The Green Team Helping Hands Inc. hosting food give away, clothing drive

The Green Team Helping Hands Inc. hosting food give away, clothing drive

Updated: 11:17 AM EDT Aug 19, 2024

ON YOUR MONDAY. WELCOME BACK TO THE LOCAL VIBE. YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP YOUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. THIS WEEKEND. THE GREEN TEAM HELPING HANDS INCORPORATED IS HOSTING A HOT DOG GIVEAWAY IN CENTER CITY PARK ON SUNDAY. THIS EVENT IS JUST FOR GREENSBORO RESIDENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. OF COURSE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP BY DONATING ITEMS OR YOUR TIME ON THAT DAY, WE’D LOVE TO SEE YOU OUT THERE AS WELL. AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EVENT, WE HAVE THE GREEN TEAM HELPING HAND CEO ASHLEY BENTON JOINING US LIVE. GOOD MORNING ASHLEY. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US AND SHARING THE GOOD WORK YOU’RE DOING. PLEASE JUST START BY TELLING US WHY YOU STARTED THIS NONPROFIT. GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME TODAY. I STARTED THE NONPROFIT, UM, BECAUSE MY FATHER, MY FATHER USED TO HELP THE HOMELESS. AND I GREW UP, UM, JUST HELPING OTHERS AND AND AND HE TAUGHT ME TO ALWAYS BE KIND AND ALWAYS GIVE A HELPING HAND TO SOMEONE, IF YOU CAN. SO AFTER MY FATHER PASSED AWAY, I DECIDED TO CONTINUE THAT MISSION BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY IN MY HEART. I LOVE PEOPLE, I LOVE HELPING PEOPLE. AND, UM, SO I JUST STARTED GIVING FOOD AWAY ACTUALLY FROM MY HOME BACK IN 2009 AND ABOUT 2015, I DECIDED THAT I WANTED TO ACTUALLY START A NONPROFIT SO I COULD GET MORE HELP, TO HELP MORE PEOPLE. AND AS THE YEARS HAVE GROWN, UM, THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY HAS GROWN. SO WE’VE BEEN, UM, WE’VE BEEN OUT THERE. AT FIRST WE WERE OUT THERE A COUPLE OF SUNDAYS A MONTH, AND AFTER THE PANDEMIC, WE, UM, WE STARTED GOING ONE SUNDAY A MONTH, AND WE’RE GOING TO BE HAVING A HUGE DINNER THIS SUNDAY, AND WE PLAN TO GIVE 500 HOT DOGS AWAY, 500 HOT DOG DINNERS. WOW. OKAY, WELL, CAN YOU GIVE US MORE DETAILS FOR SUNDAY’S EVENT AND HOW THE COMMUNITY CAN HELP WITH IT? WE’LL BE AT CENTER CITY PARK AT 12:30 P.M. IN GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. WE, UM, WE’LL GET DOWN THERE ABOUT 12:00. THE COMMUNITY CAN HELP. YOU CAN GO ON OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS GREEN TEAM HELP ENHANCE DOT ORG. AND YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION. AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE HOW YOU CAN DONATE. YOU CAN ALSO LEAVE A MESSAGE THERE. AND ME OR ONE OF MY TEAM MEMBERS WILL GET BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. UM, AND WE CAN AND WE’LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. WE ARE LOOKING FOR, UM, DONATIONS. WE ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS. WE HAVE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. ONCE A MONTH. WE’RE ALSO DOING A SHOE DRIVE THIS WEEKEND WHERE YOU CAN COME AND BRING SHOES GENTLY USED SNEAKERS BECAUSE IT’S WINTER TIME. I MEAN, WINTER TIME IS COMING, SO WE’RE LOOKING FOR, UM, SHOES THAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN USE THROUGHOUT THE WINTERTIME. SOMETIMES THEY DO A LOT OF WALKING AND, UM, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THOSE SHOES FOR THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY. THAT’S A GREAT THING TO MENTION TOO. IN ADDITION TO FEEDING THESE PEOPLE IN NEED, YOU’RE ALSO PROVIDING THINGS THAT THEY NEED ALL YEAR ROUND, ESPECIALLY SHOES. SO PEOPLE JUST NEED TO BRING THOSE SHOES WITH THEM AND JUST BASICALLY SHOW UP ON SUNDAY. IF THEY WANT TO HELP ANYTHING ELSE. YES, THEY NEED TO KNOW AHEAD OF TIME. UM, JUST, UM, IF YOU HAVE SOME GENTLY USED SHOES, YOU CAN COME DOWN TO WHERE WE’RE FEEDING AT, WHICH IS AT CENTER CITY PARK ON THE FRIENDLY AVENUE SIDE, AND BRING THE ITEMS WITH YOU. AND IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU’D LIKE TO DONATE, LIKE GENTLY USED CLOTHING, WE TAKE THOSE AS WELL. OH, GOOD TO KNOW. YEAH. UM. REALLY QUICKLY. ASHLEY, WOULD YOU JUST EXPLAIN THE NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION? THE GREEN TEAM, HOW THAT PLAYS INTO YOUR MISSION? WELL, GREEN, IT’S JUST A SIGN OF GROWTH. AND THAT’S WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO DO IN THE COMMUNITY. WE’RE TRYING TO TO GROW AND GROW IN HELPING OTHERS. AND WE HAVE GROWN A LOT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. SO THE GREEN TEAM THAT THAT COLOR IS JUST REALLY SIGNIFICANT TO ME. UM, THROUGHOUT THE YEARS WE STARTED OUT, WE HAD 18 PEOPLE AND NOW WE’RE FEEDING HUNDREDS MONTHLY. SO IT’S JUST A SIGN OF GROWTH. AND I’M JUST IN GREEN IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU SEE SPRINGTIME, THE LEAVES START TO BLOOM, THE LEAVES START TO GROW. IT’S JUST IT’S JUST A GOOD FEELING. SO THAT’S WHERE I CAME UP WITH THE NAME THE GREEN TEAM HELPING HANDS. I LOVE THAT. THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT. AND I THINK AGAIN, IT DOES PLAY PERFECTLY INTO YOUR MISSION AND WE HOPE THAT SUNDAY GOES OFF WITH A WONDERFUL START. ASHLEY, TO CONTINUE TO HELP SO MANY PEOPLE IN NEED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON YOUR SCREEN NOW FOR THIS EVENT ON SUNDAY. IT WILL START AT 1230 INSIDE CENTER CITY PARK TO HELP THEM REACH THEIR GOAL OF PROVIDING 500 MEALS OR TO DONATE GENTLY USED CLOTHING OR SHOES. VISIT THE WEBSITE

