Assistance League's Last Weekend Food for Kids Packing for School Year

Assistance League of Northern Virginia’s final food packing of this school year was a triple success. As usual, volunteers packed 1680 bags of non-perishable food, delivered them to six elementary schools in Fairfax and Prince William Counties, and provided 70 grocery gift cards to a school in Alexandria. The packing team included Assistance League members and employees of Dominion Energy, the long-time partner for this effort to combat food insecurity in the community. Christine Angles, an Allstate agency owner, and nine of her colleagues arrived early and helped open the boxes and cartons and placed them at the appropriate spots along the three assembly lines.

Perhaps everyone’s mood was elevated because of the generous grant that the Allstate Foundation awarded to Assistance League at the event. Christine’s team also brought ‘emergency food bags’ filled with staples that families need. Those bags were delivered to a Prince William County School along with its allotment of food bags for May. Christine and Allstate have supported the nonprofit in various ways for many years, including holding two food-packing events and donating the food bags to two new schools. Last Fall, Christine and the Allstate Foundation awarded the nonprofit with a sizable grant that was used to purchase new clothing for children at the elementary schools it serves. Assistance League is extremely grateful to Christine and Allstate for their significant support of its efforts.

As is customary after the final food packing of the year, Dominion provided pizza to thank the many volunteers who helped with this important effort. Assistance League members used this opportunity to thank Dan, the nonprofit’s primary contact at Dominion, for his many years of supporting the Weekend Food for Kids program and his ‘can-do’ attitude to accommodate special requests.

This fun event was a gratifying and satisfying conclusion to the food packing year.