food Cupboard! Thanks to Chaya M for leading the construction with 24 other Troop 2019 scouts and adults. We will soon be producing lettuce and other tasty greens in the system, growing more than 100 plants at a time!
Thanks to Nate A and his Troop 94 members, friends, and adult leaders. This weekend, the group began work on Nate’s Eagle project to construct 12 PVC cages that will protect plants from insect damage and also from cold winter weather.
Our new herb garden now has fresh, fragrant, and tasty herbs for our clients, thanks to Angela and a team of other hard-working weekly volunteers.
We now have a new little Seed Library thanks to Heather, one of our super weekly garden volunteers. Free seeds will be available to home gardeners to help augment their harvest. Any extra fresh produce can be donated to the Food Cupboard. 
Thanks to the many volunteers who help maintain our garden and work to grow and harvest healthy produce for our clients.
Do you need food assistance? Know someone who does?

Please visit us. The Holly Springs Food Cupboard is here to help. Food distribution is every Thursday, 2-5 p.m. Deliveries are available to senior citizens and persons with compromised health or without transportation. Click here for more information.
Donating food?
How to Get Food to the Cupboard

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 knock to allow for safe distancing. 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
  • The Block on Main, Corner of Main Street and Rogers Street
  • First Flight Federal Credit Union, Village Walk Drive
  • Holly Springs Farmers Market, West Ballentine Street
  • Holly Springs Town Hall, Main Street
  • Pet Mania, Sunset Lake Road
  • Sunrise United Methodist Church, 5420 Sunset Lake Road
  • Sweet Berry Bowls, 150 W Holly Springs Road
  • Wake FC, Ting Park
More Ways to Give

  • PayPal: Support the Holly Springs Food Cupboard when you shop online with PayPal. Set us as your favorite charity, and you can choose to donate $1 when you checkout with PayPal. Click here visit PayPal and save the Holly Springs Food Cupboard as your favorite charity. This allows you to conveniently support us at checkout and other donation opportunities.
  • Amazon: Enjoy online shopping? Use this link to set up AmazonSmile. Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the Holly Springs Food Cupboard.
  • If you're using the Amazon app, select the main menu, select "AmazonSmile" within Programs & Features, and select "Holly Springs Food Cupboard as your charity. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazonSmile in the mobile app.
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Thank you, again, to our dedicated volunteers and generous community for making everything we do possible.