AFAC's November Update

November 2022

Hope Against Hunger Holiday Campaign

Help bring Hope Against Hunger by sponsoring a family this holiday season! Your donation of just $45 can provide a family with a Thanksgiving meal that includes a whole turkey, fresh produce, milk, eggs, and bread.

Hope Against Hunger

Upcoming Events

Arlington Turkey Trot

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 Turkey Trot website

Light up the Village

Kick off the holiday season in

Shirlington at Light Up the Village on December 1st from 6:00-8:30pm. The family-friendly event will feature musical performances, a tree lighting ceremony, face

painting and balloon animals, pictures with Santa and horse and carriage rides. The horse and carriage rides are staffed by AFAC volunteers and admission for this portion is a non-perishable or monetary donation. We could use some volunteers for the evening (14+ and able to withstand the cold for a couple of hours).If you're interested in helping, please see our online calendar.

Kids Giving

AFAC is one of 13 beneficiaries for the 1st Annual KidsGiving Fair on December 3rd from 10:00 am-12:00 pm. Stop by the Arlington Focus School and learn about the nonprofits in your community, how you can help and give your support.

www.kidsgiving.org

Thank You

Scouting for Food

Last Saturday, the Boy Scouts of America canvassed Arlington, picking up food donations door to door. Dozens of volunteers helped sort, and package almost 40,000 pounds of food at Our Savior Lutheran Church. The donations will keep AFAC's shelves stocked throughout the holiday season and will help us feed 2,400+ families that visit AFAC weekly. Thank you to the scouts, our volunteer groups: Emory Alumni Association, SeKON Enterprise, ASCEND, Booz Allen, Bloomberg, JNVL, George Mason University GFAC Club, the Arlington Jaycees and our AFAC volunteers for making this food drive such a success! Also, a special thank you to Our Savior Church for hosting this event again this year! Here are some photos from the event:

Scouting for Food photos

Click here to find out how you can organize an AFAC holiday food drive in your community, apartment building, business, school, etc.

Safeway

AFAC received over $6,000 through the Nourishing Neighbors grant from the Safeway Foundation! Arlington Safeway stores collected donations in September to help provide cereal to families in need. Please stop by any Safeway in Arlington and say thanks for their hard work at raising the funds.

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.smith@afac.org. Review the job description at https://afac.org/about/jobs/

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