Each year, Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina recognizes partners in every category of food bank operations. These partners are "heroes" to the thousands who are hungry in our community and these partners are working every day to end hunger in our region. Unfortunately, we cannot recognize every partner every year. We have tried to select those individuals, businesses, and agencies that best exemplified "partner of the year" during the 2024 calendar year.
For everyone that we recognized at our event, there are dozens of others that made important contributions as well. We thank you all.
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Congratulations to our award winners:
Hurricane Helene Hero Awards
CRVA
NBA Charlotte Hornets
The Duke Energy Foundation NC
The Duke Energy Foundation SC
The David and Nicole Tepper Foundation
Coca-Cola Consolidated
Michael Jordan
23XI Racing
Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation
The Merancas Foundation
The George Foundation
FEMA
Media Partner Award
WSOC-TV
Food Partner Awards
Consalo Family Farms
Americold
Food Drive Partner Award
Plaza Midwood Neighborhood Association
Youth Partner Award
Myers Park High School and Ann & Robert Cullip
Frank Timberlake Award
Publix
Ted Heyward Award
Larry Helms
Tommy Hall
Special Event Partner Award
Rowan Branch Grand Opening
Food Lion Feeds
Financial Partner Awards
Hendrick Automotive Group
Lincoln Financial
Enterprise Mobility Foundation
Speical Event Partner Awards
Chef's Best
Harris Teeter
Fight Hunger. Spark Change.
Walmart
Lifetime Achievement Awards
The Leon Levine Foundation
Alex Lee, Inc.
New Partner Awards
Elford
Carolina Handling
Group Volunteer Partner Award
Sort-A-Rama Volunteers
Individual Volunteer Partner Award
Joy McAuley
Anne Springs Close Legacy Award
Gordon Bell
Agency Partner Awards
Rutherford County Schools Backpack Program and Lisa Bralley
Hickory Soup Kitchen
Paul & Marion Ramseur Foundation
Pickens Adventist Community Pantry