Giving Matters | WUSA9 in South Riding! WUSA9 will be hosting a food drive on behalf of the Pantry to kickstart their food insecurity relief initiative. We are so excited to be the first food pantry in the DMV area to participate in the WUSA9 (CBS) #GivingMatters series! Read more in the July Newsletter…
Driving Out Hunger in South Riding! Our 5th Annual Charity Golf Tournament took place on May 13th at the South Riding Golf Club and was a huge success: Over $30k was raised to support our operations! This helps to ensure we can continue to provide guests with nourishing food such as milk, eggs, fresh produce, and…
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Best Retirement Wishes to Trish Lewis and WELCOME to Suzanne Lyles, our new Self-Sufficiency Coordinator! In April, we said farewell to Trish Lewis, our first ever Self Sufficiency Coordinator. We will miss her warm presence and can-do attitude but are thrilled for her as she enters this new chapter called retirement. We are excited to share that…
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Check out the ways the Pantry has gone “Green” and how you can help, too! Green is not just one of our 'brand' colors here at the Pantry. As the US recognizes Earth Day on April 22nd, we wanted to tell you about a few ways we do our part to operate the Pantry in a…
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Thanks to all who attended our open house and ribbon cutting celebration! Pure joy filled the air as we celebrated the completion of our renovation earlier this month with an open house and ribbon cutting…first, with the contractors who made it happen and then with government officials, non-profit partners, faith and other key supporters, board members and…
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During this month of love, we just want to say how much we love our volunteers! We want to take a moment to recognize the amazing contributions by our volunteers, who have shown endless flexibility during these unprecedented times, helping to serve guests through all kinds of weather outdoors and helping us to move back and get…
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End of Year Message from DSFP Executive Director, Meg Phillips Dear DSFP Friends, Happy New Year! I always love the beginning of a new year…reflecting on the prior year, celebrating successes with a grateful heart, and setting intentions for the year ahead. Read more in the January Newsletter…
Home Sweet Home! (New and Improved) The moment we have been anxiously waiting for is here! We moved back into our beautiful, newly renovated Pantry in late November with the help of many volunteers, and we have held six distributions since then. Our staff, volunteers, and guests are thrilled with the new space. Read more in…
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THANKFUL We are so thankful for all of our supporters who help us “make it happen”…our donors, volunteers, drivers, staff, all of you who contribute in some way to support the Pantry. We can't say it any more clearly than by using the words we hear from our grateful guests. Read more in the November Newsletter…
Robin Kinkead named to Loudoun100 Congratulations to our very own Robin Kinkead, Pantry Co-founder and Operations Manager, for being honored as part of this year's Loudoun100! The Loudoun100 Project recognizes people in Loudoun who make a positive impact on the community. Read more in the October Newsletter…
