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Thank You for Making a Difference!

Enthusiastic community members participated in the National Day of Service.

Renee Maxwell, Community Contributor
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Even our youngest community members made a difference on the National Day of Service. (Renee Maxwell)
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Our wonderful neighbors provided generous amounts of food. (Renee Maxwell)
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A small group of volunteers packed food for distribution to students at Herndon Middle and Herndon High. (Renee Maxwell)
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Some community members held neighborhood food drives. Look at that trunk full of food! (Renee Maxwell)
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Jackie Mills and her son, Evan, collected food from the 1100 block of the Westfield neighborhood. Thank you, neighbors! (Renee Maxwell)
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Mia used her social media savvy to announce her food drive via Nextdoor. She received donations from throughout the Polo Fields neighborhood! (Renee Maxwell)
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eresa Langston and her son, Sumner, make a great team! They advertised their food drive on their neighborhood's social media page, and their Stuart Ridge neighbors responded generously! (Renee Maxwell)
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Another generous family brought a trunk full of food. (Renee Maxwell)
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Volunteers were very helpful and enthusiastic! (Renee Maxwell)
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These community members gave a big "thumbs up" to all participating in the National Day of Service. (Renee Maxwell)
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This young man was so excited to be helping his father on the National Day of Service. (Renee Maxwell)
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Rev. Stephen Smith-Cobbs, Co-Pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church, loved seeing all of the food donations contributed by the community. (Renee Maxwell)
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This brother-sister team also gave a "thumbs up" for the National Day of Service. (Renee Maxwell)
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The cold weather did not stop this volunteer from participating. (Renee Maxwell)
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Wonderful community members continued to bring food donations throughout the event. (Renee Maxwell)

Thank you to the many enthusiastic volunteers who participated in the National Day of Service, which honors the life of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Your wonderful service will help Food For Neighbors provide for our most vulnerable community members. Enjoy these photos celebrating community members who volunteered in Herndon.

Food For Neighbors currently provides food assistance to students in 22 schools in Fairfax and Loudoun counties. For information on how you may support Food For Neighbors, visit https://www.foodforneighbors.o....

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