Loudoun United FC Hosts Hygiene Drive For Local Schools

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — Loudoun United FC is hosting a hygiene drive at its match against Atlanta United II on Aug. 20. Donated items will be distributed to school pantries across Loudoun County to assist families in need.

The hygiene drive is a joint effort between the soccer team and the Loudoun Education Foundation, which launched the pantries in January 2022.

Since the launch earlier this year, the number of pantries has doubled. The pantries now offer food options, household staples, and hygiene items for students and families in need.

The pantries receive about 200 visits each week, according to the news release from Loudoun United FC. Since the pantries have opened, they have distributed more than 4,000 hygiene items to students from more than 300 households.

Doug Raftery is the executive business officer for Loudoun United FC. "We are honored to partner with Loudoun Education Foundation to support this essential cause,” Raftery said. “As we kick off our Back-to-School Bash, it is important to note the sacrifices many families have to make in order to make ends meet while sending their children to school. We’re doing our part in helping those in our own backyard.”

Loudoun United FC is kicking off the drive by donating $500 worth of hygiene items. Fans who donate items to the drive at the Aug. 20 match will receive a buy-one-get-one ticket voucher to use for one of the team's three remaining home matches this season.

Acceptable items for the drive include deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, soap, body wash, lotion, toothpaste, shaving cream, menstrual pads, razors, toothbrushes, dish soap, dryer sheets, laundry detergent, sponges. The items will be accepted from the time gates open at Segra Field, at 6:15 p.m. on Aug. 20, until the match starts at 7:15 p.m.

More information about the Loudoun Education Foundation's programs is available online.