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Giving Tuesday 2022

How does Giving Tuesday IMPACT non profits? Giving Tuesday, November 29, 2022 is a Global Initiative Everyone is invited to learn more about the mission and how our day to day programs IMPACT LIVES. 2022 IMPACT STORY Meet William Beech, our neighbor. His smile and gentle spirit inspires us all here at The Filling Station. He and his mother, Priscilla, live right behind The Filling Station Garden. Each Tuesday and Thursday, he “reports in” for duty serving his community. In a recent interview with William and Jimmy Bender, Food Pantry Director, they were sharing stories about their Wednesday pickup day […]

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Thanks Giving Week Closed

We will be CLOSED for the Week of Thanksgiving and REOPEN on Tuesday, November 29th at 9 AM. We are thankful for our faithful volunteers who show up each week to serve. This gift of rest is important to keep the mission moving forward. If you have a food emergency, please DIAL 211 from your phone for 24/7 support.

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Cow Pie Bingo WINNER – Perfect 10 Event

Pictured from left to right: Bobby Darden, Event Co-Chair, Willie Smith, Karen Plaster, Event Co-Chair Congratulations to Willie Smith as the winner of the Cow Pie Bingo this year! Although we canceled the event due to Tropical Storm IAN, we still continued to sell tickets to raise awareness and funds for the mission. On November 8th, we held a drawing for all the ticket numbers purchased. We sold 245 tickets and the winner received 10% of the PIE.

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Coastal Women’s Shelter – Annual Prayer Vigil held at the Filling Station

Coastal Women’s Shelter held their annual Prayer Vigil on Oct 27th in the newly renovated space. The music, sharing of stories, and learning more about how to advocate for victims of Domestic Violence. We celebrated our friend Lisa Moore who is retiring from CWS after 23 yrs. Thank you donors, partners, and volunteers for working so hard to provide a beautiful space for our partner education. Thank you New Bern Web Design, LLC for photography and website support.

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Jimmy Bender receives a Presidential Service Award/Gold Level on October 17, 2022 held at Greensboro Coliseum

“It is important to treat others the way we want to be treated, says Jimmy Bender. “You can always count on Jimmy to tell a great story and share a laugh when we are working together at the food pantry,” says Mary Ann LeRay, Executive Director at The Filling Station, Jones County, NC.

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Jones County Community Foundation presents a check for $1000 to The Filling Station

Jones County Community Foundation presented a check for $1000 to The Filling Station for the new Teaching Kitchen on campus. These funds received were a result of a grant submitted in July 2022. The teaching kitchen project has been possible by the generous donations made through the annual fundraiser named “Jones County – A Perfect 10” over the past two years. “We are delighted to be able to recognize organizations who are growing and making a difference in Jones County”, says Joan Taylor, President of the Jones County Community Foundation. “Our very first grant to begin the Food Pantry in

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