The Free Market is Building Community
Our initiative to keep usable items out of the landfill is in its 8th year, and its impact just keeps expanding! Our wonderful receptionist Hannah remembers customers, gets to know[…]
Tag: volunteer
Happy Birthday Food Independence!
Food independence distributed our first boxes in July 2020. Under a hundred but the beginning of a wonderful and fulfilling journey. We now distribute close to 400 boxes of food,[…]
Want to get involved? Here’s how!
Food Independence– contact Shannon Miller, 199shannonmiller@gmail.com They can usually use help packing boxes the 3rd Thursday and with distributions the 4th Tuesday of each month. Free Market-contact Kathy Cole, colekathy4@gmail.com The can[…]
Grayson County Fair seeks volunteers
The Grayson County Fair will be August 8-9 this year. Once again, it will be held at Bottomly’s facility in Elk Creek. The Fair committee is working with the Elk[…]
River Clean up Information session, 6pm 1908 Courthouse June 25
Come learn about plans for Clean River Month Wednesday June 25 at 6pm at he 1908 auditorium. Everyone is welcome. There will be: 1)a short update on The NRC and[…]
You don’t have to wait for Clean River Month to start cleaning the New!
One neighbor reminds us we don’t have to wait until August to think about caring for our local rivers and streams. On Saturday, May 24th, residents, family members and friends on River[…]
Permaculture Workday March 15
Join the Permaculture group for their monthly workday March 15 from 9:30-noon. All workdays are in the Permaculture garden at the Church of the Good Shepherd located at 9441 Grayson[…]
The Free Market Helps People Starting Over
Since 2018, the Free Market has had a special section not open to the public where we keep new and like-new housewares for agency clients who are starting over—for example,[…]