Mary's Kitchen

05/28/2026

We're partnering with Mary's Kitchen in Kinston for World Hunger Day!! Bring canned food items to our games on Thursday, May 28th and receive a $2 off voucher to use towards your ticket purchase for that game only!! All donations will benefit Mary's Kitchen to help feed our community!

Your $2 off voucher can only be applied to walk-up ticket purchases at our ticket booth.

05/28/2026

World Hunger Day - Food Drive

05/28/2026

Join us in restocking our shelves with our for !

Mary's Kitchen
Down East Bird Dawgs

John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”
Luke 3:11

05/28/2026

Today is our World Hunger Day - Food Drive!

Will you join us in reducing hunger in our community?

We need your help to stock our shelves so we can continue to serve--170+ meals daily!
Donations can be made at Mary's Kitchen until 6pm or at the Down East Bird Dawgs ball game ⚾️
Example of items we need:
🥫 canned vegetables
🍞 bread
🥜 Peanut butter
🧂 Spices & sauces

Unable to drop off? Please let us know so we can make arrangements to pick up your donation!

05/26/2026

F3 came through loading and unloading USDA canned goods today. We are blessed to have that donation and the help to receive it! Thank you

05/26/2026

Mary's Kitchen has served 2,000 *more* meals so far in 2026 than by this same time last year 🙌

🍽 We used to serve about 125 people per day; that number has climbed to 170 meals daily!
🥫📦🍞🧂🍰🥫

Kinston & community, please help us continue serving our neighbors.
Food Drive
📅 Thursday May 28th, 2026
2 Donation Locations:
📍 Mary's Kitchen (rear entrance, until 6pm)
📍⚾️ Grainger Stadium (at the Down East Bird Dawgs ballgame)

Need:
Canned goods
Shelf-stable items
Peanut butter
Bread
Snack cakes
Spices
Sauces

05/26/2026

📣 Call for Volunteers!
We are in need of a cook and team (about 5 people) for May 31st and June 7th. 🍳
Know a group or business that loves to serve in their community? Send them our way!

Please message this page if interested.

05/24/2026

📅 Please mark your calendars for *this Thursday,*
May 28th is World Hunger Day and we need your support at Mary's Kitchen!
We are holding a food drive, along with the Down East Bird Dawgs ⚾️

🥫What: shelf-stable foods to stock Mary's Kitchen
📅 When: May 28th
⏰️ When: until 6pm at Mary's Kitchen (rear entrance) OR
Bring your donation to the ball game to get $2 off your ticket!* 🎟

Food Donation Examples:
Shelf-stable foods
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Snack Cakes
Bread
#10 can veggies
Canned soup
Sauces (BBQ, etc)
Spices

*walk-up tickets only. See Bird Dawg's post for more details

02/10/2026

Next month Mary's Kitchen Bingo Night will be upon us. Since 2019 this has been our only fundraiser. Come join us on March 13th from 6pm-9pm for a great night of food and games. Get your tickets here to reserve your seats, they will sell out fast. We will offer a silent auction and half and half tickets as well. If you do not want to miss any of the ACC basketball games we will have the big screen playing in the background so you wont miss a shot.

🎉 Excitement is in the air! Get ready to be part of something extraordinary at Marys Kitchen's fundraising event. It's an event like no other, and we want you to be there! 🎉Every registration to this event will bring us closer to achieving our mission. Together, we can create a brighter, more ...