HIT THE STREETS! - Pass out food to the less fortunate in Uptown Charlotte

For the past 13 years, every other Sunday, a group of dedicated volunteers has taken to the streets of Uptown Charlotte with one goal in mind -- to make a difference in the lives of the homeless. Meeting up! Please park at the Parking lot in the back of the Church. It is off of Church Street. If the parking lot is full you can park in the parking garage off 9th St. The P1 elevator will bring you to where we meet. Usually the exist gate is up and the parking is free, you just need to grab a ticket. There have been a few instances where the exit gate is not up, if that is the case parking is 5$. We depart no later than 3:05 pm and begin our route, which brings us back to that parking lot about 1-1.5 hours later. If you arrive later than 3:05 pm we may be out of view. Our route will be about 2 miles long. Our route may change with the weather or special events happening in Uptown, as we know that those that we serve change in response to these things. But our meeting spot remains the same. How’s it work? We keep it simple. Everyone does their part and brings a little, we compile those goods, and hand them out to the people who need it most. There is no need to put together your own care package; we put together all that we have, so it’s easier if you bring everything separate. Please DO bring any grocery bags that you have, as we use these to make individual packages for those that we serve. We are walking and passing out food and supplies, so anything that you bring should be individually wrapped and ready to go. What should you bring? Sandwiches; Pb&j, simple meat and cheese, subway sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs, etc. All individually wrapped Drinks; bottled water, Gatorade, juice boxes, flavor packets to go with water, etc Snacks; pudding, applesauce, crackers, cookies, granola bars, chips, etc Fresh fruit; Bananas, apples, oranges, etc Weather accessories- gloves, scarves, hats, hand warmers, plastic ponchos, etc These are just a few suggestions,…