Play with Purpose: Growing Healthy Futures is a new annual, family-centered community event designed to educate, engage, and activate the community around food insecurity and nutrition access. As one of two events designed to support JLG’s Greensboro EATS initiative, Play with Purpose will bring together families, nonprofit organizations, healthcare professionals, educators, and volunteers in a highly interactive environment.

The inaugural event will be held on October 11, 2026, at the Miriam P. Brenner Children’s Museum in downtown Greensboro. Play with Purpose is free to attend!

At the event, participants can explore four key learning zones designed for maximum engagement, education, and enjoyment:

Learn Zone

Hands-on nutrition and food education activities, including:
Grocery budgeting challenges
Healthy cooking demonstrations
Interactive food education activities for children and families
Recipe and nutrition resource distribution

Grow Zone

Food sustainability and gardening education through:
Gardening demonstrations
Seed giveaways
Composting and container gardening education

Give & Serve Zone

Direct community impact opportunities, including:
Community meal-packing activities
Volunteer engagement stations
Live impact tracking and hunger awareness displays

Connect Zone

Community resource access through partnerships with:
Local nonprofits
Nutrition experts and pediatric dietitians
Resource navigation organizations

The event is expected to engage more than 500 attendees in its first year while increasing awareness, volunteerism, and community collaboration surrounding childhood hunger.

Sponsors:

Thank you to the Weaver Foundation, our Breaking Barriers sponsor!

Play with Purpose is an opportunity to directly reach, engage, and inform our community as we fight to combat food insecurity – and it would not be possible without the support of passionate and engaged partners. Thank you to those who have joined us so far! To learn more about sponsorship and partnership opportunities, please contact us at givetojlg@juniorleagueofgreensboro.org. Your involvement helps make a meaningful impact on the fight against hunger in Greensboro!