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2019 Volunteer Arlington Awards
On Tuesday, July 23, Volunteer Arlington hosted their third annual "Arlington Cares: A Celebration of Volunteerism" event and AFAC was well represented! 48 AFAC volunteers were recognized for serving over 100 volunteer hours for the calendar year. We're so grateful to all of our volunteers who step up in this...
Volunteers Honored at AFAC’s Annual Volunteer Appreciation Picnic
June 13, 2019 ARLINGTON, VA ā On the evening of Sunday, June 8, more than 200 people gathered into AFACās warehouse for a celebration of volunteerism at AFACās annual Volunteer Appreciation Picnic. Throughout the course of the year, over 2,000 volunteers serve nearly 50,000 hours of service towards AFACās mission...
Volunteer Picnic
We had a fantastic turnout at our annual Volunteer Appreciation Picnic! Thank you to all of AFACās volunteers who help us serve our neighbors in need with dignified access to supplemental groceries. This yearās award winners: Volunteers of the Year: Dick Bauder, Charles Dinkens Volunteer Group of the Year: Claridge...
AFACās Annual Golf Tournament Moving to Arlingtonās Army Navy Country Club
May 14, 2019 ARLINGTON, VA ā The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) is pleased to announce that the 5th Annual AFAC Golf Tournament, sponsored by Credibility International, is moving to Arlingtonās Army Navy Country Club and will be held on Monday, September 16 with a shotgun start at 12:30 pm....
AFAC to participate in the 27th Annual āStamp Out Hungerā food drive on Saturday, May 11
May 2, 2019 ARLINGTON, VA ā The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) is pleased to participate in the 27th Annual āStamp Out Hungerā food drive, a nationwide food drive organized by the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) with the goal to collect more than 80 million pounds of food...
Cavin’s Eagle Scout SPF Project
Cavin Meadows I am Cavin Meadows and for my Eagle Scout Project, I teamed up with AFAC to provide food for the people in the Arlington area that canāt support that basic need. To raise funds for my project, I went to AFAC's website and created a personal fundraising page...
Sen. Mark Warner Helps Open Renovated AFAC Building
AFAC's renovations are now complete and our building is now open for food distribution for our families in need! Earlier, US Senator Mark Warner helped kick off the opening of our building. Click here to read about the opening. http://www.insidenova.com/news/arlington/afac-celebrates-m-renovation-of-warehouse-facilities/article_43d49ce2-2784-11e8-8693-33a324a54460.html http://www.insidenova.com/news/arlington/renovation-of-afac-warehouse-turns-up-civil-war-era-cannonball/article_bf6f1704-2911-11e8-b4f1-4305fc9e31ed.html Charlie's remarks
SPF Testimonial by Islamic Relief USA
Our staff and volunteers at Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA) took the opportunity to celebrate MLK day in conjunction with Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) to bag produce for families in need. Not only was it a great opportunity to work with other members of the local community, but it was...