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Join us today from 3–6 PM at Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, Dublin location, 1W. Bridge St.

25% of all sales will support our efforts to provide weekend meals for children in need right here in our community.

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Mark your calendars for an Ice Cream Social at Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams-Dublin, 1 W Bridge St., on Wednesday October 22nd, from 3pm-6pm. Jeni's will donate 25% of all sales to our Buddy Box Program!

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After years of serving our community as Family Mentor Foundation, we are officially rebranding as Buddy Box Connection! We’re proud of everything we accomplished as Family Mentor Foundation and as our impact has grown, we saw an opportunity for

Why the Change?
The name Family Mentor Foundation served us well for many years, but it didn’t clearly communicate our focus on food insecurity. We realized that our most recognizable asset—the Buddy Box—deserved to be front and cen

New name. Same Mission. We are still focused on meeting the nutritional needs of children in our community so they can reach their full potential. We do that by delivering kid-friendly, shelf-stable food to children in need each week—just under

Since 2013, our organization has worked to bridge the weekend hunger gap for children by providing nutritious, kid-friendly meals through our Buddy Box program. While our mission has remained the same, we’ve grown—and so has our impact.

The grass is always greener on the golf course!

TODAY's THE DAY! Birdies for Buddy Boxes tee's off soon. There are a few hours left to bid on our amazing silent auction items- so get to it!

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#B4BB25 #silentauction

Our SILENT AUCTION IS LIVE! New items added daily! Check out these great gifts for yourself, or someone special, and support our Buddy Box program at the same time! The kids we feed need your support!
Bidding open until Monday, 9/22 at 6:30pm.

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Thank you to Leverage Leadership for being the beverage sponsor for our upcoming Birdies for Buddy Boxes golf outing next week! We are so grateful for your support!

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We are excited to share that Starbucks Partners (employees) from Starbucks Reynoldsburg nominated us to receive a grant from The Starbucks Foundation! This grant will provide 400 Buddy Boxes (1600 meals) for hungry children in Franklin County. In add

The 3nd Annual Birdies for Buddy Boxes Silent Auction starts now!! Check out all the great items and support our Buddy Box program with your bid! Bidding is open through Monday, Sept. 22nd at 6:30pm.

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✨ Together, we made an impact! Check out our latest Impact Report to see how your support helped feed kids and fuel brighter futures.

September is #HungerActionMonth. What will you do to relieve hunger in your community? You can help Family Mentor Foundation do just that by hosting a food drive, shopping our Amazon wish list (link in bio), and by telling your friends about our miss

Starting the school year on a high note! A huge thanks to the members of Worthington United Methodist Church for donating 1,378 food items to put in our weekend Buddy Boxes!

Want to host a food drive? Send us an email at info@familymentorfoundation.

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