LINK Needs 4,000 Toys for December 13 Christmas Event

This important holiday food distribution occurs twice annually (Thanksgiving & Christmas). Sometimes people can get overwhelmed with the vast need in their community and feel too small to do anything about a need so great. LINK with the grace of God provides everyone an opportunity to do something big to touch the life of a single family with the simplest and purest of all acts.

On November 15th, LINK served more than 776 families food for 3 – 5 days, $22,310 in grocery gift cards and 2,000 gently used coats and accessories.

We will host the Christmas Holiday Program on December 13th. LINK still needs Food Drives and New Toy Drives. If you would like to help, please email us at holiday@linkagainsthunger.org. Businesses can contact our Business Liaison, Carrie, at businessliaison@linkagainsthunger.org.

Last call to serve on December 13, 2014
LINK Churches Pray for Community Support
LINK to receive 1,900 registered children at Herndon United Methodist Church
The LINK Goal is to collect 4,000 toys to meet our two toys for each child objective

See Matt Harmon website (http://photos.mtharmon.com/StMatts/LINK-2013). Click on Slideshow in top right corner.

LINK has volunteers, vans and SUV’s on standby ready to receive cash donations and shop for additional toys through Saturday 12/13. LINK also requests donations of toys, games, gift cards, and other gift items for children from infants to age 16. These may be dropped off the week of the December Holiday Program at Herndon United Methodist Church, 701 Bennett Street, Herndon.

Toy Donations will be accepted from December 8 through 12 from 9 am to 3 pm at Herndon United Methodist Church. For more information on toy donations, contact Lisa Lombardozzi at 703-973-4444 or Lisa Fagan at 571-331-5626.

Volunteers will also be needed at Herndon UMC from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. during the same time period to collect and sort toys. For more information on volunteering, contact LINK at 703-481-2524.

A second food distribution will occur at both Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church and Trinity Presbyterian Church.

Non-perishable foods are also needed to resupply food pantries depleted from the Thanksgiving distribution.

LINK sincerely appreciates the many businesses, groups, and churches that conducted food drives, clothing drives and toy drives for our Holiday Program. While the list below is long, it is possible that within all the chaos that surrounds these events that someone was overlooked. For this we sincerely apologize.

LINK is fortunate to have the support of many in the community and all contributions are truly a blessing.

Airbus, Allegra Printing, American Heritage Girls, Balmar Printers, Capital Area Food Bank, Carrier Corporation, Carpathia, Church of the Epiphany Anglican, Classical Ballet Theatre, Community Lutheran, COSTCO, Del. Tom Rust, Deltek, Fairfax County Park Authority, Fairfax County Motorcycle Police Unit, Federal Children’s Center, First Baptist Church-Herndon, GAM Printers, Griffin Owens Insurance, Harris Teeter, Herndon United Methodist Preschool, DigitalGlobe-Herndon, Herndon High Leadership Class, Herndon High NJROTC, Herndon High Spanish Honor Society, Infinity Conference Group, Kathy Morgan Singing Studio, Loudoun County Government, Lowe’s Island Elementary School, LSI-Spatial Data Solutions, Matt Harmon Photography, Monkey Joe’s, Dulles, Monroe Place Apartments, Palmercare Chiropractic, PMMI, PolyCom, Pure Integration, REHAU, Reston Hospital Employees, Reston-Sterling Lions Clubs, SilTek, Southland Industries, Worldgate Sport & Health, St. Joseph’s CCD classes, St. Joseph’s Men’s Society, Sterling United Methodist Preschool, STG, Inc., Technica Corporation, Town of Herndon Employees & Turkey Trot, Toys for Tots, and W.I.N.N.

Additionally, LINK President Lisa Lombardozzi would like to thank the many private schools and public schools in Fairfax County and Loudoun County who generously conducted food drives, toy drives, and coat drives for LINK. The students, staff and teachers worked tirelessly to see that donations were successful and we are very grateful!

We appreciate our member Churches and friends of LINK who put in incredible hours of time to put together a successful Holiday Program. Thank you to our LINK Board Members, Boy Scout troops, Girl Scout troops, church youth groups, and so many others who helped in big and small ways!