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Indy Taco Week: February 19-25, 2018
Why only enjoy tacos on Tuesday when you can enjoy them for an entire week? Get half off tacos for seven glorious days during Indy Taco Week! Indy Taco Week is a week-long celebration of tacos. NUVO invited local restaurants and chefs who craft central Indiana’s most mouthwatering tacos to join [...]
January 2018 Volunteers of the Month: Logan Metzger & Jess Howard
These two go together like peanut butter and jelly, like bread and butter, like salt and pepper, like… well, I could go on! Logan and Jess can be found helping out in the Hunger Relief kitchen every Thursday evening, prepping food, making dinner for the other volunteers or leading [...]
Souper Bowls 2018
Join us on Saturday, January 27th to help decide which Indianapolis soup reigns supreme. Top, local chefs compete to see who prepares the best soup, and YOU decide the winner. Tickets to this family-friendly event are just $10. How it works: Taste all the soups & pick your favorite. [...]
January 11, 2018: Whole Foods Market Community Giving Day
On Thursday, January 11, 2017 Whole Foods Market locations in Nora and Carmel will donate 5% of net sales to support Second Helpings’ food rescue, hunger relief and Culinary Job Training programs. We’re so grateful for the support of groceries like Whole Foods, who also serves as a regular [...]
Looking back on 2017
Milestone: 500,000 volunteer hours served At Second Helpings, we often tell anyone within earshot that the mission to transform lives through the power of food would prove impossible without the dedication of our passionate volunteers. The reason we say this so frequently is because it’s an undeniable truth. Volunteers [...]
December 2017 Volunteer of the Month: Bob Waggoner
Spotted this guy lately? I am pretty sure that Bob is one of the fantastic few who has been able to volunteer every day of the week over the past year. He has been part of the Second Helpings volunteer family for over 12 years and has devoted nearly [...]
2018 ServSafe Training Registration Dates
ServSafe Registration Training Dates Second Helpings offers ServSafe Certification training and testing throughout the year. The ServSafe exam schedule of 2018 is: Friday, January 5, 2018 Friday, February 2, 2018 Friday, March 2, 2018 Friday, March 30, 2018 Friday, April 27, 2018 Friday, May 25, 2018 Friday, June 22, [...]
November 2017 Volunteer of the Month: Jerry Baker
Jerry Baker has been a member of our volunteer family for over a year, and he has made quite an impact on the mission of Second Helpings. With nearly 200 hours of service under his belt, he has become our go to guy for everything from Meal Delivery to [...]
Second Helpings will close: November 23-25, 2017
Second Helpings will close from Thursday, November 23 until Saturday, November 25, 2017 in observance of Thanksgiving. Volunteer shifts will resume on Monday, November 27th. All hunger relief meals will be delivered ahead of time. If you’re in search of a delicious, local beer as you head into your [...]
October 2017 Volunteer of the Month: Francine Stonehouse
Ever wonder, “Who is that lovely lady that seems to help out with just about everything?” It’s Francine Stonehouse! She began volunteering in February of this year and has already served over 250 hours. I know, right?! It isn’t even December yet! Francine learned about Second Helpings while volunteering at [...]