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November 8, 2018
Scouting for Food
Saturday, November 10
The annual Scouting for Food drive is on Saturday! If you received a notice from your local scout, leave your food donation outside your door by 8 am on Saturday, November 10. All donations in Arlington will go to AFAC! We are hoping to collect 60,000 lbs of food. Watch this video for more information.
Sponsor a Thanksgiving Dinner for a Family
Next week is Turkey Week at AFAC, where every family that comes to our doors will receive a turkey for them to have for the Thanksgiving holiday. Can you help sponsor a Thanksgiving dinner for a family in need? Click here to donate to our Hope Against Hunger holiday campaign.
4-star Charity Navigator Rating
For a 4th year in a row, AFAC was recognized as a 4-star rated charity by  Charity Navigator , an independent nonprofit organization that rates charities by their financial performance, accountability, and transparency. A 4-star rating is the highest score an organization can receive from Charity Navigator. Click to read more .
Arlington Turkey Trot
Thursday, November 22
It's not too early to start thinking about the annual Turkey Trot! Registration for this Thanksgiving morning's race is live. Proceeds from the race benefit AFAC, A-SPAN, Arlington Thrive, Bridges 2 Independence, OAR, and Young Life of South Arlington. Click here to register.

Don't want to run? The Turkey Trot is looking for volunteer course marshals! Sign up using our online calendar and we will forward your contact info to the race organizers.
Light Up the Village
Thursday, November 29
Kick off your holiday season in Shirlington at Light Up the Village from 6:00-8:30pm on Thursday, November 29. The family-friendly event will feature musical performances, a tree lighting ceremony, face painting and balloon animals, pictures with Santa, and horse and carriage rides. The horse and carriage rides are staffed by AFAC volunteers and admission for this portion is a non-perishable or monetary donation.
Gifts that Give Hope
Saturday, December 8
AFAC will be at the annual Gifts that Give Hope event, an alternative gift fair where shoppers can honor their friends and family by donating to local nonprofits and supporting those in need. This year's event will be at Arlington Science Focus School on Saturday, December 9 from 10am to 2pm. Click here for more event details.
Volunteer Needs
New Director of Volunteer Services
Congratulations to Danielle Rampton for being promoted to Director of Volunteer Services. She joined AFAC in 2008 and has been in the volunteer department since 2011 as a Volunteer Coordinator.
Driving Needs
We are looking for drivers who can commit to picking up food donations from several locations. If any of these opportunities sound appealing to you, please email volunteer4afac@afac.org and you’ll get further details. Donations can fit in a regular sized car.

Columbia Pike Library
Date & Time: Flexible
Commitment: Once a month & on-call if box is full

Westover Library
Date & Time: Flexible
Commitment: Once a month & on-call if box is full

Safeway at Seven Corners (Falls Church)
Day & Time: Sunday between 7-9am
Commitment: One Sunday a month on a rotational schedule

Safeway at Bell View Rd (Alexandria)
Day & Time: Sunday between 7-9am
Commitment: One Sunday a month on a rotational schedule
Food Drives at Local Farmers' Markets
We are looking for volunteers to help out at food drives at two farmers’ markets next week. The Ballston Farmers’ Market is on Thursday, November 15 from 3-7pm and the Fairlington Farmers’ Market is on Sunday, November 18 from 9am – 1pm. Volunteers will take a 2 hour shift and encourage customers to donate. Sign up using the online calendar.
Office Help
We need someone to come in once or twice a month for an hour or two during our normal business hours to help us enter in our volunteer hours. You'll get plenty of training. You'll need to have some basic comfort with computers. Email volunteer4afac@afac.org if interested.
Thank You
Special thanks to USDA in Beltsville for donating 2,182 pounds of winter squash and potatoes and to Loudon Hunger Relief for their gift of 888 pounds of fresh produce!

Thank you to the Douglas Park Civic Association for hosting its annual Trail of Terror that collected 734 pounds of food for AFAC!
Thank you to all those who held food drives or donated to Plot Against Hunger!

10th & Barton Community Garden; Arlington Church of the Brethren; Ballet NOVA; Bethel UCC; Central Library & Garden; Clarendon Grill; Clarendon Presbyterian Church & Garden; Clarendon UMC Garden; Congregation Etz Hayim; First Presbyterian Church & Garden; Fort Barnard Community Garden; Glebe Community Garden; Lancaster Co-op CSA; Market Common Clarendon; Marymount University's "Food For Thought" Garden Club; Northern Virginia Catholic Community; Patrick Henry Elementary Cereal Food Drive; Potomac Overlook Garden; Reevesland Learning Center Garden; Resurrection Lutheran Church & Garden; Rock Spring UCC & Garden; Shirlington Branch Library; Sinclair Farms CSA; St. Ann's Catholic Church; St. Andrew's Episcopal Church & Garden; Stephen & Nisha Pryor's CSA; Susan Howell's Garden; Territory Foods; Walter Reed Garden

Many thanks to the farmers' markets and farm vendors in Arlington who donate unsold fresh and local produce to AFAC all season long. Participating farmers markets include Arlington Courthouse, Ballston, Columbia Pike, Crystal City, Fairlington, Marymount, Rosslyn, and Westover.

Big thanks to the Arlington Public Schools that donate healthy snacks on a weekly basis as a part of the Food Bus program: Arlington Science Focus ES, Arlington Traditional ES, Discovery ES, McKinley ES, Nottingham ES, and Tuckahoe ES.
Fresh News is generously sponsored by Washington Workplace
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