Plot Against Hunger – Garden Open Houses. Saturday, June 22nd from 9am-Noon
Tour Plot Against Hunger gardens around town – schools, churches, and more are home to Plot Against Hunger gardens that donate fresh produce to AFAC. Talk to gardeners to find out how they got started. Check out the details on the flyer.Volunteers Needed
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ShirLaLa Festival starts NEXT week – June 20th!
Looking for a fun way to support AFAC this summer? Come down to Shirlington on Thursday
evenings for music and wine-tasting.
ShirLaLa is canceled tonight, but we still need 3 volunteers for the 7:15-8:45pm shift for next Thursday, June 20th. Volunteers must be at least 21 and be able to stand outside in potentially, considerable heat for your shift. To volunteer, please go to our online volunteer calendar. If you have questions, please contactvolunteer4afac@afac.org.
Bag Produce for AFAC this Saturday, 12:30-2:30pm. We need 10 volunteers to help bag produce donated by the local farmers markets this Saturday. Sign-up via the online volunteer calendar.
We have two opportunities to go gleaning on Saturday.
- The first is outside at Miller Farms in Clinton, MD gathering broccoli and collard greens at 8am. The farm is about a 45 minute drive from Arlington.
- The second opportunity is at the MAGNET warehouse. You’ll be inside (or sheltered) bagging sweet potatoes and other produce. The MAGNET warehouse is in Cheltenham, MD (again, about 45 minutes away).
To sign-up for either activity, just go to our online volunteer calendar and pick the one that works best for you. We ask that gleaners stay for at least two hours (ideally, three). If you have any questions, email volunteer4afac@afac.org.
As we reach the peak of many crops, we will glean on a more regular basis. We intend to glean nearly every Saturday between the first Saturday in July through the first Saturday in November. We are almost always done by noon. Gleaning is fun for the whole family and can be a nice way to connect how food arrives at your table and a good way to explore areas a little further away. However, it can be unpredictable since we depend upon the schedule of farmer’s, the weather, and crop availability. As opportunities become available, we will add them to our volunteer calendar. Please check it frequently as there can be lots of changes!
Registration now open for Summer Teen Program: On weekday mornings in the summer, teens age 14 and older can volunteer at AFAC. Teens can learn more about the Summer Teen program and complete an application form on our website. The Summer Teen orientations will be held on June 24.
Gardeners: Can you grow a row for AFAC?
As you plant and harvest, please consider donating extra harvests to AFAC. Free vegetable and herb seeds are available to those who grow for us. You can pick up seeds at AFAC, 2708 S. Nelson Street, Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm. Email plotagainsthunger@afac.org for more information.
2Rac of Ribs Supports AFAC:
2Rac of Ribs is a group of DC area barbecue enthusiasts competing in the
Safeway Barbecue Battle on June 22nd and 23rd. 2Rac of Ribs has selected AFAC as its charity of choice. The team will donate a portion of proceeds from t-shirt sales and a portion of proceeds from prize money to us. Please come out and support 2Rac of Ribs and AFAC while enjoying great barbecue and festival activities. Their tent will be set up on the corner of Pennsylvania Ave NW and 12th St. To purchase t-shirts, contactandy_a_patel@hotmail.com.
Columbia Pike Blues Festival: Visit the AFAC table at the Columbia Pike Blues Festival, a free street festival with great music and local food, this Saturday, June 15th, 1-8pm. We still need one volunteer for the 2-4pm shift and one volunteer for the 4-6pm shift. The forecast looks great and you’ll have plenty of time to catch all the sights and sounds and still serve as an AFAC ambassador at our booth. More directions will be sent to you after you sign up via the online volunteer calendar, but please email volunteer4afac@afac.org if you have any specific questions.
Thank You! Thank you to Girl Scout Troop #3224 for holding a bake sale for AFAC. They earned $175.
