Asheboro, NC – Randolph Communications held their eighth annual Food Harvest Drive during the months of October and November, collecting a record number of non-perishable food items at their two offices located in Asheboro and Liberty. Donations received for the Food Harvest Drive were matched by Randolph Communications, which totaled 16,994 non-perishable items. All items were donated to eight local food banks in their service areas.

• Bennett Elementary School, Bennett, NC
• Chandler’s Grove UMC, New London, NC
• Christians United Incorporated of Southern Randolph Co., Seagrove, NC
• Christians United Outreach Center, Asheboro, NC
• High Falls Area Food Pantry, Robbins, NC
• Liberty Association of Churches, Liberty, NC
• Robbins Area Christian Ministries Food Pantry, Robbins, NC
• West Chatham Food Pantry, Siler City, NC

Randolph Communications partnered with Lowes Foods for two weeks in November, who then set up a donation box at their Asheboro location so that customers could donate at checkout. Lowes Food also graciously donated multiple pallets of non-perishable food. Companies such as Pinnacle Financial Partners, Fresh Cuts, Movement Bank, First Bank of Asheboro, Walmart of Asheboro, Central Bakery, Food Lion (East Dixie Drive), POST Consumer Brands, Stonetree, PIP’s Printing, Nutrition Xtreme and Chatham Rabbit all showed support to the food drive by setting up donation boxes at their business locations.

“This year I’ve had more people sign up for our school food pantry than in previous years, which speaks to the need for more resources in rural communities,” stated Jamie Allen, School Social Worker at Bennett School. She further stated, “The donation from Randolph Communications is a huge blessing. It will allow me to provide monthly food boxes through the end of this school year, plus get us off to a good start in the fall. We are very grateful for their continued support of our school!”

“We look forward to the Food Harvest Drive each year. The outpouring support from the community is truly unmatched and we were blown away by the amount of donations we received this year. We are so thankful and appreciative to everyone who contributed.” stated Holly Coble, Marketing Representative.

Randolph Communications is dedicated to improving the lives of its customers and communities they serve. Randolph Communications is proud of its more than 70 years of serving our neighbors and communities in, Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Guilford, Lee, Moore, Montgomery and Randolph counties.