From staff reports
100 Women Who Care Beaufort has announced that the recipient of its second quarter donation is Second Helpings.
Each quarter, the members of 100 Women Who Care, each donate $100 to a worthy nonprofit in Northern Beaufort County that has an immediate need for funding. This past month a check for $11,300 was presented to Amy Colin, Executive Director of Second Helpings.
Although Second Helpings main office is on Hilton Head, 100% of the money donated will be used in Northern Beaufort County.
Second Helpings is a local volunteer-driven organization that rescues food from grocery stores and other outlets in Beaufort, Jasper, and Hampton counties. They deliver it the same day, at no cost, to food pantries and other agency partners serving the less fortunate. They are a unique nonprofit in that they serve other nonprofits who feed 13,000 people per week.
Many people in our local communities have to make a choice each day: skip a meal to purchase medicine, or eat less to pay a bill. One in eight local residents is unable to afford all the food they need.
One of the reasons Second Helpings was chosen by 100 Women Who Care is that they are now working with local farms like Dempsey Farms and Hardee Greens to produce fresh vegetables and fruit that they can distribute to the area needy. They are also hoping to use part of the money to purchase an additional refrigerated truck to deliver the food each day. This money will go a long way to helping them achieve this goal.
For more information on this non-profit, visit www.Secondhelpingslc.org. To learn more about 100 Women Who Care and how you can get involved, please visit www.100wwcbeaufort.org.
