First Horizon Bank Raises $11,900 for Samaritan Ministries Penny Campaign

First Horizon Bank Executives and Penny Campaign Chairs present Samaritan Ministries with their branches total donations for the Penny Campaign totaling $11,900.

Founded in 1864, First Horizon is a leading regional financial services company, headquartered in Memphis, TN, the banking subsidiary First Horizon Bank operates in 12 states across the southern U.S. First Horizon also offers free financial empowerment workshops through our partnership with Operation HOPE. The workshops help participants improve their credit scores and bolster their financial literacy .

Pictured l-r Jeff McDowell, Retail Market Manager at First Horizon Bank, Debbie Bevill, FSR Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Lisa Brown, Teller- Union Grove, North Carolina , Jan Kelly, Executive Director of Samaritan Ministries, and Todd Williams, Triad Market President at First Horizon Bank .

 

 

Save the Date Salvation Army Pop Up Coat Giveaway

Join us on January 26 from 12pm-1pm in the parking lot for Salvation Army Pop Up Coat Giveaway.

Winter Weather Impact to Our City and Homeless Neighbors

The Winston-Salem Journal has issued a warning regarding the weather for this weekend and beyond.

“It’s just important to help give people a break from the sustained cold weather,” Kelly said. “Our whole community works really hard, especially the shelters, to give people a place to come inside, especially during the cold (weather).”

Read the complete story here

 

Community Discussion About Suicide – January 30, 2024

Two local groups have recently created short videos about the effects of suicide from the family, personal and community perspective. Forsyth County Government, Partners Health Management, Mental Health Association in Forsyth County, and other community stakeholders are hosting the showing of these videos.
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Clemmons Branch Library / Auditorium
6365 James St. | Clemmons, NC 27012

For more information, contact Beth Brooks, Member Engagement Supervisor, at 336-527-3225.
Join us for an open discussion about suicide and to learn about future training opportunities.

 

 

Samaritan Ministries’ Project Cornerstone Was an Answer to Prayer

Thank you to reporter Tevin Stinson and the Winston-Salem Chronicle for this story on William and our program Project Cornerstone!

The road to recovery and overcoming addiction can be a long, strenuous journey. Since 1995 Samaritan Ministries’ Project Cornerstone has worked to ensure that men in Forsyth County and surrounding communities don’t have to make that journey alone.

Project Cornerstone is a residential long-term program for former substance abusers. Men live at Samaritan while overcoming addictions, developing job and life skills, and working toward becoming self-sufficient. Since its beginnings, the program has served over 150 men, including Winston-Salem native William Bailey, who has been drug-free for nearly a decade thanks to the guidance he received while in the program. And now Bailey is paying it forward by working at Samaritan Ministries.

You can read the full story here 👉 https://wschronicle.com/samaritan-ministries-project-cornerstone-was-an-answer-to-prayer/https://lnkd.in/edPPH88u

For more info pls. visit our website at www.SamaritanForsyth.org

#giving #givingback #sobriety

Our January Newsletter is Here!

We begin this New Year in gratitude for the outpouring of support from our community during the Christmas season. Your gifts of special meals, warm hats and gloves, handmade placemats, financial donations and more all added together to bring love and encouragement to our guests.

Thank you for all you have done and what you will continue to do as we provide food, shelter, and hope through Christian love. Join us in celebrating the success of 2023 and praying for new ways you can be involved in 2024.

Happy New Year from your Friends at Samaritan Ministries. Read more here .

 

 

 

Merry Christmas from Samaritan Ministries

Merry Christmas from Samaritan Ministries!

It’s a privilege to witness your faithful service at Samaritan Ministries as together, we provide our guests with food, shelter, and hope through Christian love. Your dedication, passion, and generosity impact individual lives each day of the year.

This Christmas, Samaritan is family for our guests, and we will share the warmth of the season with them. May we all continue to show each other love and kindness throughout the New Year!

May you find peace, hope, love, and joy as you celebrate with your family and friends.

With joy and gratitude,

Jan

Jan Kelly, Executive Director

Samaritan Ministries

Samaritan Ministries Receives $5,000 Match for Penny Campaign

Samaritan Ministries has received a $5000.00 match from an anonymous donor to help reach the Penny Campaign goal of 90,000!

Every donation up to $5,000 will be matched which doubles the impact. This generous match is a testament to the power of unity and the shared commitment of individuals who believe in positively impacting the most vulnerable in our community.

With this match, Samaritan Ministries Penny Campaign will make a tangible difference in the lives of those affected by homelessness, hunger, and addiction.

Samaritan Ministries is a 501C3 Nonprofit and all donations are tax-deductible.

Samaritan Ministries to Host National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day December 21, 2023

National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day occurs each year on the longest night of the year, the winter solstice.

The first Annual Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day was commemorated in 1990.

While we remember those we have lost this year, we hope to bring attention to the tragedy of homelessness and to remember our homeless friends who are no longer with us.

This year’s service will be held at Samaritan Ministries on December 21. 2023 at 10 am.

Join Us for a Special Screening of the Muppet Movie

RiverRun will Host Second Annual Can Film Festival with Screening of “The Muppet Christmas Carol”

Come celebrate the season and enjoy a very festive Kermit, Miss Piggy and the whole Muppet crew with family and friends on the big screen. RiverRun is excited to present the second annual Can Film Festival with a screening of “The Muppet Christmas Carol” on Saturday, December 16 at 3 p.m. at Marketplace Cinemas.

Requested admission is two cans of food for Samaritan Ministries. Samaritan Ministries is particularly in need of coffee, canned chicken or tuna, sugar, marinara sauce and a variety of spices and seasonings.

Released in 1992, “The Muppet Christmas Carol” follows Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie and the entire cast of the Muppets as they re-tell the Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol.” Featuring Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge, the film features comedic and almost scary performances from the “Ghosts of Christmas past, present, and yet to come.”

“RiverRun is thrilled to again partner with Samaritan Ministries for our second Holiday Can Film Festival! We’re delighted to be able to help stock their food pantry while offering a rare opportunity to see the holiday classic ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ on the big screen,” RiverRun Executive Director Rob Davis said. “Everyone loves the Muppets, and we look forward to this chance to bring out the whole family to enjoy such a fun film and do a great thing for Samaritan Ministries at the same time.”

RiverRun’s screening of “The Muppet Christmas Carol” is being presented with support from Capture Public Relations and Marketing. Partners for the special screening include Samaritan Ministries and Marketplace Cinemas.

RiverRun is presenting “The Muppet Christmas Carol” as a free screening, however, tickets are required. Tickets can be requested at riverrunfilm.com, subject to availability.

 

SPONSORS

The sponsors of the RiverRun International Film Festival help sustain the organization’s mission to foster a greater appreciation of cinema and a deeper understanding of the many people, cultures, and perspectives of our world through regular interaction with great films and filmmakers. Festival sponsors include:

 

Title & Presenting Sponsors – Forsyth County, Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, City of Winston-Salem, Millennium Fund, UNCSA

 

Marquee Sponsors – Kilpatrick Townsend Attorneys at Law, Nelson Mullins, North Carolina Arts Council, PNC

 

The 2024 RiverRun International Film Festival will take place April 18-27, celebrating 26 years.

 

ABOUT RIVERRUN

The RiverRun International Film Festival is a non-profit cultural organization dedicated to the role of cinema as a conduit of powerful ideas and diverse viewpoints. Founded in 1998, RiverRun is a competitive event that annually showcases new films from both established and emerging filmmakers around the world. Each spring, RiverRun screens new narrative, documentary, short, student and animated films, offering both audience and jury prizes in competition categories.

 

 

 

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