Secular Week of Action

Many of us are feeling a little confined these days. Even those of us that have essential out of home jobs return right back to the house in solitude at the end of the workday. While TFS is looking for ways to restart social and program events virtually, that doesn’t fulfill the need we feel as humanists to do something to help others.

The Foundation Beyond Belief sponsors an annual Secular Week of Action and this year it is virtual. From May 1 – May 10 (umm, a metric week?) this year, groups and individuals around the nation are answering the call to be good without gods.

In past years, we’ve often volunteered our time at the Food Bank of Central & Eastern Carolina. Anyone who has spent a few hours sorting potatoes remembers the conflicting emotions of a job well done and hatred of the smell of potatoes that you thought would never leave. But it’s not exactly safe to go sort potatoes together today.So, we’re setting up a donation page on the Food Bank website where we can donate money to help those in are community who are hurting for food. For every dollar donated, the Food Bank can provide $10.00 worth of food or five meals, so it is a better donation than the cans of food we bring to the State Fair every fall.

About the Food Bank: Established in 1980, the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina is a nonprofit organization that provides food for people at risk of hunger in 34 counties. The Food Bank serves a network of more than 800 partner agencies such as soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, and programs for children and adults through 6 branches in Durham, Greenville, New Bern, Raleigh, Southern Pines, and Wilmington.