A Word from Heather Stevens

Executive Director of Feeding Kids Cleveland County

As we continue in 2026, my heart is full of gratitude.

Thanks to our 2025 Decade of Difference Giving Campaign, we raised $145,536, surpassing our $100,000 goal, and that is because of YOU!  Your generosity, alongside the support of our sponsors and donors, is making a real and lasting difference for children and families across Cleveland County.

Because of this success, FKCC is able to continue serving in all the ways we always have and expand our reach even further. This summer, we will add more weekend food bags each week. We will continue providing 50 bags every weekend to Boys & Girls Club summer programs, increase weekly bags for the Math Academy from 50 to 150, and add Summer Growth Academy at Mt. Calvary Baptist Community Life Center to our weekend bag program.

In addition, FKCC will expand school break deliveries to four more schools. With this growth, we are now serving every school in the Cleveland County School system, a milestone that would not be possible without the generosity and compassion of this community.

Thank you for believing in this mission and for standing with us to ensure no child in our county is left without support. Together, you are truly helping us make a decade of difference.

With gratitude,

Heather Stevens

Celebrating Our 2025 Giving Campaign & Community Support

Earlier this school year, we launched our 2025 Giving Campaign — A Decade of Difference: Feeding Kids Together — with the hopeful goal of raising $100,000 to strengthen and grow our work of providing food and books to children and families in need across Cleveland County.

The response to this year’s campaign has been nothing short of inspiring. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we have exceeded our fundraising goal.

This post celebrates our incredible 2025 sponsors!

We extend our deepest gratitude to the sponsors of our 2025 Giving Campaign. Your generosity and partnership are the foundation of this work, allowing us to provide food and books to children and families across Cleveland County. Because of your commitment, we are able to meet growing needs, expand our reach, and ensure that no child in our community is left behind. Thank you for believing in our mission and for standing with us as we continue to make a lasting difference—together.

Community Builder Sponsors - $15,000:

• Chick-fil-A at Highway 74 in Shelby

• CPS Construction Services

Empower Sponsor - $10,000:

• TGS Engineers

Sustain Sponsors - $5,000:

• Cornerstone Dental Associates

• Elks Lodge of Shelby

• Horn, Pack, Brown & Dow, Attorneys at Law

• First Baptist Church of Kings Mountain

• Four B Farm

• Paul and Margaret Porter Foundation

Support Sponsors - $2,500:

• Coca-Cola Consolidated

• North Point Custom Builders

Nourish Sponsors - $1,000:

• Becca Schweppe Residential - Keller Williams Realty

• Gabe DeVoe Foundation

• Schweppe Law Firm Attorneys at Law

• Shelby Presbyterian Church

• Smart Construction

• Toma Fire Protection Equipment

• Joyce Boyette

• Gail Daves

• Tommy & Liz Hamrick

• Roger & Robin Holland

• David & Kim Marshall

• Claire, Lilly, and Anna Grace McCullough

Neighbor Sponsors - $360:

• Holland & Hamrick Architects

• Foothills Commercial Real Estate

• Janet Berry

• Flossie & Frank Bonner

• Chrissy & Jaime Holiday-Fitzgerald

• Amanda & Jay Gragg

• Monroe Sales Company

• J. Morgan Company

• Zach & Courtney Dressel, In Memory of Robert B. Dressel

Join us for a day of Thanks & Giving on November 22!

Join Feeding Kids Cleveland County for a day of Thanks & Giving on Saturday, November 22 throughout the day!

1. Thanksgiving Break deliveries will take place in the morning and early afternoon hours between 8:30am and 1:00pm. We are delivering food and books to OVER 270 families in Cleveland County during this time. You only need to commit approximately one hour of your time. Join us by signing up here:

2. The annual Community Table Thanksgiving Meals will take place in 6 locations starting at 4pm. Volunteers are needed before, during, and after each meal for various tasks. Sign up here:

Help us make a HUGE difference in the lives of our community on Saturday, November 22. Sign up to volunteer today!

Chick-fil-A Mobile Orders for Kids October 27-November 1

Mobile orders for kids at the Chick-fil-A by Walmart the week of October 27-November 1, 2025.

Place a mobile order in the Chick-fil-A App and Chick-fil-A Shelby on 74 will donate 10% of all mobile order sales to Feeding Kids Cleveland County!

October 27-November 1, 2025. Get your mobile orders placed!

NEW Feeding Kids & Reading Kids Gear

Purchase a t-shirt, sweatshirt, or bag through our Bonfire page to support Feeding Kids & Reading Kids Cleveland County. A portion of all proceeds from this ongoing sale will go directly to our organization. These items are GREAT to wear to Saturday school break deliveries!

For a Feeding Kids shirt or sweatshirt, click here.

To purchase a Reading Kids shirt or sweatshirt, click here.

A Decade of Difference: Feeding Kids Together

We hope you will consider supporting our 2025-26 Giving Campaign!

Our fundraising goal this year is $100,000 as we celebrate 10 years of Feeding Kids Cleveland County.

Feeding Kids Cleveland County is honored to celebrate 10 years of serving children and families—and even more humbled to have been named the 2024 Non-Profit of the Year by the Cleveland County Chamber. This recognition affirms what we know to be true: our community believes in caring for its most vulnerable members.

As we launch our Decade of Difference: Feeding Kids Together campaign for the 2025–2026 school year, we invite you to join us as a sponsor and help expand our impact.

Together, we will deliver fresh food, non-perishables, and books to more than 880 children during school breaks and summer months; serve over 1,500 meals at our annual Community Table Thanksgiving event; distribute books through our Reading Kids program and new Little Free Libraries; and provide at least 162 weekend food bags each week to students experiencing hunger.

Our goal this year is to raise $100,000, with sponsorships beginning at just $360—a level where every supporter can make a difference. Your sponsorship provides food, stories, and stability for local children while being recognized publicly through social media, signage, and printed materials.

Commitments are due by November 4, 2025. With your partnership, we can make the next decade even more impactful for the children and families we serve.

Sponsor here: A Decade of Difference: Feeding Kids Together Sponsorship Form 2025-26

Donate here: A Decade of Difference: Feeding Kids Together | Feeding Kids Cleveland County (Powered by Donorbox)