🌟We are thrilled announce that The UpCounty Hub has been named a recipient of the Manna Food Center's Community Hero award! 🏆 It's an honor to be recognized for our efforts in fighting hunger and feeding hope in Montgomery County with our partners! See you May 8!

We had such a wonderful time visiting Chicken of the Woods Permaculture Farm yesterday! As the 2nd Farm tour in our series supported by The Wallace Center's Food Systems Leadership Network, we learned many cool techniques for sustainable and regenerative farming.

By the way, its not too late to be a Friend of Manna for our Heroes Against Hunger Awards coming May 8th! With this package you get:
🎟️ 2 tickets to the event
🎟️ Recognition in our program
Hope to see you there! Become a Friend of Manna 👉 bit.ly/3xFGFxD

Read about our innovative voucher program! twitter.com/FoodBankNews2/…

This #VolunteerAppreciationWeek , we're sending a HUGE thank you to our incredible volunteers for their dedication, compassion, and commitment. You truly make Manna Food Center a better place! ❤️

Thanks to our sponsors of this year's Heroes Against Hunger! 🏆 Manna Food Center wouldn't be able to fight hunger without support from our community, and our event sponsors are helping us feed tens of thousands. Early bird tickets are still available! bit.ly/3UdikHh

Hurry up and grab your early bird tickets now for our spectacular annual Heroes against Hunger event! 🎟️ 🐥 We are beyond excited to honor not one, not two, but THREE extraordinary heroes! Join us for an unforgettable experience! Get your tickets here: bit.ly/3UdikHh

Our Heroes Against Hunger Awards is coming up May 8th! Swipe through to learn more about our heroes of 2024! ✨🦸‍♀️🏆

Join us at the Black Rock Center for the Arts. 🎟️ Tickets are available! Purchase now to snag the early bird pricing.🐥 bit.ly/4aXmqts

Thanks, Mike and Takoma Park Silver Spring Co-op, for the Earth Day Celebration. We spoke about volunteering for Community Food Rescue. Thanks to our local Lowes for the donation of 100 buckets. We shared food scrap buckets and information with residents. Food Rescue US TPSScoop

A glorious day to celebrate our Earth at the TPSScoop #EarthDay Celebration! Manna Food Center TakomaParkMD Talisha Searcy

Celebrating a successful Food Waste Prevention Week! 🌱✨ Manna had a blast engaging with our community at @7locksbrewing and Bethesda Central Farm Markets. Thanks to our partners and everyone who joined us in reducing food waste! 🍴 🍻

Thanks to Lowes in Gaithersburg for donating 100 buckets and lids for the Community Food Rescue food scraps demo at the Bethesda Central Farm Market. Tim, from Compost Crew shared how easy it is to collect food scraps for composting. Central Farm Markets, Compost Crew, Lowe's

Heroes Against Hunger is back! Come join us to celebrate our 2024 Heroes on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at Black Rock Center for the Arts. Get your Early Bird tickets now! secure.qgiv.com/for/heroesagai…

#mannafoodcenter #heroesagainsthunger

Today our Director of Development, Mardia Dennis, explained why @mococouncil must support County Exec Marc Elrich ‘s food security budget, especially investments in the Plan to End Childhood Hunger.

The legendary Byron Johns of @naacp-Md, co-founder of Black & Brown Coalition, addresses the ⁦Montgomery Council⁩ re: Fy25 equitable budget investments for County students. ⁦Will Jawando⁩ ⁦Sidney Katz⁩ ⁦Councilmember Gabe Albornoz⁩ ⁦Natali Fani-González⁩

Calling All Volunteers!

Our Voucher Program was highlighted in Food Bank News! Learn how it came about, and some benefits of this system supporting choice in food shopping.
foodbanknews.org/mannas-voucher…

We closed out #FoodWastePreventionWeek with Manna Food Center on a sunny Sunday at the Bethesda Central Farm Markets where guests made their own food scrap bucket to take home! It’s important to continue learning ways to protect our planet, not just during #FWPW but all year round! 🌎

One more day! Celebrate #FWPW by enjoying a special low-waste plate crafted by DIG at its Elm St. Bethesda location. $2 of each purchase will benefit Manna Food Center to address food insecurity. Check out local restaurants participating in #FWPW here: bit.ly/43IgfY8

MoCoFoodCouncil, Manna Food Center & Compost Crew met like-minded, mission-driven employees, neighbors and friends during our #FWPW Happy Hour event at 7 Locks Brewing!

Marc Elrich, stopped by to support and presented each of us with a proclamation from Montgomery County 🎉