2021 has been nothing like we had hoped it would be, and yet everything we needed it to be. Continue reading “Year in Review 2021”
Category: Thanks to our donors!
Loudoun Hunger Relief’s 2020 Report to the Community
In case you missed it… Click here to read Loudoun Hunger Relief’s 2020 Report to the Community. It was quite a year for #neighborshelpingneighbors. THANK YOU!
The Complex Emergency Food System: Feeding America, Food Banks and Food Pantries
The emergency food system in the US is a complex system of food sources and distribution networks. This link is a great resource for an overall explanation of how the Feeding America food bank network functions across the country.
This post is a necessarily simplified version that explains specifically how food comes to Loudoun Hunger Relief. Continue reading “The Complex Emergency Food System: Feeding America, Food Banks and Food Pantries”
30 for 30 September Challenge!
It’s Hunger Action Month, and Loudoun Hunger Relief has an action challenge to meet! Your donations can be matched dollar for dollar for the first year of your monthly gifts!
We’re recruiting 30 new monthly donors at $30 or more per month in honor of the 30 days in Hunger Action Month, and in honor of Loudoun Hunger’s upcoming 30th Anniversary of service to the Loudoun community.
The first 30 new monthly donors to sign up in September 2021 will have their donations matched for 12 months by one of our current generous donors!
It’s the perfect time to support those in need of food in our community, and have your dollars go twice as far.
Just go to loudounhunger.org/donate-now, choose your $30 or higher monthly donation, and choose the monthly option.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ACTION!
September
September is Hunger Action Month. There are many ways to support those in need of food in our community all year long, but in September, we ask your help in special ways. Continue reading “September”
It’s Almost Thanksgiving!!!!
This is one of those “it’s practically 2022” posts.
Fall is almost here.
It’s time to make the Thanksgiving Dinner Bags. Continue reading “It’s Almost Thanksgiving!!!!”
The Helpers, The Doers and the Pot Throwers & Decorators
It’s 2020, so we don’t have to explain why the Loudoun Empty Bowls event was completely different this year. Instead of a celebratory end of summer night out at the lovely Stone Tower Winery with friends and family, we had a two night drive through bowl pick up.
There were hundreds of air hugs, and lots of quick catching up among people who haven’t seen one another in a long six months. Puffy clouds floated through a sky dimmed by smoke from far away fires, making for a spectacular sunset tinged with all the worry, grief, and angst of 2020. People were glad to come to the mountain to give help to those in need, and gather up a bit of hope for themselves.
Beauty in the midst of this very difficult year is very welcome. Here are a few photos of the loveliness that is Loudoun Empty Bowls. Let’s hope for a return to gathering and shared community next year. In the meantime, we’re grateful for the helpers, the doers, the pot throwers and decorators who contribute to Loudoun Empty Bowls and the effort to feed those in need.
1 Million Pounds of Food, 1 Family at a Time
Here at Loudoun Hunger Relief, we hit a dubious milestone at the end of July. From March through July, the first five months of the COVID-19 crisis, we distributed more than 1 million pounds of food. We’re not exactly cheering. Continue reading “1 Million Pounds of Food, 1 Family at a Time”
Just for fun – TP in the Time of Pandemic
Since the beginning of the pandemic, we’ve seen lots of different brands of community generosity. One of the ways people have been generous is toilet paper donations.
From the beginning, when TP was not to be had, we’ve gotten donations of it here and there. We’ve held them for our most vulnerable populations–our elderly and disabled shut ins.
Now that the TP is rolling again, we’re seeing donations of all sizes. This is what was on our shelves yesterday. Who knew TP was made in such variety!
