Committed AFAC Volunteers Celebrated at Arlington Cares!

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August 3, 2018

Volunteers Recognized at Arlington Cares! Event

At the 2nd annual Arlington Cares! A Celebration of Volunteerism event hosted by Volunteer Arlington, AFAC was well represented when they recognized all volunteers with 100+ hours of service in the past year! We had 60 individuals and 20 groups who reached this milestone. Thank you to all volunteers who help AFAC serve our community!

Click here to see the names of all the volunteers who have served over 100 hours in the past year!

Upcoming Events

Click for a full list of upcoming events

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!

Sponsorships and golfing opportunities still available!

Volunteer Needs

Help Wanted:

Weekday AM Distribution Helpers

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.

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

Abingdon ES Garden

Pictured to the right is the Abingdon Elementary School garden, which re-opened its gates this spring after a multi-year renovation of the school! We look forward to seeing this garden grow.

In Need of Seeds?

AFAC has seeds for your late summer & fall sowing. Right now gardeners are bringing in their summer bounty to AFAC, so it's easy to forget to plan for autumn. If you plan(t) now, you can grow another crop for AFAC by November. We have seeds for leafy greens and other vegetables (turnips, carrots, beets, chard). Contact plotagainsthunger@afac.org for details OR visit the AFAC booth at the Arlington County Fair (August 17-19).

Garden Talks

Wednesdays, 7pm

Weekly garden talks at Arlington Central Library have begun for this season! Here are upcoming topics:

August 8: Vegetables for Fall & Winter Harvest

August 15: The Joy of Pickles & Sauces from the Garden

Click here for the full schedule for the 2018 season!

Thank You

Thank you to Nestle (pictured right) and Baker Tilly for hosting Sponsor Purchased Food events at their locations on their corporate days of service! Combined, they bagged over 8 tons of food for our families in need!

Huge thanks to Mount Vernon Masonry for donating 2,610 pounds of frozen meals and dairy products!

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

10th & Barton Community Garden; Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture; Arlington Community Church & Garden; Ball-Sellers Garden; Ballston Park Apartments; Capital City Church; Central Library & Garden; Cherrydale Branch Library; Clarendon Presbyterian Church & Garden; Crystal City Pain Management; DC Central Kitchen; Episcopal High School Garden; Faith Lutheran Church; First Presbyterian Church & Garden; Fort Barnard Community Garden; George Laumann's Garden; Girl Scout Troop #4123; Glebe Community Garden; Kinder Haus Toys; Marymount University's "Food For Thought" Garden Club; Nancy Hyde's Garden; Northern Virginia Catholic Community; Potomac Overlook Garden; Potomac Vegetable Farms; Resurrection Lutheran Church, Vacation Bible School & Garden; Restoration Anglican Church; Rock Spring UCC & Garden; Sinclair Farms CSA; SNAC International; St. Andrew's Episcopal Church & Garden; St. Ann's Catholic Church & Garden; St. Mary's Episcopal Church; St. Michael's Episcopal Church; St. Stephen's & St. Agnes Upper School Garden; Strategic Management; Stephen & Nisha Pryor's CSA; Susan Howell's Garden; Team RWB; Temple Rodef Shalom; Territory Foods; Walter Reed Garden; Women's Club of Arlington

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, Rosslyn and Westover.