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Black Mountain

Since expanding into Black Mountain in June of 2018 tens of thousands of fresh meals have been kept out of our local landfills and have instead gone to feed our neighbors in need. Our gratitude goes out to our partners including Ridgecrest Conference Center, our most prolific food donor.

How do I donate food?

Check out Lorraine & Brenda rescuing food on WLOS News 13!

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WLOS) — Two Buncombe County women have helped feed thousands of people in recent months.

"I mean it's a win, win!" Edwards said, handling food that would have otherwise wound up in the trash."

"And those meals, like I say, would have gone into a landfill," Thornburg said. "And all it takes is the effort of connecting people who have leftover food with people that need the food."

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Food Connection expands to Black Mountain and Swannanoa, NC

In partnership with St. James Episcopal Church, and Dynamic Duo- Brenda & Lorraine- When 1 in 4 children are food insecure in your community you have to step up. Brenda and Lorraine from St. James Episcopal Church of Black Mountain did just that. They've successfully launched a branch of Food Connection and are rescuing food from conference centers who have been previously throwing the fresh food away. Now these fresh meals are going directly to nonprofits who feed the hungry. 

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Food Connection Expands

Expanding to Black Mountain

Expanding to Black Mountain

Expanding to Black Mountain

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"When Brenda Thornburg, who attends St. James along with her friend Lorraine Edwards, saw the story of Food Connection on a television segment earlier she had an idea. 'She thought that was a really great idea,' Edwards said of Thornburg. 'She told me about it and I said 'we have to try to do this here,' and here we are.'"

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Food Connection goes east

Expanding to Black Mountain

Expanding to Black Mountain

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Food Connection's dynamic duo! Brenda Thornburg and Lorraine Edwards launched Food Connection in the Swannanoa Valley in June of 2018. In their first six months 10,000 plus meals have been kept out of the local landfills and have instead gone to feed those in need. 

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St James Episcopal Church

Expanding to Black Mountain

St James Episcopal Church

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St. James Episcopal Church of Black Mountain gave Brenda and Lorraine $2000 in seed money to launch Food Connection. They provide volunteer drivers, food packers, use of their church bus, and house a commercial refrigerator in the church for surplus meals. What if there was church in every community willing to do this? Think of the impact!

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We are beginning to make a dent in the problem of waste and hunger in our area, but we've got a long way to go. We appreciate your help!

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