Food & Hospitality
Free meals help meet a practical need while creating an inviting reason for people to gather, sit together, and enjoy the day.
An initiative of Sisters of Brevard Unite Inc.
Feed the Community 2026
Come Eat. Come Play. Come Connect.
Join us for a free, family-friendly community day built around food, fun, service, and meaningful connection. Feed the Community brings neighbors, volunteers, businesses, organizations, families, and friends together for a day designed to nourish bodies, lift spirits, and strengthen community.
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Free Family-Friendly Community Day
At Least 100 Free Meals Planned
Come Eat. Come Play. Come Connect.
100
Minimum Free Meal Goal
Eat
Free Meals & Hospitality
Play
Games, Music & Family Fun
Connect
Neighbors, Resources & Community
Nourishing Bodies. Lifting Spirits. Building Community.
What Is Feed the Community?
More Than a Meal. A Day to Bring Community Together.
Feed the Community is Sisters of Brevard Unite's annual flagship community-service event — bringing people together around food, service, recreation, resources, and meaningful community connection.
The Heart of the Event
Food Opens the Door. Connection Builds Community.
The free meal is an important part of Feed the Community, but the vision goes beyond food. The event is designed to create a welcoming place where residents and families can eat, enjoy activities, meet neighbors, connect with community organizations, and experience service in an atmosphere of dignity, joy, and belonging.
What Brings the Day Together
Food. Service. Recreation. Connection.
Each part of the event contributes to the larger goal of creating a meaningful community experience.
Community Service
Volunteers, sponsors, businesses, organizations, and other supporters help turn the event from an idea into practical service for the community.
Recreation & Joy
Games, music, entertainment, and family-friendly activities help create an atmosphere where service and joy can exist together.
Community Connection
The event creates opportunities for neighbors, families, volunteers, and community organizations to meet, interact, share resources, and build stronger relationships.
Built Through Community
Many People. One Shared Community.
Feed the Community is designed to bring together the people who live here and the people and organizations willing to help strengthen the community.
Residents & Families
Volunteers
Local Businesses
Sponsors
Community Organizations
Food Providers
Community Partners
The Bigger Purpose
Feed the Community is not only about what people receive that day. It is about what can happen when a community comes together to eat, play, serve, and connect.
Event at a Glance
One Day. A Whole Lot of Community.
Food, fun, service, and connection are coming together for a free community day designed for neighbors and families across Brevard County.
Save the Date
NOV. 14
Saturday, November 14, 2026
2026 Meal Goal
100
A minimum goal of 100 free meals for community attendees.
Community Day
FREE
A free, family-friendly community experience centered on welcome, dignity, joy, and connection.
The Experience
COME TOGETHER
Food, recreation, entertainment, service, resources, and meaningful community connection.
The Day We're Building
Something for the Whole Community.
Free Meals
Games & Recreation
Music & Entertainment
Community Connection
Come Eat. Come Play. Come Connect.
Whether you come for a meal, the games, the music, or simply the opportunity to spend time with your community, the goal is the same: create a day where people feel welcome and connected.
What to Expect
Food. Fun. Music. And Plenty of Community.
Feed the Community is being designed as a joyful, family-friendly day where people can enjoy a meal, get active, have fun, connect with others, and simply spend time together as a community.
Free Meals
Participating food providers will help make the meal promise possible by providing free meals for community attendees. Our 2026 goal is to provide at least 100 free meals.
Kickball
Kickball brings movement, laughter, friendly competition, and plenty of opportunities for participants to get involved in the fun.
Volleyball
Volleyball adds another way for people to move, play, cheer one another on, and enjoy a little friendly competition during the community day.
Kid-Friendly Games
Family-friendly game stations will give children opportunities to play, participate, and enjoy activities planned with fun, organization, and safety in mind.
DJ & Local Talent
Music and family-friendly local talent will help keep the energy flowing throughout the day while supporting the meals, games, activities, and overall community experience.
Community Connection & Resources
Feed the Community is also an opportunity to meet neighbors, connect with community organizations, learn about available resources, and strengthen relationships across Brevard County.
The Experience We Want to Create
Joyful. Welcoming. Organized. Community-Centered.
The goal is not to pack the day with activities just for the sake of being busy. Every part of Feed the Community should contribute to a safe, enjoyable experience where people can eat, play, connect, and feel genuinely welcome.
COME
Eat • Play • Connect
The Free Meal Promise
Our Goal: At Least 100 Free Meals.
