Nourish Up with Tina Postel

Segment 3, January 20th, 2024 Talking about food on an outdoor show can be fun.  We’ve covered camping food, state fair food, and the traditions & symbolism of food during certain times of the year like Thanksgiving & New Year’s.  On this segment Tina Postel, CEO of Nourish Up recently joined Bill Bartee, host of the Carolina Outdoors to speak about the food & nourishment needs in the Charlotte community. Things You’ll Learn by Listening: Show Highlights: The history of Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Trays from the mid-1970s to Nourish Up in 2024 Nourish Up is Meals on Wheels for the Charlotte community & Second Harvest Food Bank is a partner of Nourish Up What is food insecurity & who are people that utilize the services of Nourish Up A referral from someone is needed to qualify (medical, school, church, or government organizations all send referrals to Nourish Up) Thousands of Scouts from Mecklenburg County Council BSA will be canvasing neighborhoods in Mecklenburg with door hangars requesting on January 27th, 2024.  The food and other pick-up takes place on February 3rd, 2024. Since 2010, MCC Scouts have collected close to 3.5 million pounds of food. Over 238,000 people were served in Mecklenburg County last year by the newly named Nourish Up The goal is to not do hand outs but hand ups & with community partners, donors, volunteers, and team members, the goal is to end food insecurity and create a brighter future for all. The Carolina Outdoors is powered by the local, independent fly shop, Jesse Brown’s.