2022 Holiday Sweets for Kids – #HS4K

It’s that time again, won’t you help us provide 500 Gingerbread House gift boxes to homeless children in Charlotte & small hotel-motel-friendly appliances for their families!!

  • $10 will cover the cost of the graham cracker gingerbread house kit
  • $25 the cost of a grocery store gift card
  • $50 will provide a box for 1 homeless child
  • $100 provides 3-4 small hotel-motel-friendly cooking appliances i.e slow cookers, air fryers, etc
  • $250 will provide boxes for 5 homeless children
Our Results

2021 we raised over $3,000 for our Holiday Sweets for Kids!! We provided almost 100 hotel-motel-friendly appliances for homeless families in Charlotte & 500 homeless children with gifts boxes that included:

  • $10 Grocery Store Gift Cards
  • Gingerbread House Kit (Graham Crackers, icing & candy)
  • Fruit Roll ups
  • Rice Krispy Treats
  • Fruit Bars
  • Fruit Snacks
  • Applesauce Cups
  • Pretzels
  • Snowman Sticker

Up for the #HS4K Challenge

To help raise awareness, we hope that you will join us again for our #HS4K Challenge. Can you make a mini gingerbread house out of graham crackers, pop tarts or something in your cabinet? What about what’s in your breakroom in the office. Have a kit, that’s cool too. What about a mini village, of course you can. Let’s see what you can do, and we will be sharing here and on our social media what we have come up with. Make sure to include #HS4K & tag @ricsmarket too when you post to social media or send us your pictures so I can share them and feel free to challenge your friends and family too!! Help us spread the word and raise money so we can provide healthy treats & holiday sweets to homeless children in Charlotte!! We hope you will join our #HS4K Challenge!! Need more information or inspiration see our https://www.ricsmarket.org/holiday-sweets-for-kids

Creations from 2020 Challenge


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