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Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC 3655 Reed Street Winston-Salem, NC 27107 Media Contact: Jenny Moore Phone: (336) 784-5770 [email protected]
For Immediate Release
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF NORTHWEST NC AWARDS GLENN O’SHEA EXEMPLARY PARTNER AGENCY VOLUNTEER AWARD
Left to right: Bett Hargrave, Glenn O’Shea, Sandy Reynolds
Winston-Salem, NC, May 18, 2015 – Mr. Glenn O’Shea, of Grace Episcopal Church in Lexington, N.C., was honored with Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina’s 2015 Exemplary Partner Agency Volunteer Award at its annual Agency Conference held last week. O’Shea was nominated by Bett Hargrave and Sandy Reynolds, Co-Chairs of the Social Concerns Commission at Grace Episcopal. Mr. O’Shea and his wife, Libby, were already involved in Sunday Lunch, a program to provide for the needy, in April 2012 when they were introduced to the programs at Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC through a seminar at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. O’Shea and others from Grace Episcopal were inspired to attain their ServSafe® certification through Second Harvest Food Bank and begin offering a food pantry to those who were attending the Sunday Lunch program. “Glenn spent countless hours in the first year, working tirelessly to recruit and educate volunteers, to obtain needed storage space, to keep the members of the congregation informed and to garner support from other churches and organizations in the community,” says Reynolds. “His enthusiasm and his 1
cheerful, positive ‘can do’ attitude were the prime motivators in the growth and success of the program. Consequently, the pantry currently distributes food to between 80 and 100 hungry people every Sunday.” As the winner of the Exemplary Partner Agency Volunteer award, Mr. O’Shea received a Visa gift card and a $50 credit to Grace Episcopal Church’s food bank account.
### About Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC is the leading hunger-relief organization for an 18 county service area (Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Iredell, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin), working in partnership with more than 400 local food assistance programs that include food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters and special feeding programs for children and seniors. Together, we provide critical nutritional support for nearly 300,000 neighbors in need each year, including 100,000 children, as we passionately pursue an end to hunger through outreach, education and advocacy. Second Harvest Food Bank programs include special initiatives to combat childhood hunger, the Triad Community Kitchen culinary job training program, Nutrition Education Services and others. To learn more, visit www.hungernwnc.org. Find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Food.Bank.NWNC or follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/nwncfoodbank.
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For Immediate Release
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF NORTHWEST NC AWARDS GLENN O’SHEA EXEMPLARY PARTNER AGENCY VOLUNTEER AWARD
Left to right: Bett Hargrave, Glenn O’Shea, Sandy Reynolds
Winston-Salem, NC, May 18, 2015 – Mr. Glenn O’Shea, of Grace Episcopal Church in Lexington, N.C., was honored with Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina’s 2015 Exemplary Partner Agency Volunteer Award at its annual Agency Conference held last week. O’Shea was nominated by Bett Hargrave and Sandy Reynolds, Co-Chairs of the Social Concerns Commission at Grace Episcopal. Mr. O’Shea and his wife, Libby, were already involved in Sunday Lunch, a program to provide for the needy, in April 2012 when they were introduced to the programs at Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC through a seminar at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. O’Shea and others from Grace Episcopal were inspired to attain their ServSafe® certification through Second Harvest Food Bank and begin offering a food pantry to those who were attending the Sunday Lunch program. “Glenn spent countless hours in the first year, working tirelessly to recruit and educate volunteers, to obtain needed storage space, to keep the members of the congregation informed and to garner support from other churches and organizations in the community,” says Reynolds. “His enthusiasm and his 1
cheerful, positive ‘can do’ attitude were the prime motivators in the growth and success of the program. Consequently, the pantry currently distributes food to between 80 and 100 hungry people every Sunday.” As the winner of the Exemplary Partner Agency Volunteer award, Mr. O’Shea received a Visa gift card and a $50 credit to Grace Episcopal Church’s food bank account.
### About Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC is the leading hunger-relief organization for an 18 county service area (Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Iredell, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin), working in partnership with more than 400 local food assistance programs that include food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters and special feeding programs for children and seniors. Together, we provide critical nutritional support for nearly 300,000 neighbors in need each year, including 100,000 children, as we passionately pursue an end to hunger through outreach, education and advocacy. Second Harvest Food Bank programs include special initiatives to combat childhood hunger, the Triad Community Kitchen culinary job training program, Nutrition Education Services and others. To learn more, visit www.hungernwnc.org. Find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Food.Bank.NWNC or follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/nwncfoodbank.
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