Happy June, friends! We can hardly believe it’s time for the 6th annual birthday fundraiser!
Each and every year, we are overwhelmed and encouraged by the kindness of our community in memory of Kendall. It’s clear his legacy lives on, and we think he’d be so delighted to see the ways we’ve rallied together to do good in the world. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for your support!
Since it’s the sixth time we’ve done this, we thought it would be a good opportunity to share the impact the Kendall Wernet Community Foundation birthday fundraiser has made over the past few years:
2018: $10,670 to Manna Food Bank Packs for Kids program
2019: $10,106 to Calvary Episcopal Church Food Pantry (new building)
2020: $12,192 to Western Carolina Rescue Mission
2021: $20,681 to ABCCM’s Transformation Village
2022: $11,222 to Calvary Episcopal Church Food Pantry
That’s $64,871 raised from all of our birthday fundraisers combined!
This year’s recipient is the Manna Food Bank Packs for Kids program. Now through June 30, all donations to the Kendall Wernet Community Foundation will go toward making sure all kids in WNC have enough to eat at home.
Double Your Impact: And (!) because we truly believe in the power of good turns, every donation made during this time period will be MATCHED by the Kendall Wernet Community Foundation. (Now that's what we like to call a party!)
You can donate three ways:
Through Venmo @Kaitlin-Wernet
About Manna Packs for Kids: Every Friday and during the summer, 1 in 4 children in Western North Carolina will go home to not enough food to last their family through the weekend. But, thanks to Manna Food Bank and their Packs for Kids program, every Friday, a bag of nutrient-dense food is discreetly slipped into thousands of WNC students’ backpacks. While the menu changes week-to-week, these families can always expect high-nutrient, shelf stable food, the makings for a family meal, breakfast and snack items, and fresh fruit when available.
Again, thank you all for showing up for us, Kendall, and our community.
Do a good turn daily,
The Wernets