Tag: Foodbank

On Earth Day (April 22) No Limits Eastern Shore recruited volunteers to assist in cleaning up the Food Bank of the Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shores Community Garden. We had a great turnout and got lots of great work done.

HELP!!  We need volunteers on Earth Day (Friday, April 22^nd) to join No Limits Eastern Shore as we clean up the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore’s Community Garden and get it ready for spring planting!  Come and get your hands dirty with No Limits in order to help your community – please bring your own hand tools and gardening gloves (if you are able).  Water and resting areas will be provided.  Come out and lend a hand in getting the Community Garden ready to feed the hungry this growing season.

If you are unable to come out on Earth Day – no worries, you can still help!  Please contact No Limits Eastern Shore (757) 789-3990 or the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia at (757) 787-2557 to learn about other volunteering opportunities.

Save the Date – Earth Day Foodbank Garden Clean-Up!

When is it?

• Earth Day 2016 – Friday, April 22^nd!
• 10 A.M. – 2 P.M.

What is it?

• A day to help clean up and prepare the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore’s Community Garden for new planting!
  • The Foodbank of Southeastern VA’s Community Garden has 2 main purposes:
    1. To provide local, fresh, and healthy foods to our surrounding community, while at the same time serving as:
    2. A valuable educational tool providing workshops and teach-ins for all community members on the Eastern Shore of VA.
  • To learn more about the Foodbank of Southeastern VA’s Community Garden please click here: http://www.foodbankonline.org/EasternShore/ProgramsAndServices/Community%20Garden.aspx.

Where is it?

The Foodbank of Southeastern VA & the Eastern Shore’s Tasley location

24530 Coastal Boulevard

Tasley, VA 23441

• For directions please contact:
  • No Limits Eastern Shore (757) 789-3990
  • The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia & the Eastern Shore (757) 787-2557

Who is it for?

• The Foodbank of Southeastern VA provides food for the hungry in the cities of: Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Franklin, and Virginia Beach – as well as the counties of: Southampton, Northampton, Sussex, Isle of Wight, and Accomack.

 

• Did you know that the Foodbank© of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore helps to serve approximately 182,000 hungry individuals each and every year by providing hunger relief in the form of canned, boxed, fresh, frozen, and prepared food? Through a variety of programs designed to feed the hungry the Foodbank© of Southeastern Virginia has served over 245 million meals to those suffering from food insecurity to date.  Please save the date and come help do your part to end food insecurity in Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore!