Extending the Season, Sharing the Harvest: October Updates from the Giving Garden
Through the Buddhist Giving Garden—our 3,300-square-foot production space and hoop house in Poolesville, Maryland—volunteers grow fresh, organic produce specifically for local shelters, food banks, and distribution partners. As autumn settles in, the garden is still yielding a bountiful harvest thanks to dedicated seasonal care.
Empty Bowls 2026: A Community Comes Together
The results are in — and they are extraordinary.
This year's Empty Bowls event was a resounding success: more than 400 tickets sold, over 500 handmade bowls created by students and local potters, more than 50 gallons of soup donated, and over $10,000 raised for hunger relief in our community.
The Importance of Fresh Food
It’s about more than relieving hunger. It’s about feeding our community like family.
2024 Holiday Drive
We have a BIG goal this year — help feed 4,000 people a holiday meal, provide winter essentials, and give toys to 250 families!
Supporting Our Western Upper Montgomery County Partners
WUMCO Help, the Poolesville Little Free Pantry, and Buddhist Relief work together in multiple ways to meet the needs of scores of households in the rural region of western upper Montgomery County.
Connection. Community. Compassion.
Connection. It’s what makes the efforts to end food insecurity in Western Upper Montgomery County succeed - connections with farms, with neighbors, with local businesses, and with each other…
Supporting Our Poolesville Partners
On Wednesday July 31, Buddhist Relief made its biweekly deliveries to our Poolesville partners.
Increasing Food Security in Western Montgomery County
When our new refrigerated van took its maiden voyage to our Poolesville partners, the temperature was in the high 90s, but the produce and dairy stayed fresh and cooled in the 40 degree chilled air....
Supporting Our Local Partners
KPC Buddhist Relief makes bi-weekly deliveries to our Poolesville partners. On this visit, our first stop was the Poolesville Little Free Pantry to deliver a total of 720 lbs of produce, milk, cheese, and non-perishables. Next up: WUMCO Help…
Buddhist Relief partners with WUMCO Help to relieve food insecurity in Montgomery County, MD
Unlike many food relief organizations, KPC Buddhist Relief doesn't solely distribute non-perishable items; instead, it offers a diverse range of foods and other necessities…
Wednesday March 27th delivery to WUMCO
312 pounds of beautiful produce, meat, cheese and eggs were delivered to WUMCO on Wednesday morning!
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