10th Annual Day to Serve - Mount Vernon Stake Volunteer Event
- Everyone
Saturday, Sep 21, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsEach year, Ventures In Community and the Mount Vernon Stake partner with local churches of all faiths to join together to prepare meal packets that will be given to school children without food in their homes and struggle with food insecurities. Our partner, Food for Others, then distributes the packets to the schools in our community and given to the children in most need.
Our goal this year is to collect enough items for 800 (or more) Power Packs!!
2 ways you can serve:
- Donate Food Items for the Meal Packets (see below). Deliver between 6:30pm-8:30pm on Friday, September 20th or 8:00 am on Saturday, September 21st.
- Assist with packet assembly on SaturdaySeptember 21st @9:00am at the Mount Vernon Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, located @ 2000 George Washington Memorial Parkway (turn on Lucia Lane).
Recommended food items to donate:
- Oatmeal: individual instant packets or Microwaveable cups
- Cereal: individual serving size containers of cereal
- Individual Mac and Cheese cups
- Lunch-to-Go Chicken or Tuna Salad Kits with Crackers
- Individual serving microwaveable Chili Cups
- Individual serving microwaveable cups Beefaroni, Ravioli, Spaghetti & Meatballs, Chicken & Rice, etc.
- Compleats Meals or similar microwaveable meals
- Applesauce (and other fruit) or Squeeze Packets (all flavors)
- Individual fruit cups (NO FOIL LIDS, please)
- Cheese and Cracker Packets
- Peanut-free Granola Bars
- Goldfish Crackers (individual snack size bags)
- 100% Fruit Juice Boxes or Capri Sun Juice Packets
- Shelf Stable Milk (Horizon, YooHoo)
PLEASE AVOID ITEMS CONTAINING PEANUTS, PEANUT OIL, OR PEANUT BUTTER
Location
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
2000 George Washington Parkway
Alexandria, VA 22308