We bid farewell to one of our staff members, Laura Jackson. Laura has been with AFAC for 10 years in the Volunteer Department and leading it for the last several years as Director of Volunteer Services. We will miss Laura and wish her the best in her future endeavors.
If you would like to write a farewell to Laura, you can sign this
virtual card and she will get your messages.
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Virtual Town Hall with Arlington County Manager
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Join County Manager Mark Schwartz for a Virtual Town Hall on the County’s FY 2020 budget on
Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 7pm. via Facebook Live. The Manager is forecasting significant budget pressures this year and wants to learn more about the community’s priorities.
Click here to RSVP. If you feel AFAC should be a priority, here is your chance to let Arlington County know!
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Arlington CROP Walk
Saturday, October 13 (Rain or shine)
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Last chance to sign up for the annual
Arlington CROP Walk! This is a family and pet friendly walk through Arlington aimed to raise awareness to hunger on both a global and local scale. Register your team or join AFAC's team for a 5K or 10K walk through Arlington.
Click to here to sign up.
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Think Before you Toss
Monday, October 15
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AFAC is part of the DC Food Recovery Working Group, which is hosting a
DC Food Recovery Week from October 13-20. Join AFAC's Cooking & Nutrition Manager on Monday, October 15th from 7:30-8:30pm to learn some recipes to reduce food waste at home. Please note, this class is for ages 14 and older and is limited to 20 people. The class will take place upstairs in the AFAC office. Suggested donation of $5 or 5 cans of foods.
Click here to register. Please register by October 13.
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Halloween Hootenanny
Friday, October 26
George Mason High School
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Do you love carnival games, raffles, or haunted houses? Join us on Friday, October 26, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at George Mason High School's fourth annual Halloween Hootenanny! There will be a haunted house, food, games, raffle, and lots of fun. This family-friendly event will be held in the Mason cafeteria and auxiliary gym and will benefit AFAC.
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CANstruction
October 27 - November 3
Dulles International Airport
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AIA Northern Virginia's 15th annual Canstruction event will be held at Dulles International Airport this year due to renovations at Reagan National Airport. On Friday, October 26, local architecture firms build their structures made of canned goods - all of which will be donated to AFAC.
Click here to view photos from previous Canstruction events!
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Arlington Turkey Trot
Thursday, November 22
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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.
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Shining a Light on Hunger
Thursday, March 21
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS and SAVE THE DATE! Our annual Spring Event will be on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at the Army Navy Country Club. More information will be announced as it gets closer.
Click here to view pictures from the 2018 event!
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Join an AFAC Driving Team!
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We are looking for someone who is available the 2nd Sunday of the month (occasionally, we may ask you to swap with other team members) around 8:00 am to pick up grocery store donations at the Alexandria Safeway (1624 Belle View Blvd, Alexandria, VA 22307) off of Fort Hunt Road. You can do this in your own vehicle. Once you pick up the donations, you'd deliver directly to AFAC. We estimate this to take approximately an hour each time. If you are interested, please email
[email protected] for more details.
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The Farmers Market season will be ending soon and we would like to deliver thank you tote bags containing homemade baked goods and treats to all the wonderful farmers who have donated fresh produce to us throughout this past year. Please email Jocalyn Lombardi for more information at
[email protected].
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De-CANstruction
Sunday, November 4 8:30-11:30am
Dulles International Airport
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AFAC is looking for volunteers to help with breaking down CANstruction sculptures at Dulles Airport so the food can be transported to AFAC. We need 50 volunteers (ages 12+) so this is a great way for larger groups to get involved. Please email
[email protected] for more details.
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Food insecure children in Arlington don't always know if food is available when school is out for the weekend. Thanks to our wonderful supporters, we are able to provide these children with packs of food that includes 6 meals and snacks to eat over the weekend. Will you help us keep our children fed?
Click here to donate!
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Huge thanks to Ann Wilson and her team for hosting their annual community Shredding 4 Hunger event at Arlington Church of the Brethren. 590 pounds of food and $985 was collected for Arlington families in need! Thank you so much for your continued support!
Special thanks to Marker Miller Farm for allowing AFAC to glean 4,949 pounds of apples, to USDA in Beltsville for donating 1,656 pounds of fresh beans and winter squash.
Thank you to the Department of Homeland Security Office of Emergency Communications for donating to AFAC as part of a nationwide Feds Feed Families campaign.
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Thank you to all those who held food drives or donated to Plot Against Hunger!
10th & Barton Community Garden; Alive!; American Waterways Operators; Arlington Church of the Brethren; Central Library & Garden; Cherrydale Branch Library; Columbia Pike Branch Library; Compass; Clarendon Presbyterian Church & Garden; Cub Scout Pack #548; Donna Cornman's Garden; Edible Landscapes; Faith Lutheran Church; First Presbyterian Church & Garden; Fort Barnard Community Garden; Glebe Community Garden; Glencarlyn Branch Library; Grace Community Church; Hanover Research; Kinder Haus Toys; Long & Foster Falls Church; Marymount University's "Food For Thought" Garden Club; Memorial Baptist Church; Northern Virginia Catholic Community; Potomac Overlook Garden; Resurrection Lutheran Church & Garden; Rock Spring UCC & Garden; Shirlington Branch Library; St. Ann's Catholic Church; St. Andrew's Episcopal Church & Garden; St. John's Episcopal Church; St. Mary's Episcopal Church; St. Michael's Episcopal Church; St. Peter's Episcopal Church; Stephen & Nisha Pryor's CSA; Susan Howell's Garden; Swanson Middle School 6th Graders; Territory Foods; United Community Ministries; University of Maryland, University College; 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 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.
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Fresh News is generously sponsored by Washington Workplace
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Arlington Food Assistance Center | 703.845.8486 |
www.afac.org
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