Did You Know …
The Golden Corner Food Pantry has achieved the 2018 Gold Seal of Transparency on GuideStar, denoting our commitment to providing full information to the public. GuideStar is an information service specializing in reporting on 2.5 million U. S. nonprofit organizations. It is the world's largest source of information about nonprofits. The Gold standing on GuideStar comes on the heels of the Food Pantry receiving an Angel Award from the South Carolina Secretary of State in 2017.
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Many thanks to our local Knights of Columbus
Many thanks to Grand Knight Brian Lamb and the Knights of Columbus Council 6884 (comprising St. Paul, St. Francis and St. Andrew Catholic churches) for their continued support and generous donation of $350 to the Golden Corner Food Pantry. The attached photo shows Food Pantry chairman Mike Harlin, Brian Lamb and Food Pantry vice chairman […]
Blue Ridge Electric Co-Op supports the pantry for the third year in a row!
We would like to offer our sincere thanks to the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative and their generous sponsors. Even though Blue Ridge Fest had to be canceled again this year because of uncertainty about the COVID pandemic, the sponsors came through in a big way, and Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative presented us with a total […]
DHEC COVID Walk-in Vaccination Clinic at the food pantry
UPDATE: The clinic has been successful, and DHEC has asked to be allowed to continue offering COVID vaccines to clients, volunteers and the general public for an extra week. The clinic is now scheduled to end Friday, July 16. The South Carolina DHEC COVID vaccination team will be holding walk-in vaccination clinics at the Golden […]
Birthday bags for kids from Ladies’ group at St. Paul the Apostle
Since the end of March, children who have a birthday coming up have been getting an extra treat when they visit the Golden Corner Food Pantry. A group of ladies from Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church brought 50 birthday bags to the pantry, to be given out to families with children who have a […]
Northside Baptist Church Retreat Helps Golden Corner Food Pantry
Each year the Northside Baptist Church (Orangeburg SC) marriage retreat participates in Bible Study and attempts to help an area in some ministry. Pastor Dr. Shane Stutzman notes that this year their theme is Esperanza, which means Hope in Spanish. They thanked us for allowing them to serve and practice “Doing Whatever It Takes To […]
Thanks to Baxter Manufacturing/Hi-Tech Mold Carolina for nearly 700 lbs of food to help the less fortunate in our area
Many thanks to the employees at Baxter/Hi-Tech for their generous contributions in a recent food drive. The collected and donated about 680 lbs of canned and non perishable food to the Golden Corner Food Pantry to help the less fortunate in Oconee County during this holiday period. Cheryl Allmon, Human Resource Manager said. “We recognized […]
