Upcoming Events
SAVE THE DATE!
Family Mentor Foundation’s 2nd Annual Birdies for Buddy Boxes is just around the corner!
Monday, September 9th at the Columbus County Club.
Come enjoy some hockey and help feed hungry kids too!
Purchase your tickets through this link: https://bluejackets.com/familymentorfoundation
Thank you for supporting Family Mentor Foundation and the Columbus Blue Jackets!
Mark your calendars and Share the Love! Our annual food drive is scheduled for February 12th-16th. Food donations help us stretch our dollars and feed more children. You can make a difference in the life of a child.
Check out our Amazon Wishlist for easy ordering!
Order ahead and grab dinner to go on Friday, March 31st at 5:30pm. The Berwick Taste of Italy tour is coming to Worthington to support our Buddy Box program. When ordering, select "3/31/23 Family Mentor Foundation (5:30pm to 6:30pm)." Then swing through the Worthington Education Center parking lot on the 31st to grab your order and enjoy!
Mark your calendar, we need your help! Please help us add kids in need to our program this school year. Our annual fall fundraiser, 10 Days of Giving, begins November 20. Help us spread the word and stay tuned to our social media platforms as we share stories about the impact our program has on the kids and the communities we serve.
To donate please visit:
https:www.familymentorfoundation.org/donate
Join us for Buddy Box 4000 part 1! The purpose for this event is to bring together volunteers for a fun afternoon of Buddy Box packing, music and spreading the word about Family Mentor Foundation’s mission.
More importantly, these bags will be used the second half of the school year to feed hungry kids over the weekend.
Time: Sunday, February 3, 2018 from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Please attend for the amount of time that your schedule permits. This is a child-friendly volunteer opportunity!
Location: Rev1 Ventures. Come right in the front doors and we are going to be in the center room packing, you can see it right when you walk in.
If you are unable to attend Buddy Box 4000, or would like to help us get food into the hands of children we serve please consider making an individual donation. All donations will help directly offset the cost of the food items that go inside each Buddy Box packed during this event. Please visit www.familymentorfoundation.org/donate/ to make a donation.
Join us for the Buddy Box 6000! This event is to bring together volunteers for an exciting afternoon of packing Buddy Boxes, eating at food trucks, listening to music, and spreading the word about the Family Mentor Foundation's mission.
This event is to be able to pack Buddy Boxes for the first half of the school year to help feed hungry kids over the weekend.
Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/buddy-box-6000-tickets-47959244391
Presented by: FCBank
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Time: Sunday, October 7 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm.
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Location: Polaris Fashion Place.
1500 Polaris Parkway
Columbus, OH 43240
Needs: Volunteers to deliver Buddy Bags to Columbus area schools. We meet to load the truck at 8:30 am and return approximately 11:00 am.
Join us to fill and organize Buddy Bags and give back in a hands-on, meaningful way. Child-friendly for ages four and up; one adult for every three children. Please consider bringing a Buddy Bag item with you to the event. https://www.familymentorfoundation.org/most-needed-buddy-bag-items
Saturday, April 28 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Needs: Volunteers to deliver Buddy Bags to Columbus area schools. We meet to load the truck at 8:30 am and return approximately 11:00 am.
Who has the BEST PIZZA in Worthington? Join us at the Slice of Worthington and YOU can decide!
At Slice of Worthington, you'll get to taste pies from 12 area pizza shops and vote for your favorite. Even better: 100% of proceeds from your tickets will help feed kids in Worthington. The Old Worthington Partnership is teaming up with Sacred Space Church to promote feedworthingtonkids.org, a program providing weekend meals to food-insecure kids through the Family Mentor Foundation.
Your registration will get you samples from each of the pizza restaurants, a drink ticket, and one vote for the best pizza award. We will also have music by Matt Steidle Music, activities for the kiddos, and a bake sale! Beer will be provided for sale by Zaftig Brewery. We'll be joined by our local celebrity judges including State Rep Mike Duffey, Trent Bowers - Superintendent of Worthington City Schools, and local food writer Nicholas Dekker of Breakfast With Nick. They will be awarding the Best Worthington Pizza prize, and it will be up to YOU to decide who gets the People's Choice award!
Enjoy samples from Jet's Pizza, Dewey's Pizza - Worthington, Villa Nova Ristorante, JT's Pizza & Pub, Pizza House, East Coast Pizzeria LLC, Donatos Pizza, Sbarro, Marco's Pizza, and Worthington Pizza Primo.
Visit feedworthingtonkids.org for more information on the amazing program we are supporting!
For tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/slice-of-worthington-tickets-43153161267
Needs: Volunteers to deliver Buddy Bags to Columbus area schools. We meet to load the truck at 8:30 am and return approximately 11:00 am.
Needs: Volunteers to deliver Buddy Bags to Columbus area schools. We meet to load the truck at 8:30 am and return at approximately 11:00 am.
Sign up!
Join us to fill and organize Buddy Bags and give back in a hands-on, meaningful way. Child-friendly for ages four and up; one adult for every three children. Please consider bringing a Buddy Bag item with you to the event. https://www.familymentorfoundation.org/most-needed-buddy-bag-items
Saturday, February 3 from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Join us to fill and organize Buddy Bags and give back in a hands-on, meaningful way. Child-friendly for ages four and up; one adult for every three children. Please consider bringing a Buddy Bag item with you to the event. https://www.familymentorfoundation.org/most-needed-buddy-bag-items
Saturday, February 3 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Needs: Volunteers to deliver Buddy Bags to Columbus area schools. We meet to load the truck at 8:30 am and return at approximately 11:00 am.
Sign up!
Needs: Volunteers to deliver Buddy Bags to Columbus area schools. We meet to load the truck at 8:30 am and return at approximately 11:00 am.
Sign up!
Needs: Volunteers to deliver Buddy Bags to Columbus area schools. We meet to load the truck at 8:30 am and return approximately 11:00 am.
Tuesday, November 7 from 8:30-11:00 am
Needs: Volunteers to deliver Buddy Bags to Columbus area schools. We meet to load the truck at 8:30 am and return approximately 11:00 am.
Tuesday, October 10 from 8:30-11:00 am
Bringing together volunteers for a fun afternoon of Buddy Bag packing, food trucks, music and spreading the word about Family Mentor Foundation’s mission. More importantly, these bags will be used the first half of the school year to feed hungry kids over the weekend.Volunteer
Please contact Katie at destmom4@hotmail.com with volunteer questions.
Donation Hours: The first and third Saturday of each month from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, or contact us to arrange a time.
Join us for our Dine ‘n Donate day fundraiser at Rusty Bucket Worthington! Please present the attached flyer, or show on your mobile device, any time during the day on October 2nd and 15% of your bill will be donated to Family Mentor Foundation!
Seeds of Caring Hosted Event, Buddy Bag packing at Family Mentor Foundation
Donation Hours: The first and third Saturday of each month from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, or contact us to arrange a time.
