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Herndon High School has partnered with Food for Neighbors to
help feed our local students who deal with food insecurity because even in a
county as wealthy as Fairfax, one in
three kids in our area are struggling with hunger.
Food
for Neighbors is a local organization addressing this problem by collecting
food from our community via the Red Bag Program and donating directly to HHS. The
food is then distributed to our students on Friday afternoons.
We hope you will consider participating in the Red Bag food
collection program. You can make a difference in a local student’s life by
simply adding a few extra items to your shopping cart every 2 months.
Here’s how it works:
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Request a reusable Red Bag here and
Food for Neighbors will drop it off at your house.
- Fill the Red Bag with food items that are listed
on a tag on that bag.
- Put the Red Bag outside your front door in the
morning on the next bag collection day, which is Saturday, May 6. (Collection
dates are also listed on the tag.)
Your Red Bag is picked up from your house and the food is
delivered to HHS and then distributed to students in need through a Weekend
Snack Program. As an added benefit, you can get a tax deduction for the food
that you donate!
With your help, even
more kids can be fed. For more information on the Red Bag program click here.
If you’re already participating in the Red Bag Program,
THANK YOU! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Karen
Joseph karen@foodforneighbors.org
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