C.A.R.E. NEWS (COMMUNITY. ADVOCATES. RESOURCES.ENRICHMENT.)

“As a small business that is

supported so much by our

locals, I think it’s very

important in turn to support

our local nonprofits who

solely have our community

at heart!”

- Amanda James Shaw,

Macon Rental Co.

In This Issue

Shop Local, Give Local

“Pass the syrup, please!”

Wayah insurance Group

Cans Hunger

Board Member Spotlight

Charitable Giving 2014

Food Pantry Needs

BackPack Program

Sponsorship

Cash Mob Franklin! - Macon Rental Co. October 24, 2014 © Venture Local Franklin

Shop Local. Give Local. Macon County Care Network recently witnessed the art of paying it

forward, at the Cash Mob Franklin! Macon Rental Co. played host to

the 21st

Cash Mob Franklin organized by Venture Local Franklin on

October 24th.

Cash Mob Franklin serves as an opportunity for the community to gather

in support of local businesses and with recent events has allowed the

chosen business to pay it forward by picking a charity of their choice, or

with this past Mob, two charities to support through the event!

Shop Local Macon Rental Co. is a locally owned and operated business in Franklin. They

have served the community for 35 years, providing quality service with power tool

and equipment rentals, sales and repair! Upon being voted as the next business to

be “mobbed”, Macon Rental chose to the spread the wealth to not one...but two

local charities: CareNet and The Nantahala Hiking Club!

Give Local Through ticket sales for a chainsaw raffle, Macon Rental raised $500 for programs

and services provided by CareNet. To give you an idea of how big of an impact

$500 is… the donation from Macon Rental will help ensure 100 school children

receive a much needed food resource (BackPack) for over the weekend!

Remember, when you invest in local businesses you’re investing in YOUR

community! This in turn allows for local support of organizations like CareNet to

carry out their Mission to end hunger in Macon County!

CareNet Newsletter November 2014

1st

Annual Pancake Breakfast...

CareNet hosted it’s first ever Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, October 25th at the main office, located at 130 Bidwell St.

Flapjacks For All... To incorporate vendors and local businesses, CareNet took or-

ders ahead of the 18th Annual PumpkinFest and delivered the

morning of the event! Proceeds from the breakfast help support

the Mission of CareNet to provide assistance to families in need,

right here in our community.

Planning underway for next year…

CareNet will host the 2nd

Annual Pancake Breakfast again next year to coincide with the 19th Annual PUMPKINFEST on Satur-day, October 25, 2015! For more information, sign-up to receive the monthly newsletter in your inbox and stay up-to-date with daily happenings here at CareNet!

CareNet Pancake Breakfast, photo compliments of Linda Mathias/Press photo

Wayah Insurance Group, photo © Macon County Care Network

Wayah Insurance Helps Can Hunger

Franklin, NC, October 31st - Local business, Wayah Insurance Group partnered with local nonprofit, Macon County Care Network (CareNet), to provide a matching gift towards the Mission to end hunger here in our community. CareNet raised a total of $100 with a recent fundraiser, CareNet Can Hunger Cornhole, in which PUMPKINFEST attendees were challenged to land or sink as many bags as they could on a customary Cornhole board. “Truth is, partnering with local businesses like the group at Wayah Insurance allows our organization to not only raise awareness and proceeds surrounding the fight to end hunger - it also allows us to showcase the strength in working alongside great groups like the team at Wayah to ensure our message gets out there and promote the idea of ‘shop local - give local’...we are very supportive of our local businesses!” - Shaina Adkins, Executive Director—CareNet In 2013, CareNet distributed over 400,000 pounds of food through a varie-ty of food programs. One program being, the BackPack Program, distribut-ed over 18,000 meals to school children here in Macon County who have been identified as ‘food insecure’, currently 1 out of 3 children in Macon County have limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods. For more information on donating, partnering or volunteering with Care-Net, please contact us today!

Board of Directors

Member Spotlight

BOARD MEMBER:

Holly Cloninger

Became a Board Member: 2009

Board Position:

Secretary, Executive Committee

Employment: Macon Bank,

VP/Director of Human Resources

I Became a Board of Director

Member Because: Initially I

became a Board Member at Care-

Net because I felt that I could make

an impact on the organization and

how it worked with my background

in Human Resources. My desire to

remain a Board Member has

changed over my years of service -

I have seen firsthand the impact that

CareNet has on the members of our

community, especially the children.

CareNet is not just a food pantry - it

is a soup kitchen that feeds the

hungry, it is a bag of food to feed

the children over the weekends and

summer, it is a resource for folks to

keep their power turned on, on cold

winter nights, it is clothing and coats

for those without, it is a spiritual

ministry that shows that kindness to

others is an obligation, and so much

more….

Canned Meats Soups

Pasta Popcorn

Snack Pack Instant Oatmeal

Fruit Cup Shelf Stable Milk

Food Pantry Through the support of our beloved community, CareNet distributed over

40,000 lbs. of food to 493 families in need during the month of October.

We are in continued need of both perishable and non-perishable food

donations to support the pantry and our efforts to assist families here in

Macon County with food security.

The following items are of urgent need to continue providing food

resources within the community:

Charitable Giving Breakdown 2014

Contact Us

Give us a call for more

information about our

programs and services!

(828) 369-2642 - Office

(828) 369-0274 - Fax

Visit us on the web at:

www.MaconCareNet.org

CanHunger@MaconCareNet.org

Macon County Care Network

130 Bidwell St.

Franklin, NC 28734

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Making Your Contributions Count at Home...

Sponsor a Macon County child for $20 a month!

Did you know that for $0.66 a day you could provide week-

end BackPacks for one month for a child, here in Macon

County, who may be facing ‘food insecurity’?

How to Pledge YOUR Sponsorship

Make a donation online: MaconCareNet.org

Cut-out this section of the C.A.R.E. Newsletter and complete the

information below:

Please accept my $ __________ donation to sponsor a child for

______ months of the BackPack Program.

Please make checks payable to “CareNet” and be sure to memo “BackPack Program”

BackPack Program Sponsorship