Vote now for Anna Smith, Samaritan volunteer, and St. Leo’s as a 2018 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award recipients! Click here to vote for Anna Smith and St. Leo Nominee Name: Anna Smith Nominee’s outstanding commitment: Anna Smith began volunteering with Samaritan Ministries as a college student and has carried her commitment to service throughout her…
Events
Tour de Llama: June 23, 2018
Save the Date: The 5th annual Tour de Llama event will be held on June 23, 2018! Tour de Llama is a chance for cyclists to raise money to help provide food and shelter for our hungry and homeless neighbors. 21, 36 and 60-mile rides begin and end at Divine Llama Vineyards in East Bend…
2018 Volunteer Appreciation Event: April 29
Please mark your calendars for Sunday, April 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the West End neighborhood. Please join us for refreshments, door prizes, a short program and a chance to celebrate our remarkable volunteers. Any questions? Please contact anna.donze@samaritanforsyth.org.
2017 Penny Campaign Collection Day
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…
Homeless film showing, Aug. 23
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…
Tour de Llama is June 25
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…
Take a virtual tour of our new building.
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…
Tour de Llama returns June 25
Registration is open for Tour de Llama. Note: we’re starting at 8:30 a.m., half an hour earlier this year. To register online, click here.
Penny Campaign collection update.
Thanks to everyone who helped us surpass our $50,000 goal. The Penny Campaign 2015 collection stands at $51,457, with money still coming in. We had a great day taking donations at 110 Oakwood and our new building at 414 E. Northwest Blvd. Be sure to mark your calendar for Penny Campaign 2016 Collection Day on…