For more than 15 years, our church has supported Oak Ridge Schools with the Food for Kids ministry. Food for Kids is a monthly program where at-risk children in Oak Ridge public schools are given a bag filled with healthy food items once a week. Volunteers from our church, along with those from other congregations and community volunteers, pack the delivered food from Second Harvest Food Bank. The containers of food are delivered to the schools monthly during the school year.

The following is the packing & delivery schedule at FUMC for the 2023-2024 school year:

  • September 11 (packing) & September 12 (delivery)
  • October 16 (packing) & October 17 (delivery)
  • November 6 (packing) & September 7 (delivery)
  • November 27 (packing) & November 28 (delivery)
  • NONE IN DECEMBER
  • January 8 (packing) & January 9 (delivery)
  • January 29 (packing) & January 30 (delivery)
  • February 19 (packing) & February 20 (delivery)
  • March 25 (packing) & March 26 (delivery)
  • April 15 (packing) & April 16 (delivery)
  • May 6 (packing) & May 7 (delivery)

For more information, contact Cara Weigel, 865-481-8108.