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.
Thank you to our generous donors who make our work possible. To view our annual Honor Roll of Donors, click 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 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 Shopping Center or 414 E. Northwest Blvd., Samaritan’s building, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Jar stickers and jars are available. Stop by Samaritan anytime between 8:30am-5:00pm for materials. To request additional materials, contact alex.jarrell@samaritanforsyth.org
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 Vineyards is located at 5349 Macedonia Rd in East Bend. If you have not already signed up to ride, please join us: $30 registration fee for either 36 or 60 miles. Check or cash only, please. Click here https://ridewithgps.com/
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.
To register, click here.
For sponsor information, click here.
To view the route through beautiful Yadkin County, click here.
To take advantage of a 4 ride package for $100, a $40 savings, click 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 Thruway Shopping Center or 414 E. Northwest Blvd., Samaritan’s building, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jar stickers and jars are available. To request materials, contact mary.giunca@samaritanforsyth.org.
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 a true story of a homeless teenager they met in Winston-Salem. The film was shot at Samaritan’s old building during the summer of 2012. The film has been praised for its realism, sensitivity and ability to take you into the world of poverty and homelessness. A discussion led by Samaritan’s Executive Director, Sonjia Kurosky, will follow the film. You can read more and buy tickets here.
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 for planning the route and taking care of all the details. And thanks to board member Michael West, the owner of Divine Llama.
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 tours and photo opps with llamas. To register or learn more, click here. Returning cyclists, please note the rides start earlier this year, at 8:30 a.m.
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 started thinking about what segment of the population I thought was the most underserved,” she said.
Sturkie, a member of Girl Scout Troop 41411, and Samaritan staff came up with the idea of doing a virtual tour of the building for Samaritan’s website.
Sturkie, who plans to study communications at Tufts University in Boston this fall, said that seeing the project come together was rewarding. You can take the tour here toward the bottom of the page.
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