Food is one of the ways Feed the Community puts service into action. For our inaugural event, Sisters of Brevard Unite is working with food providers, sponsors, and community supporters toward a minimum goal of 100 free meals.
100
Minimum
Free Meal Goal
Free Meal Goal
The 2026 Commitment
A Meal Can Be More Than Food.
A shared meal can create a moment of welcome, conversation, and connection. Our goal is to provide at least 100 free meals while creating an experience where people can enjoy the day without being defined by why they came.
Meals With Purpose
Participating food providers can help move the meal goal forward by committing a set number of meals for community attendees.
Helping Make It Possible
Community sponsorships, donations, and in-kind support can help strengthen the event and expand what SOBU is able to provide.
A Shared Experience
The meal is one part of a larger day built around connection, recreation, service, resources, and spending time together as a community.
Dignity Comes First
A Free Meal Should Never Cost Someone Their Dignity.
Feed the Community is designed to be welcoming and respectful. People should not have to publicly explain a hardship, be photographed, or tell their personal story in order to receive a meal or participate in the event.
SOBU Membership Is Not Required.
You do not have to be a member of Sisters of Brevard Unite to receive a free meal or participate in Feed the Community. Meal availability will depend on the number of meals secured for the event and the distribution procedures established for the day.
Nourishing Bodies
The goal is simple: serve the meal with care, welcome people with dignity, and create room for connection around the table.
Why Feed the Community Matters
Service Meets a Need. Connection Strengthens a Community.
Feed the Community is about more than what happens during one event. It is an opportunity to turn compassion into action, bring people together, create moments of joy, and make community service something people can experience together.
Sisterhood in Action
Turning SOBU's Values Into Visible Service.
Sisters of Brevard Unite was built around the belief that connection becomes even more meaningful when it leads to service. Feed the Community gives that belief a public expression by bringing residents, volunteers, businesses, sponsors, organizations, food providers, and community partners together around a shared purpose.
Instead of separating service from joy, the event brings food, recreation, resources, hospitality, and relationships into the same community experience.
Meeting a Practical Need.
Food is something people understand immediately. Providing free meals allows Feed the Community to meet a practical need while creating a welcoming reason for people to gather around the same tables and shared spaces.
Making Room for Joy.
Community service does not have to feel heavy. Music, games, recreation, laughter, and family-friendly activities create room for people to enjoy themselves while participating in something meaningful.
Creating Real Connection.
The event gives neighbors, families, volunteers, businesses, organizations, and community partners an opportunity to meet one another, build relationships, share resources, and serve alongside one another.
The Community Ripple
One Day Can Create More Than One Kind of Impact.
Feed the Community brings different parts of community life together instead of treating food, recreation, service, and relationships as separate experiences.
Gather
Bring people into the same welcoming space.
Serve
Put volunteers and community support into action.
Connect
Create relationships between people and organizations.
Strengthen
Build a stronger foundation for future community service.
How We Want People to Experience the Day
Dignity Over Pity. Participation Over Passive Charity.
Feed the Community should feel welcoming, respectful, and community-centered. People are not there to be defined by a need or hardship. They are neighbors, families, volunteers, supporters, and community members participating in a shared experience.
Why It Matters
A meal can meet a need. A game can create joy. A conversation can create connection. Put them together with service and community, and one day can become the beginning of something bigger.
Volunteers
Help Bring the Day to Life.
Feed the Community will take more than good ideas. It will take people willing to show up, lend a hand, welcome others, and help the day run smoothly from beginning to end.
Service in Action
Every Volunteer Helps Create the Experience.
Volunteers help turn the plans of every committee into real event-day support. From welcoming guests and helping with activities to assisting with check-in, assignments, movement, setup, and cleanup, volunteers help create an event that feels organized, welcoming, and ready to serve.
The Volunteer Mindset
“You do not have to do everything. You just have to be willing to help with something.”
Ways You May Be Able to Help
Many Roles. One Shared Purpose.
Final volunteer assignments will be based on event-day needs, schedules, safety, and the number of volunteers available.
Setup Support
Help prepare event areas, move supplies, arrange activity spaces, and assist with the practical details needed before guests arrive.
Guest Welcome & Check-In
Help greet attendees, provide basic directions, support check-in procedures, and help people know where to go.
Games & Activities
Assist with kickball, volleyball, kid-friendly activity stations, supplies, participant flow, and other game-day needs assigned by the event team.
Meal-Area Support
Help support the flow around meal distribution areas, provide directions, and assist with approved non-food-handling event tasks as assigned.
Information & Direction
Help attendees locate activities, community resources, event areas, and the people or stations they need.
Cleanup & Breakdown
Help restore event spaces, organize remaining supplies, assist with breakdown, and help the team close out the day well.
You Do Not Have to Be an SOBU Member
Community Volunteers Are Welcome.
Formal membership in Sisters of Brevard Unite is not required to volunteer. Feed the Community welcomes people who want to contribute their time, energy, skills, and willingness to serve. Volunteer opportunities may be available to people of different genders and backgrounds, subject to the requirements and needs of each assignment.
Clear Assignments
Know where you are needed and what you are helping with.
Team Support
Work alongside event leads and other community volunteers.
Organized Service
Help create a safe, welcoming, and well-coordinated event.
Meaningful Impact
Your time helps turn community plans into community service.
Ready to Serve?
Bring Your Time. Bring Your Energy. Bring Your Heart.
Whether you can help before the event, during the event, or as the day wraps up, there may be a place for you to serve.
VOLUNTEER WITH USSponsors & Community Partners
Help Us Make the Meal Promise Possible.
Feed the Community grows stronger when local businesses, organizations, food providers, civic groups, faith communities, and individual supporters bring their resources together around a shared purpose.
Community Support in Action
No One Organization Has to Do It Alone.
Sponsorship and partnership help turn Feed the Community from a plan into a real community experience. Support may help strengthen the free-meal effort, provide needed event resources, reduce program costs, and connect SOBU with people and organizations that share a commitment to serving Brevard County.
The Meal-Match Idea
Support Can Multiply Impact.
Food Provider
Donates Meals
Donates Meals
Sponsor Helps
Strengthen the Effort
Strengthen the Effort
More community support can help more people be served.
Ways to Stand With the Event
Support Can Take More Than One Form.
Some organizations may be able to provide financial support. Others may have food, supplies, services, volunteers, expertise, or relationships that help strengthen the event.
Financial Support
Sponsorship can help offset approved event expenses, strengthen meal support, and provide resources needed to deliver a safe, organized, and welcoming community day.
Goods & Services
Donated meals, water, printing, entertainment, event supplies, professional services, and other approved resources may reduce costs and help the event go further.
Work With Us
A community partnership may include sharing resources, providing volunteers, connecting people to services, offering expertise, or working together to meet an identified event or community need.
In-Kind Support
Sometimes the Most Valuable Gift Is What You Already Have.
Businesses and organizations may be able to support Feed the Community through approved goods, services, or resources rather than—or in addition to—financial sponsorship.
Meals
Bottled Water
Printing & Signage
Event Supplies
Entertainment
Professional Services
Volunteer Support
Community Collaboration
Who Can Partner With Us?
Feed the Community is designed to bring different parts of Brevard County together. The starting question is simple: “How can we work together to meet this need?”
Local Businesses
Food & Hospitality Providers
Nonprofits & Community Organizations
Faith Communities
Civic & Service Groups
Schools & Educational Organizations
Healthcare & Wellness Organizations
Individual Community Supporters
Sponsorship Opportunities Are Being Finalized.
Feed the Community sponsorship levels, benefits, recognition opportunities, and specific event needs are being developed. Interested sponsors and community partners can connect with Sisters of Brevard Unite now to begin the conversation.
Build It With Us
Bring What You Can. Help Strengthen the Day.
Whether your organization can sponsor, donate goods or services, provide volunteers, share expertise, or build a community connection, we would like to hear from you.
How We Will Measure Success
Success Is More Than the Number of Meals.
The number of meals served matters — but it will not tell the whole story. We also want to understand who participated, who helped make the event possible, how people experienced the day, what resources were shared, what the event cost, and what we can learn for the future.
Accountability & Learning
Count the Work. Listen to People. Learn From Both.
Feed the Community is SOBU's inaugural flagship service event. That means 2026 is not only an opportunity to serve — it is also an opportunity to establish a real baseline. We will use actual event information and participant experience to understand what worked, what needs improvement, and what responsible growth should look like.
Our Approach
“Measure what happened. Learn from the experience. Use what we learn to serve better.”
What We Will Track
A Fuller Picture of the Day.
These measures will help SOBU understand both the reach of the event and the people, partnerships, resources, and costs that made it possible.
Meals Distributed
Track how many free meals were actually provided during the event compared with the established meal goal.
Attendance
Understand how many people participated in the community day and the overall reach of the inaugural event.
Volunteers & Hours
Record how many volunteers served and the volunteer hours contributed to planning and event-day support.
