Samaritan Ministries

SAMARITAN MINISTRIES CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF SERVICE

What if everyone who walked through these doors donated $20?

What if every Shelter volunteer gave $20?

Samaritan would raise $56,080 to help ensure the lights stay on at the Inn!
This would provide shelter, breakfast and dinner to 3,655 men!
Or shelter including breakfast and dinner one man for 10 years!
Or 52 nights of shelter including breakfast and dinner to all shelter guests!

What if every Soup Kitchen volunteer gave $20?

That would generate $109,500 to feed the hungry!
That’s 62,931 lunches!
Or 172 lunches a day for an entire year!
Or lunch for 300 Soup Kitchen guests for half the year!

Discover SAM
If you’re looking for a meaningful volunteer experience or want to find out more about Samaritan Ministries, you are invited to attend our monthly Discover SAM program.

This one hour program offered monthly (unless otherwise noted) will introduce you to hunger and homeless issues in Winston-Salem, Samaritan’s programs and volunteer opportunities.

January 7th
February 4th
March 3rd
April 7th
May 5th
June 2nd
July - No Program
August 4th
September 8th (2nd Monday)
October 6th
November 3rd
December - No Program

All meetings held on Monday's at 5:30pm

Samaritan Speakers

We want to share with you the miracles that take place in the lives of our guests, volunteers and staff at Samaritan Ministries. We are available to meet with your church group or missions committee.

Find out more how you can make a difference in the lives of our hungry and homeless neighbors. To schedule a speaker, contact Courtney Atwood, Development Director at 336.748.1962 ext 25 or email development@triadbiz.rr.com.

EVENTS

The Penny Campaign

Many people consider the penny an insignificant amount with no buying power. In 1992, Samaritan unleashed the power of the penny with its first Penny Campaign. This effort for increasing awareness of hunger and homelessness in our backyard while raising money for Samaritan has become a community event.

The annual Penny Campaign is Samaritan’s major fundraiser. Beginning October 1st and continuing through November, schools, churches, families, individuals, civic organizations and corporations across the Triad, all join in saving their pennies and spare change for the Samaritan Soup Kitchen and Inn.

The Penny Campaign collection day is held the first Saturday in December. All unrolled collected coins are dropped off at the Thruway Center in Winston-Salem. It’s a fun filled day with WXII’s Cameron Kent and the Samaritan team.

Jar stickers, posters and other marketing materials will be available July 2008. Contact Courtney Atwood at development@triadbiz.rr.com or by calling 336.748.1962 ext. 25.

Souper Bowl of Caring - Sunday, February 1, 2009

What started as a grassroots effort in South Carolina calling attention to hunger has grown into a national fundraising event with over $40 million raised since 1990.

The Souper Bowl of Caring takes place on the NFL’s Super Bowl Sunday, when millions of dollars are spent on food served on game day. Church youth groups wearing their favorite NFL team jerseys and carrying soup pots, collect $1 from people as they leave their worship service. All proceeds collected remain in the community benefiting hungry and homeless people.

Church youth groups can show your support to end hunger by participating on February 1, 2009 in Souper Bowl Sunday and donating the monies raised to the Samaritan Soup Kitchen and Inn. For additional information, visit www.souperbowl.org.

20th Anniversary Celebration

In September Samaritan Ministries will celebrate another milestone - the 20th Anniversary of the Samaritan Inn Shelter and 20 wonderful years of service.