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Mount Olive Receives Third Grant From the Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group

We are overjoyed and thankful to receive a 2025 grant from the Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group to provide funds for Shared Harvest Cooperative Community Garden at Mount Olive. This is the third grant we have received from them. Donations are appreciated. Garden helpers are welcome. No experience needed.

Mount Olive Receives  Grant From Food Lion

Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation Awards Grant to Loaves and Fishes Pantry at Mount Olive United Methodist Church
Partnership increases access to nutritious food, provides nutrition education

RANDALLSTOWN, MD.–Loaves and Fishes Pantry at Mount Olive has received $5,000 from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation to help nourish neighbors experiencing hunger. The “Nourishing Our Neighbors” grant supports community feeding partners as they tackle food insecurity and promote healthier lifestyles through nutritional education initiatives. 

“We are so grateful for the support of the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation,” said Cynthia Taylor of Loaves and Fishes Pantry. “This generous grant will allow us to ensure more neighbors in need have access to fresh, nutritious food and information on how to prepare healthier meals.”

The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation is committed to supporting families facing food insecurity across its 10-state footprint. Established in 2001, the foundation provides financial support for programs and organizations dedicated to feeding local neighbors in the communities it serves. Since its inception, the foundation has awarded nearly $23 million in grants. 

About The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation

The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Food Lion, based in Salisbury, N.C. Established in 2001, the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation provides financial support for programs and organizations dedicated to eliminating hunger. The charitable foundation has provided nearly $23 million in grant funding, helping to nourish communities with fresh food for backpack programs, Kids Cafés, and other hunger-relief programs, as well as funding for long-term programs to help shorten the lines at food banks. The charitable foundation partners with Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief agency, in addition to local food agencies serving the 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states in which Food Lion operates. For more information, visit foodlion.com/pages/food-lion-feeds.

About Food Lion

Food Lion is an omnichannel grocery retailer committed to nourishing its neighbors. More than 82,000 associates across 1,100+ stores deliver an easy, fresh, and affordable shopping experience throughout 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. With a focus on hunger relief, Food Lion is a pioneer in food rescue. Since 2014, the company’s hunger relief platform Food Lion Feeds has donated more than 1.5 billion meals to those who are food insecure. The retailer has committed to donating 3 billion meals by 2032. Founded and based in Salisbury, N.C., since 1957, Food Lion is a company of Ahold Delhaize USA, the U.S. division of Zaandam-based Ahold Delhaize. For more information, visit foodlion.com. For more information, visit foodlion.com.

To see the official press release, please click the link: https://www.bwcumc.org/news-and-views/food-lion-awards-grant-to-loaves-and-fishes-pantry-at-mount-olive-umc/

Mount Olive Receives Grant From the Maryland Food Bank

The Food First Capacity Grant was awarded in July 2025. We are thankful to be able to serve more people and to provide healthy food choices. The Loaves and Fishes Pantry at Mount Olive also received a grants in 2022 and 2023.

Mount Olive “Awarded” and Planted Twenty-Two Trees

Mount Olive was one of seven Baltimore area churches to receive trees from the Chesapeake Bay Trust Urban Tree Planting Initiative. On October 25, 2022, in collaboration with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake, Mount Olive planted twenty-two trees around the property. To see the official list of all receipts and the news release, please click the link: cbtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/PRESS-RELEASE-2023-June-29-Green-Streets-Awards.pdf

Mount Olive gives credence and thanks to the Community Engagement & Restoration Mini Grants credit which provided 30, 175 dollars to Mount Olive for engineered designs for two micro-bioretention areas, a grass swale, and a pavement removal at our church to reduce stormwater runoff while also increasing attractive, inviting natural habit on the church's bountiful landscape. For any who are interested in this gift to restore a local natural resource, or restoration of community, please contact https://cbtrust.org/grants/ Chesapeake Bay Trust is open to nonprofits, community associations, and faith-based organizations in Maryland. No financial match is required, though it is encouraged.

Mount Olive United Methodist Church in Randallstown gives thanks to God and to our partners for making this work possible. We are deeply grateful to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and all collaborating agencies for their generous 214,000 dollar grant, which will help us transform our campus through green stormwater practices that protect God’s creation and bless our community. This investment allows our congregation to live out our call to justice, environmental stewardship, and neighborhood care in tangible ways, turning parking lots and pavement into places of renewal, beauty, and resilience for generations to come.