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July 19, 2018
Georgetown University Hosts Large Bagging Event!
Over the past several weeks, high school students attending the National Student Leadership Conference at Georgetown University participated in AFAC's Sponsor Purchased Food (SPF) program. Over three sessions, participants bagged 12,000 lbs of fresh produce for AFAC families! Thank you to all the emerging leaders who helped!

More on AFAC's SPF program: www.afac.org/spf
Arlington County Fair
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
August 17-19
AFAC will once again be at the annual Arlington County Fair! We are looking for volunteers to be AFAC Ambassadors at our booth to speak to visitors about our role in the community and how they can help. Sign up using the online calendar and sign up for a 2 hour shift.
Golf Tournament
Westfields Golf Club
Thursday, September 20
Seeking interested golfers to participate in AFAC's 4th Annual Golf Tournament , sponsored by Credibility International! This fantastic event will be held on  Thursday, September 20 with a  1:30pm  shotgun start. Price of admission includes lunch, drinks, dinner, access to an amazing selection of silent auction items, and more!

Volunteer Needs
Help Wanted:
Weekday AM Distribution Helpers
AFAC is looking for friendly volunteers to help clients in the food distribution area.

- This summer, sign up for one or more morning slots (9:15am-12:30pm) using the online calendar. We have openings starting next week!

- In the fall, we hope to find volunteers willing to help on a weekly basis on Thursday and Friday mornings, 9:15am-12:30pm, at AFAC's Nelson St location.

- Starting in August, we need a regular volunteer on Mondays, 10:30am-12:30pm, at an off-site distribution location near Pentagon City. 

Please email volunteer4afac@afac.org if you are interested in helping weekly. You'll meet other friendly volunteers and help the 2,400 client families we serve weekly pick up nutritious food. Don't worry if you like to travel - we have a generous vacation and sick leave policy for our volunteers. 
Plot Against Hunger
Watercolor Workshop at Rosslyn FM!
Last night at the Rosslyn Farmers' Market, watercolor artist Marcella Kriebel led a painting workshop in partnership with Plot Against Hunger, Arlington Arts, and FreshFarm Markets. The illustrations available for painters featured seasonal seed planting charts and a map of Arlington community gardens. Thank you Marcella and our wonderful partners for putting on this great interactive and engaging workshop!
Garden Talks
Wednesdays, 7pm
Weekly garden talks at Arlington Central Library have begun for this season! Here are upcoming topics:

July 25: All About Honey Bees
August 1: When to Harvest - When is it ready to pick?

Click here  for the full schedule for the 2018 season!
Thank You
Huge thanks to Safeway in Cherrydale and to all the volunteers who took part in a food drive last Saturday that collected 1,084 pounds of food for AFAC!

Thank you to Our Savior Lutheran Vacation Bible School for collecting 467 pounds of food and to Westover Baptist Vacation Bible School for collecting 432 pounds of food!

Thank you to United Community Ministries for donating 650 pounds of infant formula.

Our thanks to the many groups that have volunteered so far in July - Arlington Meditation, Ashlawn Elementary School, Booz Allen Hamilton, Carlyle, Clarendon United Methodist Church, Department of Labor, Edu-Futuro, Fairlington United Methodist Church, Grace Community Church, Georgetown University, hatch IT, KPMG, LDS Potomac Ward, OTM Partners, Restoration Anglican Church, St. John's Episcopal Church, Temple Rodef Shalom and Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington. 

Thank you to all those who held food drives or donated to Plot Against Hunger!

10th & Barton Community Garden; Advent Lutheran Church; Alive! Alexandria; Arlington Community Church & Garden; Army Navy Country Club Swim Team; Ashlawn Elementary Garden; Calvary UMC; Central Library & Garden; Clarendon Presbyterian & Garden; Crystal City Pain Management; Dominion Hills Swim Team; First Presbyterian Church & Garden; George Laumann's Garden; Glebe Community Garden; Glencarlyn Branch Library; HDR, Inc.; Healthcare Distribution Alliance; Insight Policy Research; Jane Weaver's Garden; Kinder Haus Toys; Marymount University's "Food For Thought" Garden Club; Nancy Hyde's Garden; Nestlé USA; Northern Virginia Catholic Community; Potomac Overlook Garden; Resurrection Lutheran Church & Garden; Restoration Anglican Church; Rock Spring UCC & Garden; Roy Croom; Shirlington Branch Library; St. Andrew's Episcopal Church & Garden; St. Ann's Catholic Church & Garden; St. John's Episcopal Church; St. Stephen's & St. Agnes Upper School Garden; Stephen & Nisha Pryor's CSA; Susan Howell's Garden; Territory Foods; United Community Ministries; Walter Reed Garden; Women's Club of Arlington; Yorktown High School's Best Buddies Club

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