Partner Participation
Track the businesses, organizations, food providers, sponsors, and community partners that helped make the event possible.
Sponsorship & In-Kind Support
Document financial sponsorships and donated goods or services that supported the event.
Resources Shared
Record community information, resource connections, and other useful materials shared during the event.
Participant Feedback
Listen to what participants say about the experience so SOBU can understand what felt welcoming, useful, enjoyable, and worth improving.
Event Costs
Review what the event cost and how sponsorships, donated resources, and other support affected the resources required.
After the Event
We Will Conduct an After-Action Review.
After Feed the Community, SOBU will review what happened, what worked, what challenges emerged, what participants and partners shared with us, and what should change before the event is planned again.
Building From Real Experience
2026 Gives Us Our Starting Point.
The inaugural event will establish the baseline that helps SOBU make future decisions using real experience rather than assumptions.
Measure
Record what actually happened during the inaugural event.
Learn
Review the numbers, feedback, costs, partnerships, and lessons.
Improve
Use the 2026 experience to guide responsible future planning.
What Success Should Tell Us
We want to know what we accomplished, how people experienced the day, what the event taught us, and how we can serve the community even better next time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions? Start Here.
Feed the Community is still being planned, and additional event details will be added as they are finalized. Here is what we can tell you now.
When is Feed the Community?
The inaugural Feed the Community event is scheduled for Saturday, November 14, 2026. Additional event-day details will be announced as planning is finalized.
Is Feed the Community free?
Yes. Feed the Community is being planned as a free, family-friendly community day with food, recreation, entertainment, service, resources, and opportunities to connect with others.
Who can attend?
Feed the Community is designed for the broader community and families throughout Brevard County. It is not limited to formal members of Sisters of Brevard Unite.
Do I have to be an SOBU member?
No. Formal membership in Sisters of Brevard Unite is not required to attend Feed the Community, receive charitable assistance, volunteer, support the event, sponsor, or partner with SOBU.
Will the meals really be free?
Yes. SOBU's 2026 goal is to provide a minimum of 100 free meals during Feed the Community.
Meal availability will depend on the number of meals secured and the final distribution procedures established for the event.
Is every attendee guaranteed a free meal?
No individual meal can be guaranteed in advance. SOBU is working toward a minimum goal of 100 free meals, and availability will depend on the final number of meals secured and the event-day distribution process.
Do I need to register to attend?
Details Coming
Final attendee registration procedures have not yet been announced. If registration, tickets, time slots, or another attendance process is needed, those instructions will be posted here before the event.
Where will Feed the Community be held?
Location To Be Announced
The final public venue information will be posted once all location arrangements are confirmed. Check this page for the official announcement rather than relying on older event information.
What activities are planned?
Current plans include free meals, kickball, volleyball, kid-friendly games and activity stations, a DJ, family-friendly local talent, community connection, and opportunities to learn about community resources.
Specific activities and schedules may be adjusted as event planning continues.
Can I volunteer?
Yes. Community volunteers are welcome, and formal SOBU membership is not required. Volunteer assignments will be based on event needs, schedules, safety requirements, and available roles.
Can my business or organization sponsor the event?
Yes. SOBU welcomes conversations with businesses, community organizations, food providers, civic groups, faith communities, and other supporters interested in helping strengthen the event.
Sponsorship levels, recognition opportunities, and specific event needs are being finalized.
Can I support the event without becoming a sponsor?
Yes. Support may take different forms, including volunteering, approved donations, donated goods or services, meals, water, printing, supplies, professional services, or other resources that meet an identified event need.
Still Have a Question?
CONTACT US
We Want You to Have the Information You Need.
As Feed the Community planning continues, this page will be updated with confirmed details. If your question is not answered here, reach out to Sisters of Brevard Unite.
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Free Family-Friendly Community Day
Brevard County
Be Part of Feed the Community
This Community Day Is Being Built Together.
Come for a meal. Come enjoy the games. Come volunteer, sponsor, partner, support, or simply spend time with your neighbors. However you choose to participate, Feed the Community is about bringing people together around service, joy, and meaningful community connection.
Eat
Play
Serve
Connect
Save the Date
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Free Family-Friendly Community Day
100
Minimum
Free Meal Goal
Free Meal Goal
Come Be Part of the Day
You do not have to do everything. Bring what you have. Show up where you can. Together, we can create a day that nourishes bodies, lifts spirits, and builds community.
Come Eat. Come Play. Come Connect.
Feed the Community •
An Initiative of Sisters of Brevard Unite Inc.