The Green Team Helping Hands Inc. hosting food give away, clothing drive

Updated: 11:17 AM EDT Aug 19, 2024

There is an opportunity to help our neighbors in need on Sunday. The Green Team Helping Hands Inc. is hosting a hot dog give away in Center City Park. The organization’s goal is to provide 500 meals for people experiencing homelessness in Greensboro. There will also be hats, bottled water and more given away.Ashley Benton, founder of The Green Team, joined The Local Vibe to share the different ways the community can get involved ahead of Sunday. Click the video player above to hear from her.Sunday’s event begins at 12:30 p.m. and community members are also encouraged to donate their gently used shoes for the organization’s winter drive.Learn more about Helping Hands here.

GREENSBORO, N.C. —

There is an opportunity to help our neighbors in need on Sunday.

The Green Team Helping Hands Inc. _{is hosting a hot dog give away in Center City Park. The organization’s goal is to provide 500 meals for people experiencing homelessness in Greensboro. There will also be hats, bottled water and more given away.}

Ashley Benton, founder of The Green Team, joined The Local Vibe to share the different ways the community can get involved ahead of Sunday.

Click the video player above to hear from her.

Sunday’s event begins at 12:30 p.m. and community members are also encouraged to donate their gently used shoes for the organization’s winter drive.

Learn more about Helping Hands here.

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