● Meals on wheels in Charlotte-Mecklenburg ●
An online briefing for prospective board members
Welcome!
Our thanks to you for considering service on the Board of
Directors. Below are lot of links to information on this site about
Friendship Trays. Bylaws and board policies will follow later in a board
packet if you join the board.
We hope you'll be as excited as we are about Friendship Trays' work, and I hope this material helps you identify how you can contribute to its success.
Lucy Bush Carter, Executive Director
Most links below are to pages within the friendshiptrays.org website. To return to this page, use the "back" arrow on your browser. When a link points to another website, that page will open in a new window.
Mission and Partners
Delivering, in a caring and friendly manner, balanced meals to individuals in this community who are unable, because of age or infirmity, to obtain and prepare their own meal.
Partners, beginning with nonprofits in the Distribution Street building and their websites.
The Omnibus FAQ
The FAQ is a summary for newcomers of all facets of the mission.
Financial
IRS 990s for 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998
2009 Annual report in PDF file low resolution (1.7 mg) medium resolution (16.3 mg)
Meals served and area served
Recipient comments
Weekend deliveries end, summer 2008
Fund-raising methods
Direct Mail
2 newsletters annually. Find them in the archive.
A Spring card appeal, and a holiday card appeal. Find them in the archive.
Events:
Bowlathon 2008
CMARC Holiday Parties annually 2006
Earth Fare Friend 2009 2008 2007 2005
Garden Party 2009
Home Parties
Macy's Shop for a Cause
Sweets & Treats 2009
Wii Battle Hunger Party 2009
Online donations
Other
Bi-Lo Bonus Plus
Food Lion Shop & Share
Holiday cards
'Inspired Cooking,' the cookbook by First Presbyterian Church
Joseph-Beth Booksellers partnership 2009 2008
Pitcher Alex Perullo raises money for each no-hit inning he pitches
Prudential's Chili Cookoff 2008 2007
Prudential donation of $10 every time a home sells
Sibyl Durant's corn bread
Outreach and communications
Breakfast tours
Appearances
Newsletters archive
Foyer handouts
E-blast archive
Website
A visit by the Wienermobile
Friendship Gardens
A website to aid communications was being built in 2011 at friendship-gardens.org. Until it is ready, it points to:
Friendship Gardens, a subsite at friendshiptrays.org, began operations in August 2010. Most of the earlier garden material was transferred from:
Friendship Farms & Gardens was initiated when the first beds were installed in South End in April 2009.
History
The main history page
Ann Elliot writes about the people who helped create Friendship Trays
Conversion from hot meals to chilled meals in 2007-2008
Friendship Missionary Baptist drop site
New ventures
Kitchen rentals: One-time and longer-term
Staff
The main staff page
A little something on why Lucy first joined Friendship Trays
Board of Directors
The main board page lists current members and provides links to staff and board policies as well as bylaws and other board materials.
– Drawing by Carla Leaf that hangs in the Friendship
Trays lobby,
donated by members of Covenant Presbyterian Church to mark
the 30th anniversary of Friendship Trays, October
2006
Friendship Trays, Inc.
2401-A
Distribution St. Charlotte, NC 28203 voice 704-333-9229 fax 704-333-5947
Meals-on-wheels in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC
Delivering, in a caring and friendly
manner, balanced meals to individuals in this community
who are unable, because of age or infirmity, to obtain and prepare their own
meal
Friendship Trays is a 501(c)(3) organization. Employer ID #56-1201496. Financial
information about this organization and a copy of its license
are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 919-807-2000.
The
license is not an endorsement by the State.