The Picnic Project

10/15/2026

Our Cans for a Pint with The Picnic Project food drive is in full swing!

There are a couple ways to participate:
🥫 Food and toiletry donations will be accepted in the taproom until 11/15. You can find the full list of needed food items here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zpzc0lfqMtl0tJIDqIfpGfT-PWckbNFS/view?usp=sharing

AND/OR

💰 You can contribute to our "Virtual Food Drive" option through 11/15 here: https://givebutter.com/deviant-wolfe-2026

The Picnic Project will harness their resources to procure holiday meal items for those who could use a little help this year. Give a little or give a lot to feed Sanford families.

10/08/2026

It was so good to meet and chat with everyone! We are also excited to be partnering on the upcoming food drive! Thank you Lake Mary Preparatory School

Today our Leadership and Connection class visited The Neighborhood Co-Op in Sanford, which is home to many organizations that make a significant impact in Sanford and the surrounding areas. We were able to tour the facilities that include GROW Healthy Kids, Kairos Adventures, and Picnic Project to set plans in place to collaborate throughout the year. We are grateful for every opportunity to partner with our local community to serve and gain valuable perspective. Get ready, there's more to come!

10/06/2026

While preparing to post some photos of our last couple Eat Well, Live Well sessions, we realized that this will be our four-year anniversary of this program!! We started in 2022 with support from AdventHealth Orlando, and under the leadership of the amazing Cynthia Hawley. Over the years, it has grown and morphed, but we are still going strong! AdventHealth is still with us, and now we have the Seminole Health Department and others join us as well - including support from Big Nova Foundation (that big overhead mirror is thanks to them!).

So here are the recent photos and some throwbacks too! We are glad that so many folks love this program and utilize the lessons, internalize the advice, ask lots of questions and cook the recipes!

Our next one is the coming Monday, Oct. 12 - https://www.facebook.com/share/1JYbUQ2dZZ/

09/24/2026

A big thank you to our friends at First United Methodist Church who collected hundreds of packs of ramen to add to our pantry! We appreciate everyone who donated to their drive!

08/20/2026

We provided another load of backpacks to our friends at John E. Polk Correctional Facility. We partner with them to ensure that folks being released who are unhoused don't leave completely empty-handed. Inside the new backpacks are supplies like hygiene products, snacks, hats, sunscreen, insect repellent and socks and more.

Once again our friends at Sanford Lake Mary Kiwanis provided the packs and most of the items, and packed them for us! We are so grateful for their continued support Picnic Project and especially this program!

At Picnic Project, we believe everyone deserves hospitality and that each of is better than the worst thing we've ever done.

Seminole County Sheriff's Office

07/30/2026

A big thank you to the generous folks at FFVA Mutual Insurance Co. in Maitland! They hosted a food and supply drive and collected hundreds of pounds of much needed items - many of which are difficult for us to procure or keep in stock. We are so grateful for the support of our community!! Special thank you to Vicki Hinkey for coordinating and delivering!

07/23/2026

TONIGHT! Back-to-School event in Goldsboro at the Dr. Velma Williams Westside Community Center. Community meeting at 6 p.m., school event starting at 6:30. Don't miss out!

07/08/2026

THIS FRIDAY!! Our Summer Food Drop will be at Allen Chapel, in Historic Goldsboro. We will have (literal) tons of food to share, so plan to join us if you are in need of assistance. We normally open the line at around 10 a.m., but you should plan to get there early to get a spot in the car line. We will keep going while supplies last. As always, a big thank you to our partners!

This takes the place of our regular Friday Food Share at The Neighborhood Co-Op/First United Methodist Sanford. We will not be there, so please join us at this event!

Picnic Project is an equal opportunity provider. All are welcome.

06/18/2026

In case you missed this on our community page:

Summer BreakSpot is back! Meals at no cost are available for kids and teens while schools are closed. Find well-balanced breakfast, lunch and/or snacks at dozens of sites in Seminole County. Site locations and operating times are updated daily! No application needed. Find meal options and times at a site near you: [SummerBreakSpot.org/Find-Location/](https://www.summerbreakspot.org/find-location/)

Some nearby locations include:
Unity Youth Association , Midway Safe Harbor Center, Boys & Girls Club, Sanford Library, Salvation Army, Hamilton Elementary School, Sanford Middle School, Bentley Elementary, and many more.

06/03/2026

With a little help from our friends, we were able to share butter with hundreds of households this past week!! After picking up a pallet of butter, we needed some help with refrigerator space (did you see all those eggs?) and the fine folks at Rescue Outreach Mission stepped up. Not only did they lend us freezer space for the night, they helped us load AND unload it! Cheers to them and our partner Second Harvest Food Bank!