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LINK to Feed 4,000 on Saturday, Nov. 19
Appointments for 790 families were filled totaling 1,903 adults and 2,080 children.
Four Thousand Fed
Matthew 15: 34 And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few small fish.” 35 And He directed the people to sit down on the ground; 36 and He took the seven loaves and the fish; and giving thanks, He broke them and started giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 37 And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full. 38 And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
LINK President, Lisa Lombardozzi reported that the in-person registration for the holiday basket program on Saturday, November 19 is now complete. Appointments for 790 families were filled totaling 1,903 adults and 2,080 children. LINK will turn churches into makeshift supermarkets and provide guests with groceries for 5 – 7 days, a grocery gift card and gently-used winter coats and clothing.
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LINK is a tale of two counties as businesses, churches, civic organizations and schools in both western Fairfax and eastern Loudoun continue to donate generously. Established in 1972, LINK is one of the legacy “all volunteer” emergency support organizations in Northern Virginia. LINK provides emergency food assistance by request on a daily basis and distributes holiday food baskets for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Similar to the Gospel story of the loaves and fish, LINK touches the lives of thousands of people yearly while maintaining an annual budget of less than $70,000.
The organization is comprised of 17 member churches (consisting of Baptist, Brethren and Catholic, Episcopal, Fellowship, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian and non-denominational churches) in Herndon, Chantilly Sterling, Potomac Falls and Ashburn united in a common cause to provide food, grocery gift certificates and financial assistance to qualified people in need 52 weeks a year. LINK retains no paid employees, maintains no office and owns no vehicles. Volunteers do all the work and most goods are received from local donations.
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Below is more information on our Holiday Basket Program for Thanksgiving programs.
November 19, 2011
Food Distribution, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Locations: Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church (46833 Harry Byrd Highway, Sterling, VA 20164) and Trinity Presbyterian (651 Dranesville Road, Herndon, VA 20170)
Winter Coat Distribution, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Location: Sterling United Methodist Church (304 East Church Road, Sterling, Virginia 20164)
Donations Needed
Food – Donations of non-perishable food can be dropped off during the sorting hours listed below at either Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church or Trinity Presbyterian Church.
Coats – Donations of new or gently-used winter coats, scarves, mittens, hats can be dropped off at Sterling United Methodist Church from Nov. 13th – 17th, 8:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m., and Nov. 18th from 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Monetary Donations – Donations can be sent to: LINK, PO Box 443, Sterling, VA 20167-0443. If you want the donation dedicated to a certain purpose, please include that in the memo line.
Translators Needed – We need volunteers who are bilingual and speak Spanish (teenagers are also welcomed) to volunteer the day of the Basket Programs (Nov. 19 and Dec. 17).
Boxes Needed – we typically need 500 empty boxes for both the November & December basket programs. Boxes should be approximately 18x12x15 in size. They will be loaded with heavy canned goods, so a smaller size box is better.
Sterling United Methodist is in need of volunteers to sort winter coats on Friday, 18 November, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Volunteers Needed – To volunteer you can register online or send an email to Becky Field-Ross (fieldross@aol.com) our Volunteer Coordinator. To sign up, go to: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/link9/993582
Contact Information
Holiday Basket Program Coordinator
Lisa Lombardozzi
703-973-4444
Amy Thomas
LINK Coat Drive Coordinator
703-444-2594 or 371-372-3866
If you would like to find out more about LINK, visit our website http://www.linkagainsthunger.org or call 703-437-1776.
LINK Member Churches
Christ the Redeemer Catholic
Community Lutheran
Dranesville Church of the Brethren
Herndon United Methodist
Oak Grove Baptist
St. Joseph’s Catholic
St. Matthew’s Episcopal
St. Timothy’s Episcopal
Sterling Park Baptist
Sterling Park Christian
Sterling United Methodist
Trinity Presbyterian
“FRIENDS OF LINK” Affiliated Churches
Guilford Fellowship
Holy Cross Lutheran
Potomac Baptist
Riverside Presbyterian
St. Veronica Catholic
