2023 Holiday Sweets for Kids – #HS4K | R.I.C.’S Market Foundation

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 2-3 small hotel-motel-friendly cooking appliances i.e slow cookers, air fryers, etc
$250 will provide boxes for 5 homeless children

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2022 we raised over $6,000 for our Holiday Sweets for Kids!! We provided almost 27 hotel-motel-friendly appliances for homeless families in Charlotte & 500 homeless children with gift boxes that included:

$10 or $25 Grocery Store Gift Cards
Gingerbread House Kit (Graham Crackers, icing & candy)
Cheese Crackers
Pudding Cups
Fruit roll-ups
Rice Krispy Treats
Fruit Bars
Fruit Snacks
Applesauce Cups

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

2nd Annual D.I.Y. Gingerbread House Party

We co-hosted our 2nd Annual D.I.Y. Gingerbread House Party and the community came out and had a great time!

Charlotte-Mecklenburg School (CMS) Northwest & West Charlotte Principals Lunch & Learn

Principals from some of our gift box recipients came out to learn about opportunities at the AmeriHealth Caritas Wellness Center and the health and educational benefits of the boxes. Here are some of their gingerbread house creations.