Foscoe Home Team

10/16/2026

The food and resource pantry is closed today. But we are open Goodpeople Thrift!!
Free totes!! $5 bags are BOGO. Fill your own bags.

10/16/2026

Reminder! Our food and resource pantry is closed on Fridays.
Goodpeople thrift is open 10-4.

10/16/2026

This week has been nonstop. If you have time today, drop by groceries and supplies? Our store is closed but Goodpeople Thrift is open, just stop in and we can help unload.
One way to help is a virtual food drive! Just click on our website and you can ship directly to us and neighbors shop for free.
High need items are: canned chicken, potted meat, pouched meat, chef boyardee/ chunky soups/ spaghettios
Canned potatoes, canned beans, shelf stable milk, personal hygiene, size 7 diapers, baby wipes.
5004 Hwy 105 S. Banner Elk NC 28604

10/15/2026

thank you to Marsha Miller!! Your donations matter. You helped fill a shelf today.

10/14/2026

We are CLOSED this Saturday for both HomeTeam and Goodpeople Thrift.
Woolly Worm and Valle Fair bring an additional 30K people into our area.
105 will be a mess- I will always prioritize keeping staff, volunteers and neighbors safe.
Please shop with us today 10-4, tomorrow (extended hours) 10-6 and Friday 10-4.

10/13/2026

FREE!! (2) outdoor chairs and (2) side tables. Chairs are missing cushions

10/13/2026

Baby wipes & Canned Chicken shipped!! Thank you so much for remembering Appalachia, thank you for helping us feed our neighbors.

10/12/2026

Please pay attention. Saturated grounds + high winds = catastrophic damage.
Please post any warnings, road closures or issues on this thread so we can keep folks informed.

💨 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT — Monday, October 12, 2026, 8:51 AM

🔑 QUICK LOOK: A brief period of strong wind gusts is occurring this morning in the mountains, including Avery County, and a few trees and power lines have come down.

📍 WHERE: Downwind of the Blue Ridge, from near Grandfather Mountain southwest along the Escarpment to near Bearwallow Mountain, and into far northeast Georgia. Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Buncombe, Henderson and Transylvania counties are among the areas included, along with the Caldwell, Burke, McDowell and Rutherford mountains. Banner Elk, Newland, Jonas Ridge, Spruce Pine, Burnsville and Asheville are among the places named.

🌬️ WHAT: Gusts of 35 to 50 mph may briefly occur downwind of ridges through late morning.

🚧 IMPACTS: The winds have brought down a few trees and power lines in some cases.

⚠️ Use extra caution if you're out this morning, especially when driving under tall trees or in a high-profile vehicle like a truck.

📋 Forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

10/12/2026

Good morning and gratitude from us.
Empty shelves mean a very busy work day here at 5004 Hwy 105 S. Foscoe Home Team. Please drop by any groceries, supplies, donations (or volunteer hours) 🙏🏼
We will be working hard to restock for the many more people coming to us for needed water and food this week.
Highest needs are also on our website for easy click, ship donations.
Thank you for every call, message and donation. On Saturday, viewers of the Spectrum News 1 North Carolina interview drove from Burlington and Winston to bring donations AND shop at Goodpeople Thrift, where 100% of profits support our food & resource pantry.
turning goods to groceries, we are the Goodpeople. 💫

10/11/2026

so thankful the rains and wind have calmed.
We do have Urgent needs, including infant & elderly items; please drop off/ ship food & supplies to:
Foscoe Home Team
5004 Hwy 105 S.
Banner Elk NC 28604
828-898-2443
Link to needs list:
https://www.foscoehometeam.org/supply-list

please check on your neighbors, please be patient as many riverside communities will once again under repair.