The 3rd Sunday of every month we collect food items, hygiene products and specific items listed in the bulletin for 3 agencies in Winston-Salem: ACS (Aids Care Service), Samaritan Ministries and Crisis Control. The following week volunteers take these items to the appropriate locations.

• ACS items may be brought to Grace House at 1100 West 1st Street W/S 27101 any day of the week or to 319 Haled Street on Wednesday.
• Any day items can be taken to Samaritan Ministries which is located on 1243 Patterson Ave., and Crisis Control is on 200 E. 10th Street.

The next ‘opportunities’ are the week of May 16 and the week of June 20. Call Trinette Kirkman at 924-5319 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you can help.

• The 2nd Saturday of each month we work at the 2nd Harvest Food Bank sorting food items, ‘checking’ eggs for quality, and collating advertising materials, etc. We meet at 8:30 am in the lower parking lot and work from 9-12 noon. Make sure you do not wear open toed shoes and come join us! 3655 Reed Street W/S, 27107.
• The next date is May 8. Call Trinette or email her if you want to be on the email list. A Thursday evening 5:30-8:30 May 27 is also available to us this month.