BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Gardner-Webb Women's Basketball is set to host Austin Peay State University this upcoming Saturday (December 18) in its final home contest of the calendar year. Tip off is scheduled for 3 p.m.
In a partnership with the local community, Feeding Kids Cleveland County will be hosting a canned food drive at the game. Donations of non-perishable food items (examples: canned chicken, peanut butter, jelly, granola/fruit bars, mac and cheese boxes or cups, Chef Boyardee (any brand), oatmeal, canned green beans, canned corn, etc.) will be accepted.
Additionally, fans that brings five or more items to donate will receive free admission to Saturday's game.
For the latest on Gardner-Webb Women's Basketball, follow @GWU_WBK on social media or visit GWUSports.com.
About Feeding Kids Cleveland County:
WHO WE ARE
Many kids and their families are in survival mode in our county. Basic needs must be met before these kids can thrive and grow and develop, not just physically, but intellectually, emotionally and spiritually.
We want to start by getting these kids food. Food, so they can not just survive, but thrive.
We don't want to stop with food. Food is just a start. We want to feed them care, love, belonging, and support. Not just dropping off food, but providing a feast of ongoing relationships that have potential to be transformative.
This is our community. Every member of it MATTERS. These are our people. Let's feed them. Let's feed them more than food.
WHAT WE DO
Weekend Backpacks
For many Cleveland County children, the breakfast and lunch they eat at school is the only food they can depend on each day. We want to make sure that they still have nutritious food every weekend when those school meals are not available. Social workers at individual schools identify which children are in need of weekend backpacks. Each school year, people from our community are able to donate food items monthly to fill up these backpacks and give our kids dependable food on the weekends.
Home Deliveries
Many organizations provide weekend backpacks to kids, which is wonderful. But something Feeding Kids alone specializes in is larger food box deliveries directly to students' homes over school breaks and summer break.
When students are away from school for extended periods of time, those dependable school meals go away as well. FKCC volunteers work hard to collect, package and deliver food directly to kids to keep their bellies full over those breaks. This is one of our favorite activities because we actually get to visit our families and spend time showing these kids that they matter to their community. All kinds of groups and organizations host food drives to provide food for these boxes.
