Published October 15, 2026 | Categories: Beacon News
Here at Beacon, giving back to those in need is central to who we are as a company and as individuals. During our latest BeaconCares initiative, Helping Our Neighbors, team members came together to care for our community and make a difference. From food banks to family support organizations, our team found meaningful ways to give back throughout the summer.
In July, Beaconites volunteered at the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina in Wilmington for our first-ever group volunteer event in the area. For 45 years, the Food Bank has served as the central hub for a 34-county region, providing hunger relief programs including no-cost food markets, pantries, meal sites, and other initiatives serving children, adults, and seniors.
The Beacon team was tasked with sorting and packing bread and vegetable donations for distribution to local food pantries, churches, and soup kitchens. Working alongside other volunteer groups, we carefully inspected food items for quality control and repacked them into easy-to-distribute boxes.
By the end of the morning, our volunteers had helped pack 5,306 pounds of food, enough to provide 4,421 meals to neighbors across 34 counties. It was a great jump start to our summer quarter of giving back!
Giving Back at The Family Room.In August, our team visited The Family Room in Greensboro to help prepare for its annual fundraising clothing sale. The Family Room provides clothing, toys, beds, diapers, and other essentials at no cost to foster families throughout the Triad.
Our volunteers sorted and hung donated clothing, finished all their assigned bins, and tackled several more to get everything ready for shoppers. Their annual sale not only offers affordable clothing to local families but also raises funds to purchase high-demand items for the foster families they serve.
We were more than happy to lend a hand to an organization making such a positive difference for local families!
Keeping Thatcher Road Clean.Our Adopt-a-Street commitment continued in August and September with two Thatcher Road cleanups near our Greensboro office. Despite the sweltering summer heat, Beaconites rolled up their sleeves to collect litter along the roadside.
Between the two cleanups, our volunteers collected a whopping 29 bags of trash, along with other large discarded items littering the road. These regular cleanups are a simple but meaningful way to care for the neighborhood and environment around our workplace, and we’re proud of our team’s continued efforts.
Making a Difference for Growing Kids.In September, Beaconites volunteered at Growing Connections Pediatric Achievements (GCPA) in Greensboro, an organization providing early intervention and therapeutic childcare for children from birth tothree years old with developmental differences and special healthcare needs.
The Beacon team quickly jumped into action after GCPA’s program director explained they needed help with a few tasks to make their outdoor spaces more inviting and usable for children. We spent the morning gardening and weeding, refreshing a fence with cheerful yellow paint, and assembling a storage shed for outdoor items. Our volunteers tackled each project with passion, improving the property’s exterior for GCPA and the children they serve.
We’re grateful to GCPA for welcoming our team and giving us the opportunity to support their important work with local children and families.
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Q3 BeaconCares events! No matter whether the task was packing food donations, sorting clothing for a fundraiser, cleaning up Thatcher Road, or improving outdoor spaces for children in need, our enthusiastic volunteers showed what we can accomplish when we work together.
We’re proud of the positive impact our team made in our local communities this summer, and we’re excited to continue our outreach this fall and winter with our next initiative, Making Spirits Bright.
