05/17/2012 by achappell | Comments (0)
Saturday, May 19, 2012
7:00 AM
Sophia Street Parking Lot
Downtown Fredericksburg
Registration begins at 6:00 AM in the Sophia St Parking Lot.
This 5k run/walk will start and finish at the Sophia Street Parking lot on the corner of Sophia and Amelia in Downtown Fredericksburg. Children under 12 years of age must be accompanied by an adult during the event.
Entry Fee: At least one non-perishable food item per entrant to benefit the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank
Click here to download a flyer for this event.
Click here for a list of our most needed items.
05/17/2012 by achappell | Comments (0)
This year our community donated 91,106 pounds of non-perishables to the NALC's Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive!! That's over 36,000 more pounds then last year!!!!!
Falmouth Post Office - 13,092 pounds
Stafford Post Office - 16,369 pounds
Fredericksburg Post Office - 34,225 pounds
Colonial Beach Post Office - 6,467 pounds
King George Post Office - 10,237 pounds
Spotsylvania Post Office - 10,716 pounds
05/08/2012 by achappell | Comments (0)
Did you know May was National Egg Month?
Eggs are a source of complete protein and are "nutrient-dense", containing only 75 calories while providing over 20 nutrients. Two carotenoids, lutein and zeacanthin, are both abundant in egg yolks. These carotenoids help prevent the increasingly common eye disorder of age related macular degeneration that can lead to blindness.
Did you know today's eggs are lower in cholesterol and higher in vitamin D? Recent nutritional data from USDA researchers indicates the yolk of a large egg contains 41 IU of Vitamin D which is 64 percent more than in 2002. Cholesterol is down 14 percent to 185 milligrams from a previous level of 220 milligrams.
Why not celebrate this national food month by donating a carton of eggs?
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05/01/2012 by achappell | Comments (0)
On Saturday, May 12, Campbell Soup Company will join forces with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) to Stamp Out Hunger! across America in order to provide assistance to the rapidly increasing number of Americans who are struggling with hunger.
Now in its 20th year, the Stamp Out Hunger! effort is the nation’s largest single-day food drive. In 2011, an impressive 70.2 million pounds of food was donated, which brought the grand total of donations to more than 1.1 billion pounds!
For more information about the annual Stamp Out Hunger! effort in your community, ask your letter carrier, contact your local post office, visit either www.helpstampouthunger.com or www.facebook.com/StampOutHunger, or follow the drive at www.twitter.com/StampOutHunger.
Last year our community donated over 54,000 pounds of non-perishables to the NALC's Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive!! That's more than 18,000 pounds then the previous year.
For a list of our most needed items click here.
Click here to download a flyer for this event.
05/01/2012 by achappell | Comments (2)
The One Fest, a celebration of life through music is a Christian Music Festival in Fredericksburg Virginia at the Job.com Pavilion on June 2, 2012. Featured artists are Tenth Avenue North, Reilly, Andy Cherry, and the Fredericksburg Gospel Fest Choir. Come out and enjoy great music while raising needed food items for the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank.
Tickets are available for purchase here.
For more information on The ONE Fest visit the ONE Fest Website, Facebook or Twitter page.
To download a flyer for this event click here.
For a list of our Most Needed items click here.