June 2016 - Click below to see the full newsletter.
Serving More in Need by Expanding Boundaries
Thanks to generous support from the community, the Pantry is growing to better serve more families in the Dulles South region. From launching a broader service zone to increasing programs and hours, the Pantry evolves to meet the needs of the Dulles South Community.
Serving a Broader Community - Effective June 1, 2016, the Dulles South Food Pantry has expanded its geographic boundaries to serve families in the Brambleton community, in addition to those who reside in the school attendance zones for the Freedom and John Champe High Schools. Specifically, the Pantry is now offering services to the zones that have been assigned to the new Brambleton Middle School opening in the 2017-2018 school year.
Buffalo Trail Elementary School "Weighs In" on Food Recovery
This past school year, the students and leaders of the Buffalo Trail Elementary School CASA after school program began a lunch time food harvest. Their goal: to recover more pounds in food than the body weight of the all the CASA students combined. This was no small task as the students, led by CASA Supervisor, Susan McClanahan, weighed approximately 3,030 pounds.
Read our latest website blog to see if these students met their goal!
Board Highlights
The Pantry Board is pleased to announce that thanks to your generous donations, we were able to renovate our shed by adding climate control. Now, we are able to store more food to serve our guests. The shed space is being loaned to the pantry by Arcola United Methodist Church where the pantry is housed. Our thanks to everyone who donated to make this possible.
Big thanks to Pantry Board Members, Lori Bell, Charlene Jones and Ann Pramis for their efforts during the recent LYNFYN food drive. They, along with over 35 pantry volunteers, spent over 160 hours of time to sort and stock over 3,800 lbs of food that came in during the LYNFYN food drive on May 7, 2016. LYNFYN is the Love Your Neighbor Feed Your Neighbor Food Drive which is a multi-faith county-wide food drive that benefits numerous pantries in our area. We are grateful for the support of LYNFYN and the many families who donated.
Make A Difference
We are thankful for all of the individuals and organizations that donated to the pantry this month. If you would like to make a tax deductible donation, please see the Donate section of our website or click on the DONATE button below.
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Sponsor Spotlight
Thanks to our awesome business sponsors!
Platinum: Giant, Harris Teeter
Gold: Food Lion, Ross Dress for Less
Silver: 100 Women Strong, Cardinal Bank, CEW Project and Development Services, Van Metre, Walmart, and Wells Fargo.
To see a list of our faith, community, and other business sponsors, please see the sponsor tab on our website. For information on becoming a business sponsor, see our business sponsor tab.
ALL HANDS ON DECK!
Volunteer Needs: Please see the volunteer tab on our website or the volunteer button at the bottom of this newsletter for current volunteer opportunities and the volunteer training schedule. Check back often as new positions are added regularly!
Volunteer Spotlight:
This month we'd like to recognize the students of John Champe High School. During the 2015/2016 school year, staff and students at JCHS donated over $2000 and 4156 lbs of food to the pantry. Several school organizations donated, but two clubs at JCHS were especially active this year in helping the pantry - the Interact Club and the Feed the Need Club. We can't thank you enough! Go Knights!
Food Drive Stars: Thanks to Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, Girl Scout Troops 3169, J. Michael Lunsford Middle School, John Champe HS Feed the Need Club, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway, LYNFYN, Megabytes Eatery, Pragathitrust, and Temple Beth Torah. They raised over 5718 lbs and $913 last month.
Thank You Volunteers!
You are the heart and the hand of the pantry! Make sure to stop by and pick up a chip-clip/magnet for your family the next time you volunteer. Keep the magnet to remind you that volunteering matters and that you are appreciated!
The Pantry is low on...
Shampoo & Conditioner
Oil
Mac N Cheese
Baby Food/Formula
Small bags of white rice
Canned Chicken
For our donation times and drop off locations, see our donation page.
Coupons:
We can use your unexpired coupons and clippings! Please put them in a plastic baggie and drop at any of our drop off locations.
Save-the-Date:
July 23rd - 8:00am - Board Meeting
Public Comment 8:00am-8:15am
July 23rd - 10-10:45am - New Volunteer Orientation
July 27th - 11am - 6pm - BMW of Sterling Drive for A Cause
Reminder:
The pantry is unable to accept expired or damaged food!
