— submitted by The First Baptist Church of Henderson, NC
ACTS is in serious need of help delivering meals on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the next couple of weeks. Their regular drivers are out with illness and such.
Please contact Lee Ann Peoples by phone (252) 492-8231 OR email lapeoples@actsofhenderson.org if you can help them out.
ACTS of Vance County, Inc. is hosting a benefit concert later this month to showcase local talent and raise money to support its mission – attending to the food needs in the community and shining the love of Jesus.
The concert, “Make a Joyful Noise unto the Lord” will be held at McGregor Hall in Henderson and will begin at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, according to ACTS Executive Director Lee Anne Peoples. Tickets are $5, and children 12 and under get in free, Peoples said. ACTS stands for Area Christians Together in Service.
“We have amassed a wide variety of local talent to provide an evening of wonderful, inspirational performances,” Peoples said in a statement to WIZS News.
There also are various sponsorship levels that Peoples said she hopes individuals and other groups and businesses will consider as a way to support ACTS. Platinum ($1,000) sponsors receive a full-page ad in the program; Gold ($500) sponsors get a half-page ad and Silver ($250) sponsors receive a quarter-page ad. Please make all checks payable to ACTS of Henderson.
Sponsors receive complimentary tickets, she added, and will be listed in the program.
ACTS provides hot, homemade meals each weekday between 11 a.m. and noon and distributes food boxes and Mobile Meals to those who cannot physically come to the ACTS location. ACTS also provides 25 bags of food weekly to a local elementary school for distribution to children who may need food on weekends, Peoples said.
In 2020, with one full-time, two part-time staff members and a host of volunteers, ACTS:
Peoples said those numbers will be significantly higher in 2021, and ACTS needs community support more than ever.
Tickets for the concert are available from any ACTS board member or from the ACTS facility, located at 201 S. William St. ACTS is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Contact Peoples at 252.492.8231 or lapeoples@actsofhenderson.org to learn more.
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Vance County Center in association with N. C. A&T State University is hosting a food drive from now until February 15, 2021. The food drive is in honor of local farmers in conjunction with Small Farms Week, which comes up later in March, according to information from Vance County Cooperative Extension.
All food collected through the food drive will be donated to ACTS (Area Christians Together in Service).
Anyone interested in donating to this food drive can take items to the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Vance County Center office, located at 305 Young Street in Henderson. Also, items can be taken to the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce at 414 S. Garnett Street.
For more information, please contact Wayne Rowland at 252-438-8188.
Vance County Coop wishes to thank you in advance for donating to those in hunger in Vance County.
When was the last chance you got to help a local food pantry by, well, eating?
Area residents will get that exact opportunity at the Feb. 1 fundraiser at 220 Restaurant to benefit Area Christians Together in Service (ACTS).
Lee Anne Peoples, executive director of ACTS, said tickets are $8 each and are available now. Advance sales are preferred, Peoples said, but not required. The fundraiser plates include trout, French fries and cole slaw. “We’d love for people to come and join us,” she said. The fundraiser is from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
ACTS, located at 201 S. William St., has been a beehive of activity, she told host John C. Rose during Monday’s Town Talk. “We’ve seen about double the amount of people in the last few months than we saw prior to COVID.” The fundraiser will help the organization continue to provide hot lunches on weekdays as well as hep to keep the pantry stocked.
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“We’ve been serving between 120 and 160 or 170 (people) Monday through Friday,” Peoples said of the hot lunch program. She and cook Thomas Blackwell are the only paid staff, she added. “We’re almost completely volunteer-driven,” Peoples said. “We would not be able to do what we do without volunteers.”
More lunches are headed out the door each day because people are taking food to family, friends and neighbors who need the assistance. “COVID has increased the numbers of people we’ve been serviing, but it has decreased the number of volunteers,” she said.
Peoples said tickets are available at ACTS from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. – and ACTS will happily take donations to help fill the pantry, too. In short supply are items like canned fruits and vegetables, 1-pound or 2-pound bags of rice or beans, boxes of crackers packaged in plastic sleeves such as saltines. Also needed are gallon-size cans of food that can be used for lunches, she said.
Of course, monetary donations are always acceptable, Peoples said. Mail checks to ACTS, P.O. Box 25, Henderson, NC 27536.
The last 220 fundraiser to benefit ACTS sold between 800 and 1,000 tickets, People said. ACTS board members have tickets for sale. Board members, in addition to Peoples, are: Hope Breedlove, Gwenn Bridges, Ulice Hill Evans, Pam Jackson, Candy Moore, Connie L. Markham, Jack Richardson, Abidan Paul Shah, CeCe Tucker, Linda Weaver, Argatha White-Vass and Rev. Johnny Yount.
