Area residents are invited to join the community effort to end childhood hunger in the City of Fairfax by participating in Fairfax Cares. At this event, set for Saturday, April 30, from 9:30 a.m.-noon, some 350 volunteers will pack 10,000 meals. They’ll do so at Lanier Middle School, 3810 Jermantown Road in Fairfax.
These ready-to-cook meals will be distributed among the City’s four public schools, to be given to students’ families as needed. Fairfax Cares is co-hosted by City of Fairfax Schools, the nonprofit Generosity Feeds and City Council member Jeff Greenfield, the event’s honorary chairman.
Volunteers of all ages may pack meals; children participating must be supervised by an adult. To volunteer, pre-register at www.GenerosityFeeds.org and click on “find an event.”
Fairfax Cares also seeks corporate and business sponsorships for the event. Many levels of sponsorship are available, and all financial contributions are welcome and will be recognized.
Ourisman Fairfax Toyota is the event’s platinum sponsor, and the need for food is real. In the City of Fairfax, 32 percent of children in City public schools are on the free or reduced-price meal program, and 14 percent of City children are food insecure and don’t have enough food to eat. To support its ongoing, child-hunger initiative, the City of Fairfax website lists local nonprofit organizations that seek contributions and volunteer efforts year-round. For more information, call 703-385-7894.