NVFS Hunger Resource Center, 10058 Dean Dr. Manassas, VA 20110

For many families in Northern Virginia, affording groceries is a challenge year-round, and the holiday season puts additional strain on already tight budgets. 
At Northern Virginia Family Services (NVFS), we help individuals and families meet essential needs and build lasting stability. This fall and winter, we invite you to join us in helping our neighbors access nutritious food through our Hunger Resource Center. 
Through our Hunger Resource Center (HRC), we connect hundreds of local families each month with fresh produce, pantry staples, and grocery store gift cards. Your food donation or financial contribution will help families put nourishing meals on the table this holiday season. Here’s how you can help: 
Donate Food 
Drop off food donations at the NVFS Hunger Resource Center, located at 10058 Dean Dr. Manassas, VA 20110. 
Most needed items include: 
<ul><li>Canned fruit (in natural juices, not syrup)</li><li>Canned soup (low sodium; vegetable soups and soups/stews with meat)</li><li>Canned tuna</li><li>Canned chicken</li><li>Dried beans (black, pinto, kidney, garbanzo)</li><li>Pasta</li><li>Pasta sauce (low/no sugar added)</li><li>Peanut butter (low/no sugar)</li><li>Low sugar cereals and oatmeal (examples: Kix, Cheerios</li><li>Cooking oil</li></ul>









Food Donation Drop-Off Dates: November 9, 16, 18, and 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Make a Financial Contribution 
<a href="https://nvfs.org/get-involved/events/fall-food-drive/?bbFormId=b42078eb-1d58-4be3-9a0b-c05603db9043" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Donate a financial gift online</a> to help NVFS purchase what’s needed most, including grocery store gift cards provided to families who visit the HRC before the holidays. 
Together, we can help ensure our neighbors have access to nutritious food and essential resources throughout the fall and winter. Whether you donate food or make a financial contribution, your generosity will make a difference for families across Northern Virginia who are experiencing food insecurity. 
Learn more: <a href="https://nvfs.link/FFD_26" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">nvfs.link/FFD_26</a>

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We're still keeping things cozy, with all studios located within a five mile radius, so you can get to all the stops in a day, or slow it down, stop in town for lunch or brunch, and spend the weekend with us.
We can't wait to see you!
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On Jan 17th from 8pm to 9:15pm Eastern Standard Time, Meek Earth&nbsp;Studio in partnership with <a href="https://www.stepdc.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">STEP&nbsp;DC(Their Website)</a> will raise funds to feed our neighbors--families in the Deanwood area through your concert ticket.&nbsp;100% of the base ticket goes to providing meals to families in a food desert in our nation's capital.&nbsp;Deanwood is a historically black neighborhood in Ward 7, and this intimate concert directly supports them.&nbsp;You get an amazing night of music. Families get multiple meals, and you get to see exactly how it happened post-concert.
<a href="https://www.zeponicfarms.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Zeponic Farm(Their Website</a>)&nbsp;and members of their day program will help us deliver the food to a food bank in Ward 7, <a href="https://www.hughesmemorial.org/ministries.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Hughes Memorial United Methodist Church's Food Pantry(Their Website).</a>&nbsp;Zeponic Farms employs adults with special needs, and we will purchase as much of their fresh kale as we can.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.findhelp.org/hughes-memorial-united-methodist--washington-dc--food-pantry/5092495626141696?postal=20019" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Hughes Memorial UMC's Food Pantry(Their Website)</a>, under their Missions Ministry, gives away free groceries on the last Saturday of each month from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm. No sign up is required for their patrons.&nbsp;We have coordinated with them to find out what food their patrons prefer and what they are running low on, so we can supplement their ministry for those in need.
This is an exclusive, live-streamed concert event featuring the pianist and composer, <a href="https://www.musicjoystudio.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Grace J. Reid (Her Website)</a>&nbsp;and the vocalist/dancer&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/fromsuna/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Suna(Her Instagram).</a>&nbsp;
Grace Reid is an accomplished composer and classically trained pianist. Her body of original compositions include a series of songs dedicated to <a href="https://www.aoc.gov/explore-capitol-campus/art/vinnie-ream" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Vinnie Ream</a>, a teenager the white house commissioned to sculpt Abraham Lincoln.&nbsp; Grace performed her composition at the Lincoln Bicentennial, a concert sponsored by the <a href="https://www.nlapw.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">National League of American Pen Women</a>. Vinnie and Grace are both members of this historic organization of women artists, writers, and creatives. Grace makes the piano talk, speak to you.
Suna is a multi-disciplinary artist who we are honored to have at our concert. She will be singing&nbsp;"In A Sentimental Mood," originally by Phyllis Hyman. You can find her on instagram here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/fromsuna/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">instagram.com/fromsuna/.</a> &nbsp;Suna performed an amazing dance at the Releaven Conference to Nina Simone's version of "Strange Fruit." Suna infuses all her art with her entire being, and you don't want to miss her voice in motion.
THE EVENT EXPERIENCE:
<ul><li>8:00 PM: Welcome &amp; Introductory Remarks</li><li>8:10 PM:&nbsp;Suna will sing&nbsp;"In A Sentimental Mood," originally by Phyllis Hyman</li><li>8:17&nbsp;PM: An intimate, unplugged set of performances by Grace J. Reid, broadcast live from our studio directly to your home.</li><li>9:00 PM: A look inside Meek Earth&nbsp;Studio</li><li>9:05 PM:&nbsp;An interview with Doc Jones from STEP&nbsp;DC, a Deanwood Nonprofit.</li><li>9:15 PM:&nbsp;Concert Adjourned</li></ul>
CHOOSE YOUR IMPACT (The Menu):
$35 — The MEALS TICKET (Meals &amp; Entertainment)
<ul><li>The Concert: Full digital access to the livestream.</li><li>The Impact: This ticket funds&nbsp;as much food as $35 will buy for a family in Deanwood.</li><li>The Promise: 100% of this $35 goes directly to buy food from low-cost wholesale/retail and Zeponic Farms in Lorton, VA</li><li>(This ticket does not fund Meek Earth Studio or the Artist. It is a pure impact contract.)</li></ul>
$75 — THE SUPPORTER TICKET (Impact + Artist/Studio Fee)
<ul><li>The Concert: Full digital access to the livestream.</li><li>The Impact: Funds the $35 "Meals Ticket"&nbsp;(same as above).</li><li>The Investment: Includes a $40 Artist &amp; Studio Fee.&nbsp;This is the only money that pays the humans running the show (Grace J. Reid and Suna and the Meek Earth team) and funds the research and development for our next community event. We will hold additional events of this nature using the funds from this ticket.</li><li>Choose this if you want to be a "Co-Founder" of this new model.</li></ul>
OUR TRANSPARENCY CONTRACT:&nbsp;
After the event, every single attendee will receive a public "Transparency Report." This isn't a newsletter; it's a receipt. We will show you exactly how much money came in, and share the receipts for every dollar paid out to Zeponic, the Wholesale Retailers, the Artists, and Meek Earth&nbsp;Studio in this <a href="https://chat.whatsapp.com/Jft88dG4UHwL0WM8MYvK94" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WhatsApp Announcement Channel</a> and on our website.
Secure your spot and help us build the future of impact.
And finally, I want to thank God for giving me this vision, and I pray many can be blessed through this work.
To learn more about the history of Deanwood, please visit the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deanwoodcitizens.org/history-of-dca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deanwood Citizens Association.</a>&nbsp;The DCA&nbsp;was founded in 1912 by concerned neighbors.

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