Collect 40 items in 40 days!
March 5 is Ash Wednesday, the first day of the season of Lent in the Christian calendar. In observance of the Lenten Season, many people choose to “give up” something they enjoy as they enter a period of reflection. An alternative to or perhaps in addition to this observance is to “take on” something new.
If you can help us out, please consider contributing shelf-stable food to ACCA’s food pantry during the next 40 days. Inventory at the pantry is very low and demand for food is at a record high. Consider collecting one item for each day of Lent—40 days yields 40 much-needed items.
You will have a great impact on your community. Thank you for helping your neighbors in need.
Once you have collected the groceries, please deliver them to the ACCA Food Pantry in the white trailer next to the Child Development Center at 7200 Columbia Pike in Annandale. Volunteers are available to help on Tuesday-Friday from 1:30 – 4 p.m. Or you can deliver to the Mason District Government Center at 7137 Columbia Pike between 9 and 5 on weekdays, there is a collection box just inside the main doors.
If you need help with delivering to the pantry or need to make a delivery outside of these hours, please get in touch with volunteers@accacares.org.
Here is a list of what we need most at the food pantry.
Soup
Cereal
Juice
Pasta sauce
Crackers
Tuna Fish
Jelly
Cookies
Canned Corn