Thank you to the many individuals and groups who have donated seedlings and fresh produce from their gardens: Arlington Central Library (peas and lettuce), Ashlawn & Reevesland Learning Center, American Legion Garden (collards and sugar snap peas), Ball-Sellers Garden (lettuce and collards), Ballston Farmers Market, Clarendon Presbyterian, Columbia Pike Farmers Market, Courthouse Farmers Market, Crystal City Farmers Market, Episcopal High School (lettuce and plants), Faith Lutheran Church Community Garden (potatoes), Fort Barnard Garden, Glebe Elementary School, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia – Organic Vegetable Garden, Robyn McHugh (bok choi and radishes) , Rock Spring Church, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Tuckahoe Elementary School Garden (peas and collards), Westover Library Garden (lettuce, herbs and spinach)
Thank you to the many individuals and groups who have donated seedlings and fresh produce from their gardens: Arlington Central Library (peas and lettuce), Ashlawn & Reevesland Learning Center, American Legion Garden (collards and sugar snap peas), Ball-Sellers Garden (lettuce and collards), Ballston Farmers Market, Clarendon Presbyterian, Columbia Pike Farmers Market, Courthouse Farmers Market, Crystal City Farmers Market, Episcopal High School (lettuce and plants), Faith Lutheran Church Community Garden (potatoes), Fort Barnard Garden, Glebe Elementary School, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia – Organic Vegetable Garden, Robyn McHugh (bok choi and radishes) , Rock Spring Church, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Tuckahoe Elementary School Garden (peas and collards), Westover Library Garden (lettuce, herbs and spinach)
Thank you to the many businesses, churches, organizations, schools, and individuals who have held food drives for AFAC over the last week: ARCADIS – US, Arlington Central Library, Arlington Republican Women’s Club, Ashlawn Food Bus, Calvary United Methodist Church, Congregation Etz Hayim Pre-School (apples and oranges), First Presbyterian Church, Girl Scout Troop 5445 and 3931, JADOC, Langley Hill Friends Meeting, Le Meridien, Navy Federal Credit Union, Palantir Technologies, Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rock Spring Church, Shiftwork Consulting, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, St. Ann Catholic Church, St. Ann Catholic School, St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School, and Westover Market.
AFAC would like to thank everyone who made our first Spring Carnival an outstanding success. The Washington Golf and Country Club provided the perfect setting for our record 300 guests who were wow-d by outstanding performers like Max Major, Tyler Fyre, Mark Gutierrez, Geraldine Amaral, and Alyssum Pohl. We hope your trip back in time to Coney Island was exciting and memorable! So from our attendees, to our performers, volunteers, and our generous sponsors, AFAC gives our many thanks. Your help allows us to fulfill our mission of feeding our neighbors in need and diminishing the instances of hunger in Arlington. You can view photos from this fun night on
You’re Invited to AFAC’s Volunteer Appreciation Picnic:
The YPs will gather at 6:15 pm on the sidewalk next to the Herndon & 13th St. dog park in Clarendon and start the walk at 6:30 pm. They’ll arrive at Mexicali Blues no later than 7:30 pm to cool down with a drink.
Plot Against Hunger
leeks from Ball Sellers House and 
collards, kale, and bok choy from 10th and Barton. Do you have a garden with crops for AFAC? share a picture with 
AFAC receives thousands of pounds of beautiful produce donated by the farmers at local farmers’ markets. Our clients really appreciate receiving such fresh, healthy food. We are looking for drivers to pick up fresh produce donations at the Courthouse Farmers’ Market at noon on Saturdays and at the close of the Westover Farmers’ Market at noon on Sunday. You can 
If you want to help ensure that our clients have access to fresh, healthy produce, this is a great volunteer opportunity for you. AFAC is looking for people willing to supervise other volunteers as they bag produce on weekend afternoons. Volunteers unload the produce from the van, refresh and clean it, and then bag it for distribution to AFAC’s 1,400 client families. We are looking for volunteers who can make a commitment to help once or twice a month from May-December. Supervisor hours are 12-2:30pm on Saturday or 1-3:30pm on Sunday. Supervisors should be comfortable directing other volunteers. Training will be provided. For more information, contact 
