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Ogden Elementary Food Drive to benefit Wilmington Food Bank November 8 ~ 18, 2010

Real Estate Agent with BlueCoast Realty Corporation

October 29, 2010 07:14 AM

Ogden Elementary Food Drive

November 8 ~ 18, 2010

Wilmington, NC 28411

My granddaughters are excited to be participating in a Food Drive at their school, Ogden Elementary, in Wilmington, NC. They are already hard at work collecting donations of non-perishable food items for the Wilmington Food Bank. Their goal? To have 1 box full on the first day of the Food Drive.

The need is great, and our neighbors need our help. Your donation can help a child do better in school because of a full tummy, or an elderly person have 3 meals AND their medications! So many just need a little help, and the Wilmington Food Bank is there. Now, they need for us to be there for them. If you do not have a child that attends Ogden you can still donate! There will be collection boxes at the school entrance or you can drop your donation off at the Wilmington Food Bank --

The Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC at Wilmington:
1314 Marstellar Street, Wilmington, NC 28401
Phone: 910-251-1465
Fax: 910-251-3591
Business Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Take a little time and help your community by doing what you can, when you can, where you can!

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Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Tish, A great cause to promote! Hope the kids fill up plenty of boxes!

Oct 29, 2010 07:45 AM

Marian Goetzinger

Pine Knoll Shores Realty 252-422-9000 - Pine Knoll Shores, NC

Crystal Coast Real Estate NC

Tish, there are so many people hurting and in need these days. If we can, we should be helping. We are doing a food drive at our office right now and have boxes available for folks to bring staples. I hope you and I are both successful and we'll make a little difference in some lives.

If we all do a little, it becomes great.

Oct 29, 2010 07:53 AM

Roger D. Mucci

Shaken...with a Twist 216.633.2092 - Euclid, OH

Lets shake things up at your home today!

Excellent Tish............I'm sure it will be a huge success and many families will benefit from the communities generous efforts.

Oct 29, 2010 08:31 AM

Tish Lloyd

BlueCoast Realty Corporation - Wilmington, NC

Broker - Wilmington NC and Surrounding Beaches

Liz & Bill ~ That's our goal! We have an extra empty box waiting! We're hoping to raise some monies on our own to be able to purchase some of the necessities which are normally missing.

Marian ~ This is probably one of the best things we can do right now. I can't tell you how many people we are seeing in serious need.

Roger ~ So many people in need of food -- one of the things we've discovered is that people on Food Stamps cannot use their allowance to purchase any paper products such as toilet tissue, paper towels, no laundry detergent or fabric softener, no cleaning products and no hygenic products such as feminine products, shampoo, conditioner, soap. These are generally the things which cost so much to purchase along with salt, pepper and other spices. Makes me crazy!

Blessings to all of you for your generosity!

Oct 29, 2010 09:09 AM

Melissa McKinney

Everything Pines Partners Fayetteville - Fayetteville, NC

Realtor, www.LivingFayetteville.com

Tish~ Food banks are a wonderful way to give back to the community and those less fortunate!

Oct 29, 2010 09:46 AM

Tish Lloyd

BlueCoast Realty Corporation - Wilmington, NC

Broker - Wilmington NC and Surrounding Beaches

Melissa ~ Food banks are so in need right now and are so appreciative of any donations at all. They are always happy to make suggestions of the items most needed.

Oct 29, 2010 09:53 AM

Steve Baklaich

RE/MAX Results St Cloud Mn real estate - Saint Cloud, MN

Treating Buyers & Sellers to Full Service Always.

Tish- What a great cause and isn't it wonderfull the children are learning to help others. This is like Pay it Forward Squared.

Oct 29, 2010 10:25 AM

Lanre-"THE REAL ESTATE FARMER" Folayan

Samson Properties - Bowie, MD

I don't make promises.I deliver results.SOLD HOMES

What a great cause Tish. Sooo generous of you and your grand daughters to give your time for such a great cause. Pray that is will be a success. Have a great weekend Tish. Great post.

Oct 29, 2010 11:14 AM

Tish Lloyd

BlueCoast Realty Corporation - Wilmington, NC

Broker - Wilmington NC and Surrounding Beaches

Steve ~ The earlier they learn to Pay it Forward, the earlier they learn NOT to judge others less fortunate.

Lanre ~ Thank you, it's going to be wonderful! Blessings.

Oct 29, 2010 11:32 AM

Melissa McKinney

Everything Pines Partners Fayetteville - Fayetteville, NC

Realtor, www.LivingFayetteville.com

Tish~ Just trying to run all over the Rain and catch up!! Just had to tell you I LOVE the Kermie dance!!

Oct 29, 2010 12:34 PM

Gail C. Harris

Resource Network, LLC SFR, AHWD, ACRE, SMAR Board Director - Chesapeake Beach, MD

Reach the BEACH with Gail C. Harris (cell: 703.868

Yes to the food banks. My sister, a Professor of Nutrition in DE, has been President of a Food Bank in DE. She's always donating her time to raise donations and bring awareness to the Food Banks. We don't have a Food Bank locally but we have an organization and collect food & donations for an organization in our county to stop hunger. When the food bank is low on certain items, at church people are asked to bring one item for the second collection. Everyone who wants to participate picks a slip out of the 2nd collection basket during what would be the second donantion (us Catholics are big on passing around the collection basket twice, not just once!! LOL) And, then the next week they bring the item that's on the slip of paper they picked from the collection basket. I guess you'd have to be there... :) Great post.

Oct 29, 2010 03:52 PM

Joni Bailey

101 Main St. Realty - Huntsville, TX

Your Huntsville / Lake Livingston Area REALTOR®

How wonderful of the school to do a drive for the food bank. What a wonderful lesson to teach the children (and their families). I love WIN-WIN situations! :)

Oct 29, 2010 05:41 PM

Tish Lloyd

BlueCoast Realty Corporation - Wilmington, NC

Broker - Wilmington NC and Surrounding Beaches

Melissa ~ Thanks -- glad you saw it! Takes forever to catch up! Whew!!!

Gail ~ Believe it or not, we Baptists have been know to do the same on more than one occassion.

Joni ~ It is important to raise everyone's awareness.

Oct 29, 2010 05:44 PM

Laura S. Baker

First Weber Inc - Lake Mills, WI

Realtor (920) 728-4118, First Weber Inc

While I am certain, only good intentions are yours my friend. Isn't it a bit risky to advertise the blood bank this close to Halloween? :)' Whoah ha ha ha!

Oct 31, 2010 07:57 AM

Tish Lloyd

BlueCoast Realty Corporation - Wilmington, NC

Broker - Wilmington NC and Surrounding Beaches

I'll be flying by later to get my pint of blood -- whoah ha ha ha.............

Oct 31, 2010 10:16 AM

Will Nesbitt

Nesbitt Realty at Condo Alexandria - Alexandria, VA

Nesbitt Realty is a family-run brokerage.

Wow, the little ones do know their part in their community and of course, where else do they get the examples from? =) I hope they get a good collection and I feel that it is important that we do our part somehow.

Nov 03, 2010 07:19 AM

Tish Lloyd

BlueCoast Realty Corporation - Wilmington, NC

Broker - Wilmington NC and Surrounding Beaches

Will, It is especially important this year, with so many people in need.

Nov 03, 2010 12:31 PM

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