The Chocolate Lovers Festival Committee is again supporting the Fairfax Kiwanis Meals for Young Minds Program with multiple, food drop-off locations during the festival. This program provides meals to local, elementary-school students who don’t have food to eat on the weekends.
Each child receives a gallon-size bag filled with child-friendly, nonperishable, nutritious food items to last over the weekend. Since its inception in 2010, the program has expanded to support students at three local elementary schools.
Each bag contains two breakfasts: oatmeal, small cereal box, granola bars and other breakfast foods; two lunches: cheese and crackers, cup of soup and similar items; two dinners: easy-cook macaroni and cheese, beef ravioli, tuna and similar foods; plus two or three snacks: applesauce, pudding, fruit cup, fruit roll-ups and other snacks.
These and similar child-friendly, nonperishable food items will be collected as follows:
Saturday, Feb. 7:
8 a.m.-1 p.m. - Fire Station 3, 4081 University Drive (during the Pancake Breakfast); 9 a.m.-5 p.m. - Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center, 10209 Main St.; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. - Historic Fairfax Courthouse, 4000 Chain Bridge Road; 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Nutrition Kitchen, 3950 University Drive; and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. - City of Fairfax Regional Library, 10360 North St.
Sunday, Feb. 8:
9 a.m.-5 p.m. - Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center; noon-4 p.m. - Nutrition Kitchen; and noon-4 p.m., City of Fairfax Regional Library.