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On May 14, 2016, letter carriers in more than 10,000 cities and towns across America collect the goodness and compassion of their postal customers who participate in the NALC Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive — the largest one-day food drive in the nation. Led by letter carriers, other postal employees and volunteers, the drive has delivered more than one billion pounds of food the past 24 years. Carriers in the Midlands, Pee Dee and Upstate areas will collect non-perishable food dona… read more

The 2016 BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation will take place May 19-22 at Thornblade Club, The Reserve at Lake Keowee and The Preserve at Verdae.  Just got word that BMW Charity Pro Am is super short on volunteers for Thornblade.  Click here for more information on how to become a volunteer or donate here.     Harvest Hope Food Bank has been selected as 1 of 18 worthy organizations for this year's contest.  Be sure to cheer on actor and voice of Alls… read more

  The 8th Annual “Food from the Heart” food drive is being held this Saturday, April 9th.  Dozens of grocery stores in Richland and Lexington Counties will be taking part in the event, collecting donations for Harvest Hope Food Bank.  This local mission food drive organized and worked by over 700 volunteers from Shandon Baptist and Northside Baptist Churches.  Members position themselves on the outside of stores to offer shoppers the opportunity to take a red &l… read more

When compelled to help someone there is a keen intuition that takes place. Here at Harvest Hope Food Bank, our volunteers follow that feeling and strive to help others who are battling hunger on a daily basis. One such volunteer is Jestine Myers. Jestine volunteers in one our Emergency Food Pantries at Harvest Hope Food Bank. She is a very young 92 years of age and has enjoyed volunteering for the last 15 years. The choir at her church recently recognized her with a “Helping the Hungry&r… read more

After the historic flood in South Carolina, Red Gold sent a tractor trailer full of their products (43,000 lbs) to Harvest Hope Food Bank. This is footage from that donation. Special thanks to all of the employees of Red Gold and Colt Reichart who is a 4th generation owner at Red Gold! Also: The Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour and its sponsors led by Red Gold Tomatoes teamed up to raise money to purchase food and supplies to help those affected by the flood in South Carolina. Red Gold pled… read more

“If all of your friends jumped off a building, would you?”  Now is your chance to answer the rhetorical question your parents asked you with a defiant, “YES.”   On Friday, June 10-11, 2016 Harvest Hope Food Bank will be holding Over the Edge to End Hunger at The Hub in Columbia and you're invited.  Fundraisers that raise $1,000 or more will earn a spot to rappel down the 2nd tallest building in Columbia to help feed hungry people in South Carolina.  Are you interested i… read more

Ladies and gentlemen, meet Renee Collins. Renee is one of Harvest Hope Food Bank’s awesome volunteers! Renee was able to take a short break from her volunteer work to chat. When asked why she likes volunteering at Harvest Hope, she replied, “I see results, instantly…Here, you see the faces and you know that you are helping somebody ‘right now’ and it’s personal.” She added, “I loved it and just kept coming back.” Renee and her aut… read more

The Eartha Kitt Foundation, founded by Kitt Shapiro (daughter of the late actress), was created in memory of a legendary local entertainer and to further her commitment to helping those in need.  Noticing the efforts made by Harvest Hope Food Bank in the wake of October’s flood and wanting to find a way to get involved, the Foundation reached out to us. On February 1st, they created a crowdrise page in order to raise $10,000 (equal to 50,000 meals) to help us provide essential suppo… read more

On Veterans Day, last year, we wrote a piece involving a veteran named Charles.  Charles was one of our clients, many years ago, who left a very unique legacy behind.     Charles' story, “Once Homeless, Always Philanthropist,” was featured in our winter 2015 newsletter. It gives a great example of the awesome character of the people that we serve.  Check out his story below.    “Allow us to introduce one of our many clients. Meet Charles. Charles was honorably… read more

Here's a little teaser for the event at our 35th Anniversary Gala coming up on March 11th, 2016.  You can get tickets here.  It's definitely going to be fun evening and it's for a great cause!read more