The
Arlington County Fair returns this week to the Thomas Jefferson Community Center! There will be rides, games, food, entertainment, racing piglets, and more. Admission is free and shuttle service is provided from locations throughout Arlington.
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Make sure to stop by the AFAC table between Friday and Sunday! We'll have some Healthy Plate activities for the kids, packets of seeds for you to start your Plot Against Hunger garden, and information about how you can help feed your neighbors in need.
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Hunger Action Month
All September
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Hunger Action Month is a nationwide campaign mobilizing the public to take action on the issue of hunger. AFAC's September events allow the community to learn about hunger and take action to feed our neighbors in need.
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Golf Tournament
Westfields Golf Club
Thursday, September 20
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Want to spend a Thursday afternoon on a beautiful golf course and take a swing at hunger?
AFAC's 4th Annual Golf Tournament
, sponsored by Credibility International is one month away! 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!
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Weekday Check-in Volunteer Needed
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We are currently searching for a weekly check-in desk volunteer during our Tuesday social worker distribution hour from 12:45pm to 2:15pm. During this time we offer social workers and health care aides a time to shop for their clients. Please email
volunteer4afac@afac.org if you are interested in this position and we will set up a time to train you on the check-in procedures. Ideally, we'd like to find someone who can commit weekly but are grateful for any help.
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Buckingham Community Festival
Sunday, August 26 12:30 - 5pm
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We are looking for volunteers to represent AFAC from 12:30-2:30pm and 2:30-5pm. Our table will have interactive games and displays on My Plate. You will pass out recipes, provide some cooking/nutrition tips, and provide resources on AFAC. Event takes place on N. Pershing Dr. between N. Thomas St. and N. Glebe Rd. For more details and to sign up, visit the
volunteer calendar.
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Volunteer at ValleyFest 2018!
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AFAC supporter and neighbor, New District Brewing Company, is hosting the
Valley Fest 2018 Arts Street Festival again this year and they need volunteers! The event takes place on Sunday, September 30th. Volunteers will receive event tickets, a special volunteer only shirt, and a commemorative glass for giving their time.
VOLUNTEERS MUST BE 18+
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Summer
Crops Are Coming In!
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The St. Andrew's Episcopal Church garden reported that volunteers from Marymount and Ambassador Bible Church (pictured) picked 186 pounds of tomatoes, peppers, kale, and zucchini for AFAC. So far, the garden's donation total for the season stands at 1,499 pounds of fresh produce.
Gleaning
Wednesday, August 22
AFAC needs volunteers to help harvest crops at USDA-Beltsville next Wednesday morning, August 22nd. Fields of squash, beans, and corn await us! Carpooling from Arlington can be arranged. Contact
plotagainsthunger@afac.org for details or sign up on the
online volunteer calendar.
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Garden Talks
Wednesdays, 7pm
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Weekly garden talks at Arlington Central Library continue through October 10! Here are upcoming topics:
August 22:
Cover Crops for Healthy Soil
August 29:
NO GARDEN TALK
Click here
for the full schedule for the 2018 season!
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Thank you to Capital One for hosting a Sponsor Purchased Food bagging program at their corporate headquarters last week! Employees (pictured) helped bag beans and oatmeal for AFAC families in need.
Special thanks to USDA in Beltsville for donating 962 pounds of fresh summer squash and to BOMA International for donating 942 pounds of canned goods and cereal.
Thank you to the US General Services Administration that donated 136 pounds of food as a part of the nationwide Feds Feed Families Campaign.
Thanks to the many groups who have volunteered for AFAC so far in August - Ambassador Bible Church, Baker Tilly Consulting, Bethel UCC, Carlyle Restaurant, Department of Labor, Feds Feed Families, Grace Community Church, LDS Potomac Ward, Leadership Center for Excellence's Youth Program class, National Presbyterian Church, Restoration Anglican Church, St. John's Episcopal Church, St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church high school ministry, Temple Rodef Shalom, and USDA Food & Nutrition Services.
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Thank you to all those who held food drives or donated to Plot Against Hunger!
10th & Barton Community Garden; Advent Evangelical Lutheran Church; Ball-Sellers Garden; Barrett Elementary School Garden; Bethel UCC; Calvary UMC; Central Library & Garden; Cherrydale Branch Library; Clarendon Presbyterian Church & Garden; Crystal City Pain Management; DC Central Kitchen; Design Cuisine; Episcopal High School Garden; Escuela Key School; First Presbyterian Church & Garden; Fort Barnard Community Garden; Garden #33; George Laumann's Garden; Glebe Community Garden; Glencarlyn Branch Library; Marymount University's "Food For Thought" Garden Club; Mount Vernon Masonry; Nancy Hyde's Garden; Northern Virginia Catholic Community; OST, Inc.; Potomac Overlook Garden; Potomac Vegetable Farms; PRMS, Inc.; Reevesland Learning Center; Resurrection Lutheran Church, Vacation Bible School & Garden; Restoration Anglican Church; Rock Spring UCC & Garden; Shirlington Running Club; Sinclair Farms CSA; SNAC International; St. Andrew's Episcopal Church & Garden; St. Ann's Catholic Church & Garden; St. George's Episcopal Church; St. Stephen's & St. Agnes Upper School Garden; Stephen & Nisha Pryor's CSA; Susan Howell's Garden; Trinity Episcopal Church; United Community Ministries; Territory Foods; Walter Reed Garden; Westover Branch Library; Women's Club of Arlington
Many thanks to the farmers' markets and farm vendors in Arlington who donate unsold fresh and local produce to AFAC all summer long. Participating farmers' markets include Arlington Courthouse, Ballston, Columbia Pike, Crystal City, Fairlington, Marymount, Rosslyn, and Westover.
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Thank you to our Golf Tournament Sponsors!
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Tim Nichols & Daphne Papamichael
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Arlington Food Assistance Center | 703.845.8486 |
www.afac.org
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