It’s that time again, won’t you help us provide 500 Gingerbread House gift boxes to homeless children in Charlotte!!
| Giving Level | Impact |
|---|---|
| $10 | Covers one gingerbread house kit (graham crackers, icing & candy) |
| $25 | Provides a grocery store gift card for a family in need |
| $50 | Fills a complete gift box for one child |
| $100 | Sponsors two children, each receiving a full gift box |
| $250 | Fills five gift boxes, spreading joy to an entire group of children |
In 2024, we raised almost $13,000 for our Holiday Sweets for Kids!! We provided 130 Snack bags to families affected by Hurricane Helene & 500 children with gift boxes that included:
- Gingerbread House Kit (Graham Crackers, icing & candy)
- 4D Gummy Blocks
- Breakfast Bars
- Granola Bars
- Fruit roll-ups
- Rice Krispy Treats
- Pretzels
- Fruit Snacks
- Applesauce Cups
- Fruit Cups
- Cookies
- Popcorn and more
Up for the #HS4K Challenge
To help raise awareness, we invite you to join us for our #HS4K Challenge! Can you create a mini gingerbread house using graham crackers, Pop-Tarts, or anything you have in your pantry? How about using items from your office breakroom? If you have a kit, that’s great too! Feeling ambitious? Try making a mini village.
Show us your creativity! We’ll be sharing our creations on social media, and we want to see yours too. Make sure to include #HS4K and tag @ricsmarket when you post on social media. You can also send us your pictures directly so we can share them. Don’t forget to challenge your friends and family to join in!
This year, we’re upping the challenge with “Put Up or Pay Up”!
- Create a holiday food creation
- Post your creation
- Challenge someone else and they have 24 hours to “put up” or “pay up” by donating $5 or more. Don’t forget to tag us!
Help us spread the word and raise funds to provide healthy treats and holiday sweets to homeless children in Charlotte. We hope you’ll join our #HS4K Challenge!
For more inspiration, visit https://www.ricsmarket.org/holiday-sweets-for-kids
2023 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.
We Did It Again
Creations from Previous Challenges