Thanksgiving Food Drive Planned In Manassas, Woodbridge

MANASSAS, VA — Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative's nonprofit volunteer organization, NOVEC HELPS, will kick off its Thanksgiving food drive Nov. 1. Organizers are asking area residents to drop off nonperishable food at NOVEC offices in Manassas and Woodbridge.

Items collected will be donated to two area food drives — Northern Virginia Family Service's Operation Turkey drive, and the Operation Food for the Holidays drive organized by Action in Community Through Service and the Prince William County Community Foundation. These organizations will distribute the food to qualified low-income residents in Prince William County.

Food items can be dropped off through Nov. 15 at the following locations:

10323 Lomond Dr.
Manassas

14500 Minnieville Rd.
Woodbridge

Suggested food items include bread and muffin mixes, instant mashed potatoes, pasta, rice, boxed desserts, sugar, flour, evaporated milk, prepared piecrusts, canned meats and vegetables, cranberry sauce apple sauce, pie filling, and gravy.