In addition to a beautiful day, we had 34 sponsors, 99 cyclists and 70 llama who made the event a success. For more information, click here.

It’s spring, which means that it’s time to honor our generous donors. Usually you receive the Honor Roll of Donors in your spring newsletter. This year, we’re offering the honor roll online, which makes it easier to make additions and corrections. To view the honor roll, click here.

Thanks to all who came out to our Community Open House.

We saw lots of old friends and signed up some new volunteers. We also unveiled the first of three murals that will eventually grace our new building. To see the Capital Campaign donors mural, click here.

Samaritan’s new Soup Kitchen Manager comes with 28 years of food service experience in the corporate world. Derrick Newkirk most recently worked for Aramark as a general manager for the cafeteria at the Ralph Lauren Corporation in Greensboro.

For Newkirk, who began his career in food service for a Christian ministry, Samaritan was a chance to return to his roots.

“I’m excited about bringing 28 years of experience to the ministry,” he said.

He has worked in food service for Volvo of North America, Shaw University, Winston-Salem State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Newkirk hopes to help Samaritan cut its food costs while preparing more nutritious meals for guests. He looks forward to a chance to get creative in Samaritan’s new professional kitchen, which will allow he and his staff to prepare dishes that they couldn’t in the old Soup Kitchen.

We’re looking for volunteers to join our Soup Kitchen and shelter teams.

We need Soup Kitchen volunteers to work 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Volunteers can serve weekly or twice a month.   They help prepare and serve lunch to 400 guests.

The Samaritan Inn shelter is looking for hospitality leaders to help guests with check in every evening, from 6 to 10 p.m. If you’re interested in volunteering, please contact Anna Donze: anna.donze@samaritanforsyth.org or call her at 336-748-1962.

Make plans to attend our Community Open House on Sunday, April 12, from 2 to 5 p.m. The new building is at 414 E. Northwest Blvd. behind our old building on Patterson Avenue. You can read more about it here.