September is Hunger Action Month!

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September 13, 2018

Hunger Action Month Continues!

Make sure to stop by Arlington Library branches to see our exhibit: Full Plates, Full Hearts, Fully Prepared. There are still several Hunger Action Month events where you can get engaged to help end hunger here in Arlington.

Upcoming Events

Click for a full list of upcoming events

Golf Tournament

Thursday, September 20 1:30pm

Westfields Golf Club

AFAC's 4th Annual Golf Tournament, sponsored by Credibility International is next week, Thursday,September 20th with a 1:30pm shotgun start. Price of admission includes lunch, drinks, dinner, access to an amazing selection of silent auction items, and more!

Single golfers tickets and foursomes still available!

A Place at the Table

Friday, September 21 7pm

AFAC

AFAC will be showing the documentary, A Place at the Table, here at AFAC on Friday, September 21 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. This will be a FREE screening. A short discussion will follow the film. Please RSVP so we know how many people to expect. We will have light snacks and refreshments.

Shredding 4 Hunger

Saturday, September 29 10am-1pm

Arlington Church of the Brethren

RESCHEDULED EVENT (now September 29th): Join AFAC for free document shredding with a food or monetary donation from 10am-1pm at Arlington Church of the Brethren (300 N. Montague St). Sponsored by Ann Wilson of Keller Williams Realty.

AFAC Open Houses

Various September Dates

AFAC

Get to know AFAC at our newly renovated warehouse located at 2708 S. Nelson St !

We have several Open House dates and times you can choose from:

Saturday, September 15, 2 pm
Monday, September 17, 7 pm (bagging session included)
Thursday, September 27, 2 pm

Fill out this RSVP form to let us know when you are interested in coming!

CROP Walk

Saturday, October 13

The annual Arlington CROP Walk is on Saturday, October 13! Register your team or join AFAC's team for a 5K or 10K walk through Arlington. Click to here to sign up.

Volunteer Needs

Weekday AM Distribution Helpers

AFAC is looking for friendly volunteers to help clients in the food distribution area.

We hope to find volunteers willing to help on a weekly basis especially on Monday and Thursday mornings, 9:15am-12:30pm, at AFAC's Nelson St location.

Please email volunteer4afac@afac.org if you are interested in helping weekly. You'll meet other friendly volunteers and help the 2,300 client families we serve weekly pick up nutritious food.

Arlington Mill Farmers Market Table

Saturday, September 22

AFAC needs two volunteers to collect donations as part of Hunger Action Month. You will encourage shoppers to purchase food from vendors and donate them at the AFAC table where we'll have coolers set up. For more details, check the Volunteer Calendar and search for "Outreach." You will need to collect items from AFAC (you can get them ahead of time: tablecloth, 2 medium/large coolers, flyers) and then to return them to AFAC at the end of the market. Volunteers needed from 8:30am-10:30am, 10:30am-12:30pm

Volunteer at ValleyFest 2018!

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.

To sign-up and for more information visit: http://arlingtonvalleyfest.com/volunteer/

VOLUNTEERS MUST BE 18+

Holiday Food Drives

The winter holidays are a time for families to gather around the dinner table and rejoice. But for those who struggle with food insecurity, it can be difficult to afford even the staples. This holiday season, we need your help to ensure that 2,300 Arlingtonians can gather their families around a warm meal. Learn more about AFAC's holiday food drive and register your food drive online .

Plot Against Hunger

Garden Talks

Wednesdays, 7pm

Weekly garden talks at Arlington Central Library continue through October 10! Here are upcoming topics:

September 19: Lasagna Gardening

September 26: Preserving the Summer!

Click here for the full schedule for the 2018 season!

Thank You

Special thanks to USDA in Beltsville for donating 1,344 pounds of fresh beans and summer squash, to Freddie Mac for donating 836 pounds of nonperishable food, and to Adobe for donating 452 pounds of food.

Thank you to the US Federal Agencies that donated to AFAC as a part of the nationwide Feds Feed Families Campaign: DOJ Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force, US Fish & Wildlife Service.

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, and Tuckahoe ES.

AFAC relies on the support of many volunteers to get our work done. In the last few weeks, volunteers from Arlington Church of the Brethren, Arlington Jaycees, Booz Allen Hamilton, Clarendon United Methodist Church, Dominion Virginia, Episcopal High School, Fairfax Towers, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Pentagon City YSA Ward, Temple Rodef Shalom, and Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington all came to AFAC. Teachers at St Stephens St Agnes participated in a SPF bagging event at their school. We appreciate the help of these groups and all of the individuals who volunteer 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; Army Navy Country Club; Ashlawn Elementary Garden; Barrett Elementary School Garden; Bethel UCC; Calvary UMC; Central Library & Garden; Clarendon Presbyterian & Garden; Episcopal High School Garden; Faith Lutheran; First Presbyterian Church & Garden; Fort Barnard Community Garden; Garden #33; George Laumann's Garden; Glebe Community Garden; Grace Community Church; Kinder Haus Toys; Marymount University's "Food For Thought" Garden Club; Mount Vernon Masonry; Nancy Hyde's Garden; Northern Virginia Catholic Community; NOVA Friends of Refugees; Penzeys Spices; Potomac Overlook Garden; Resurrection Lutheran Church & Garden; Rock Spring UCC & Garden; Shirlington Branch Library; Sinclair Farms CSA; Sony Electronics; St. Andrew's Episcopal Church & Garden; St. Ann's Catholic Church & Garden; St. John's Episcopal;

St. Stephen's & St. Agnes Upper School Garden; Stephen & Nisha Pryor's CSA; Susan Howell's Garden; Territory Foods; Thomas Jefferson Middle School Garden; Walter Reed Garden; Women's Club of Arlington