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Penny Campaign 2017 raises $51,258.14

Thanks to the hundreds of individuals, churches, schools and businesses who participated in Penny Campaign last year. Remember, 2018 Penny Campaign is December 1. Materials will be available in July. The collection kicks off in October.


2017 Penny Campaign Collection Day

This year’s goal is $60,000. All of the money stays in the community helping your hungry and homeless neighbors. It takes justĀ 199 pennies to buy someone a hot meal in our Soup Kitchen. Start collecting your pennies and dollars. Collection Day is Saturday, December 2. Bring your donations to either 110 Oakwood across from Thruway…

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Tour de Llama is June 24

We’re excited for Tour de Llama on Saturday morning! Please know that the event goes on, rain or shine. If you are a cyclist, use your best judgment regarding the weather. Registration opens at 7:30 am, and the ride begins at 8:30 am. You must check in and sign a waiver to ride. Divine Llama…

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Tour de Llama registration is open.

Join the herd on June 24 at Divine Llama Vineyards for the Fourth Annual Tour de Llama. The llamas, great food, great ride and more are back. Ride begins at 8:30 a.m. for $30 per person. Choose from 35 or 60 mile rides. All money raised goes to feed the hungry and shelter the homeless….

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Penny Campaign 2016 is here

This year’s goal is $60,000. All of the money stays in the community helping your hungry and homeless neighbors. It takes just 204 pennies to buy someone a hot meal in our Soup Kitchen. Start collecting your pennies and dollars. Collection Day is Saturday, December 3. Bring your donations to either 110 Oakwood across from…

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Homeless film showing, Aug. 23

For those who missed its local debut at the RiverRun International Film Festival a couple of years ago, Homeless, a film shot at Samaritan, is being shown at Aperture on August 23 at 7:30 p.m. The film is part of Aperture’s Made in the Triad series. Filmmakers Clay and Tif Hassler based their film on…

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Tour de Llama raises $17,376.

Thanks to our 46 sponsors and 130 cyclists for helping us shoot past our goal for the third annual Tour de Llama. We had a great day on June 25 at Divine Llama Vineyards in East Bend. Thanks to Grill Team Six for providing the excellent food. Thanks to Matt Canter and Ken’s Bike Shop…

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Tour de Llama is June 25

If you’re a cyclist, come for the 30- or 60-mile rides through beautiful Yadkin County. If you’d just like a day in the country, come for the hayrides, wine tastings, music, farm toursĀ and photo opps with llamas. To register or learn more, click here. Returning cyclists, please note the rides start earlier this year, at…

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Take a virtual tour of our new building.

Elisa Sturkie, a senior at Mt. Tabor High School and aspiring filmmaker, approached Samaritan last year with the idea of doing her Girl Scout Gold Award at Samaritan. The Gold Award is the equivalent of the Eagle Scout project. Sturkie’s scout troop had talked about ways to make their projects meaningful to the community. “I…

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