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With over 55 attendees, the Fairfax Food Council’s cross-pollination meeting brought together the Urban Agriculture Work Group and the Food Access & Literacy Work Group to delve into the important topic of food waste diversion.
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The Partnership for a Healthier Fairfax is seeking nominations for its 2025 Live Healthy Fairfax Award. This award recognizes individuals, businesses, government, and organizations – both public and private – that have demonstrated exemplary supportive leadership and action to improve the health and well-being of individuals, families, and populations in the Fairfax community. The three areas of focus are:
- Behavioral Health
- Healthy Eating
- Healthy Environment and Active Living
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All are welcome to attend the Partnership for a Healthier Fairfax 2024 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, from 1:30 to 3:30 PM. The meeting will be held in Room 2/3 at the Fairfax County Government Center (12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA, 22035).
The agenda for this meeting includes:
- A progress report on the development of the Community Health Improvement Plan 3.0
- An election of the new Co-Chair of The Partnership
- A deeper strategic discussion as The Partnership reflects on its work
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Cornerstones is looking for a Warehouse Manager for its new Food Hub. The Warehouse Manager is responsible for directing the day-to-day supervision of warehouse operations, staff, contractors, and others in service to the Food Hub. The Warehouse Manager plans, organizes, and monitors the safe receipt, storage, and retrieval of donated or purchased goods, utilizing inventory management software.
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Food For Others' Neighborhood Sites program offers distribution of fresh foods directly to families in high-need communities. They are currently in need of volunteer drivers to support this program on weekday evenings by picking up food from their warehouse and assisting with distributions.
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The power of local businesses and community volunteers working together to make an impact was on full display on Saturday, November 9th when Amazon sponsored the Food For Neighbors event to mobilize the community to help fill the food pantries in local schools. Through the Food For Neighbors Red Bag Program, plus generous food drives from eleven area businesses and other groups, the community collected and sorted 28,800 pounds of donations bound for 47 local schools. Thirty-one of these schools are in Fairfax County, where more than 1,560 households donated food and toiletries and over 600 volunteers rolled up their sleeves in the Centreville, Falls Church, Fort Hunt, Herndon, South County, and Springfield areas to collect, sort, and deliver them.
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Meets from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
November 20
No December Meeting
January 22
Meets from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
No December Meeting
January 27
February 24
Meets from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
December 17
January 21
February 18
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Any community member is welcome to attend work group meetings and events.
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