Stuff the Bus Provides for Neighbors in Need
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Stuff the Bus Provides for Neighbors in Need

From left, Chantilly High and Virginia Tech grad Rosa Nguyen; her sister Hannah Nguyen, a Chantilly sophomore; Centreville High junior Jennie Chun and Fastran bus driver Idris Farah with some of the donated food items in the parking lot of the Sully District Governmental Center in Chantilly.

From left, Chantilly High and Virginia Tech grad Rosa Nguyen; her sister Hannah Nguyen, a Chantilly sophomore; Centreville High junior Jennie Chun and Fastran bus driver Idris Farah with some of the donated food items in the parking lot of the Sully District Governmental Center in Chantilly.

Now in their 10th year, Stuff the Bus events help collect food for local Fairfax County families in need. This past Saturday, March 19, area residents donated food items at various collection points throughout the county. In Centreville and Chantilly, the donations went to Western Fairfax Christian Ministries’ (WFCM) food pantry.

“We are thankful to our community for donating 578 pounds of food during Stuff the Bus,” said WFCM Executive Director Harmonie Taddeo. “Donations of most-needed shelf stable items like cereal, canned vegetables, vegetable oil and canned meat help keep our shelves stocked. And that allows us to focus our spending on fresh food items like milk, eggs, yogurt and butter so that families in our community have access to all the items they need.”