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 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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“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 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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Mark your calendar for Thursday, Oct 27th at 5:30 PM. We are honored to host the Annual Candlelight Vigil for our partner, Coastal Women’s Shelter.
Read MoreIf you haven’t already voted for the Filling Station True Inspiration Award, this coming Saturday, September 24th, is the deadline. You need to install the Chick-Fil-A app on your phone or mobile device. Yes, you do have to create an account in order to vote. Once installed and registered, go to the Rewards tab at the bottom of the app, then select News at the top of the app. From there you’ll see the True Inspiration Awards logo and the “Review Candidates” button. Click the button and then select the Atlantic Region. From there you will see the Filling Station […]
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Thank you to several Jones County Businesses for supportingNeuse River Bridge Run which in turn supportsThe Filling Station. We received a donation to be able to purchase200 back packs and fill it with so many wonderful donations/non perishable snacks and other wonderful goodies. Back to School was held on Sat, Aug 13th at theJones County Civic CenterEach child picked up a brand NEW backpack.
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