We work solely from donations. We give what we get. The Beginning and History of New Beginnings Food Outreach
Mr. F.D. “Snowball” Holcomb Sr. Has always been a person to give and assist others even as a young boy. He and his dad Robert Lee Holcomb Sr. Would pick up produce and food from places in Atlanta and see that it got to people in need. So truly Snowball has had a special calling to help t
he less fortunate. Snowball was born April 11,1934. This particular food outreach started when Snowball was attending a small church in Lithia Springs, Ga. Everyone agreed to assist 1 family per month with can goods other foods that the members of the church brought each service time. Then he was asked by another food ministry if he could use items from some local supermarkets such as their day old bakery items, of course he would have to pick them up at each one of those stores, so he did. Then in 1999 Snowball had a serious Heart Attack which by this time his youngest son Dwight had already been helping him for about 2 years and knew the day to day operations, so instead of Snowball completely stopping Snowball and the church agreed for Snowball to keep 3 of the stores nearest him and run those and keep giving out food and the church would continue giving out food as well. So, until he could secure a regular location to give it out they gave to food out on the front porch of his residence and Snowball, Dwight and along with about 5 other regular volunteers continued. 1999 is when Snowball and Dwight applied to become a legal 501c3 non-profit organization and taking on the name New Beginnings Food Outreach Inc. After going thru a long 4 or 5 year process succeeded and went thru a lot of physical address locations, but continued on with the simple missions of “Feed The Hungry” going from feeding 1 family per month to an average at one time of of up to 1200 families in a month. There have been a lot of ups and downs, but with operating solely on donations that is to be expected and yes there has been times when Snowball and Dwight had had to actually take the money from their own pockets to pull thru, but here we are in 2017, Snowball has retired to his Heavenly Estate and we continue to Feed the Hungry in our own facility using our own equipment and with a nice pool of great volunteers. We appreciate every person who helped advance our mission in any way. We still operate solely on donations from businesses and individuals just like you. So if you could find it in your heart to make a one time donation or even better become a monthly partner and help us
“Feed the Hungry” we would greatly appreciate it and God will bless you for giving. One year we gave out 1,750,000 lbs of food, we would like to top that with our 2 million pound goal for a years period. We are governed by a CEO and administrative board of directors and if you have any questions or want more information don't hesitate to ask. Sincerely,
New Beginnings Food Outreach Inc. In Loving Memory of our CEO
F.D. “Snowball” Holcomb Sr.
