From Food Bank of the Albemarle

On Sept. 13, patrons in Beaufort, Bertie, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Tyrrell and Washington counties can have a great meal while helping the Food Bank of the Albemarle and its hunger-relief partners generate the much-needed funding to provide assistance to families facing food insecurity in surrounding communities.

Established in 1995, Dine Out to Help Out was created in response to the food bank’s need to continue providing healthy, nutritious food to residents struggling with hunger in northeastern N.C. The event has been incredibly popular with participating restaurants that have experienced an increase in patrons.

The popular Dine Out to Help Out event has been expanded to include restaurants in the aforementioned counties as a way to engage more communities in the 15-county region served by the Food Bank of the Albemarle. The event is sponsored in part by First South Bank.

“We are incredibly excited at the continued growth of this program. The support of 65 restaurants for the June 14 event was incredibly generous, and we hope that the success they have experienced will inspire more participation for the Sept. 13 Dine Out,” said Food Bank Executive Director Liz Reasoner.

Restaurants that would like to participate in the Sept. 13 Dine Out to Help Out can contact Carolyn Anderson at 252-335-4035, ext. 111, for more information.

The mission of the food bank is to fight hunger and poverty in our 15-county service area in northeastern N.C. We are a regional clearinghouse for the collection and distribution of food and grocery items to 134 nonprofit and faith-based organizations for their food programs, and to eligible individuals for their food needs. For more information, call 252-335-4035 or visit www.afoodbank.org.