ACTS is very fortunate to have such a dedicated board, she said. “They really care about their community,” said Peoples. “It’s so important to have people like that in a leadership role,” she added.
To learn more, call ACTS at 252.492.8231 or email Peoples lapeoples@actsofhenderson.org.
A big ACTS fundraiser will happen February 1st. Area Christians Together in Service will host a fish fry at 220 Seafood.
Dinner includes trout, fries and coleslaw. Take out only. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. For a modest price, you’ll receive a generous portion of food, and you’ll be supporting a great, local cause.
“People can come by ACTS to purchase tickets from 8:30 a.m. until 10 a.m. or from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. any weekday,” Lee Anne Peoples, executive director at ACTS, told WIZS News.
At that same location, 201 S. William Street, you can also drop off a donation of non-perishable food and more.
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-Information courtesy ACTS of Henderson
ACTS of Henderson is currently in need of the following items for its food pantry:
Items may be dropped off at the ACTS location at 201 South Williams Street in Henderson any weekday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. If you need to drop off at a time other than this, please call ACTS at (252) 492–8231 to make arrangements.
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-Information courtesy ACTS of Henderson
ACTS of Henderson is currently in need of the following items for its food pantry:
Items may be dropped off at the ACTS location at 201 South Williams Street in Henderson any weekday between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. If you need to drop off at a time other than this, please call ACTS at (252) 492–8231 to make arrangements.
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-Information courtesy Lee Anne Peoples, Executive Director, ACTS
Cook/Kitchen Manager Needed
Looking for a dependable & experienced part-time Cook/Kitchen Manager for the ACTS of Henderson Soup Kitchen. Hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a 30-minute lunch (up to 30 hrs/wk).
Applications may be picked up and completed applications may be dropped off at ACTS (201 South William Street in Henderson) Monday-Thursday from 2 – 4 p.m. If you have any questions, email Lee Anne Peoples, Executive Director, at lapeoples@actsofhenderson.org.
Required Qualifications:
As the name implies (ACTS—Area Christians Together in Service), is an organization based on Christian principles. As such, the person for this position should be a Christian. In addition, they should have:
Responsibilities include:
Preparing and packaging 15-20 Mobile Meals plates & 75-125 meals through the Soup Kitchen daily in a timely manner; providing instruction to staff & volunteers in assisting with that process; monitoring sanitation practices to ensure that employees/volunteers follow standards & regulations; inspecting supplies, equipment, & work areas to ensure conformance to established standards; checking the quality of food & supplies, including raw or cooked food products to ensure that standards are met; keeping track of supplies; interacting daily with clients of ACTS Soup Kitchen in a positive, caring manner; washing, drying and putting away dishes; maintaining a record of the number of meals served daily through both Mobile Meals & the Soup Kitchen; washing, drying, folding, & putting away kitchen linens; training new volunteers & providing direction to volunteers & staff in a kind manner; cleaning kitchen, dining, & bathroom areas each day.
Additional duties may be assigned. Volunteers usually assist the Cook/Kitchen Manager with these tasks, but it is ultimately their responsibility to ensure that they are completed.
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-Information courtesy ACTS of Henderson
ACTS of Henderson is currently in need of the following items: boxed pasta, 18 oz. jars peanut butter, any type of canned fruit, canned diced tomatoes, canned soups, canned spaghetti sauce, jelly, canned beans (like pinto, navy, great northern, black-eyed peas, etc.), canned vegetables (like peas, carrots, any type of greens, mixed vegetables, peas & carrots, etc.), canned meats (like chicken, tuna, salmon, beef stew, chicken & dumplings, etc. – especially those with pull tops), canned baked beans.
Items may be dropped off at the ACTS location at 201 South Williams Street in Henderson any weekday between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. If you need to drop off at a time other than this, please call ACTS at (252) 492–8231 to make arrangements.
Volunteers are also needed any days from 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Call ACTS at (252) 492-8231 for more details on volunteer opportunities or visit ACTS of Henderson on Facebook to stay updated on current needs.
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-Information courtesy ACTS of Henderson
ACTS of Henderson will reopen on Friday, April 24, 2020, and appreciates the community’s patience during the closure.
Donations of food may be dropped off anytime between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays at 201 South William Street in Henderson.
Monetary donations may be mailed to ACTS at P.O. Box 25, Henderson, NC 27536.
Specific items that are needed right now include any canned vegetables EXCEPT green beans and corn; 18 jars of peanut butter; jelly; canned spaghetti sauce; any type of canned fruit; and canned beans, like pinto, navy, great northern, black-eyed peas, etc.
If you’d like more information, please email lapeoples@actsofhenderson.org
