October 2022
Scouting for Food - November 12th
Saturday, November 12 is Scouting for Food, a nationwide annual food drive organized by the BSA or Boy Scouts of America. Since 1995, local Arlington scouts from the Chain Bridge District of the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America have collected over 1,000,000 pounds of food for AFAC! 
 
On Saturday, November 5, the scouts will drop off bags to many single-family homes in Arlington. If you received a bag, please consider donating non-perishable food items (canned fruit, canned vegetables, canned tuna, canned tomato products or peanut butter) and leave your bag of donations by your door by 8:00 am on Saturday, November 12. 

Thank you for all your support for this event! With inflation hitting us all, these donations are even more crucial this year to make sure we can help each and every family that comes to our doors.
Holidays at AFAC
It's not too early to think about how you can help AFAC prepare for the upcoming holiday season! November and December are the busiest months here at AFAC. You can register now to host a holiday food drive or start a Hope Against Hunger fundraiser to help feed families in need for the upcoming winter holidays.

Click here to create an online fundraiser for your community, business, organization, etc. You'll get a sharable custom link that will easily track your fundraising progress.

Click here to find out more about organizing an AFAC holiday food drive in your community, apartment building, business, school, etc.
Upcoming Events

Arlington Turkey Trot
November 25
Register now for Arlington's annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. AFAC is one of the primary beneficiaries for this popular event. For more information, visit the event page.
Thanksgiving Food Drive
Join AFAC and WUSA9 on November 4 as we partner together to Stuff-A-Truck! Our AFAC truck will be parked at the Giant Food Store (3480 S Jefferson St) from 6:00 am until 6:30 pm. Please stop by and donate some food to AFAC and help fill our truck! For a list of items to purchase, please click here.
We need volunteers to be on-site to make this successful. Please sign up on the volunteer calendar or email volunteer@afac.org for more details.

AFAC and Signature Theatre
See INTO THE WOODS at the Signature Theatre to support AFAC on 11/20 at 2pm. 50% of the proceeds for this performance will be donated directly to AFAC!
Promo code: AFACWOODS.
Volunteer Needs
Holiday Driver Assistant
Our staff drivers need help for several hours most weekdays. Please go to the online calendar and find a shift that works for you. We encourage people to try it out a few times before making a commitment, but we are looking for people to consider signing up once a week (or every other week) so that it becomes more of a routine.

You must be 18, fully vaccinated, and physically strong. You will be outside in inclement weather from time to time and you'll be helping to load and unload the vans.
Join the AFAC Team
Looking for a great opportunity in the marketing and communications field? Send your resume to jolie.smtih@afac.org. Review the job description at https://afac.org/about/jobs/

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