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Boones Mill Elementary principal, officer take pie to the face after successful food drive challenge
Read full article: Boones Mill Elementary principal, officer take pie to the face after successful food drive challengeLeaders at Boones Mill Elementary gave their students a challenge before Thanksgiving: bring in at least 500 items for the food drive, and you can throw pies at Mrs. Shaver and Sergeant Grantham in front of the entire student body.
Virginia Tech Marching Virginians to collect nonperishable food items during football game
Read full article: Virginia Tech Marching Virginians to collect nonperishable food items during football gameThe Virginia Tech Marching Virginians will be collecting the food items at the Hokie game on Saturday for their 26th Annual Hokies for the Hungry Food Drive.
Lynchburg’s Texas Inn relishes its 86th anniversary with ‘86-hunger’ food drive
Read full article: Lynchburg’s Texas Inn relishes its 86th anniversary with ‘86-hunger’ food driveThe Texas Inn, also known as the T-Room, turns 86 on Monday, Oct. 11. To celebrate, they’re collecting nonperishable food to donate to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank.
Junior League of Roanoke Valley holding food, book drive for local families
Read full article: Junior League of Roanoke Valley holding food, book drive for local familiesThe Junior League of Roanoke Valley is holding a food and book drive to benefit Feeding Southwest Virginia and West End Center for Youth.
Giving during a pandemic: This little gesture could make a big impact to someone suffering
Read full article: Giving during a pandemic: This little gesture could make a big impact to someone sufferingThe advertiser paid a fee to promote this sponsored article and may have influenced or authored the content. The views expressed in this article are those of the advertiser and do not necessarily reflect those of this site or affiliated companies. As we continue to live through a global pandemic, people have lost loved ones, their jobs and even their homes. As a way to benefit the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, SeaQuest will be running a canned food drive through from Nov. 1-20. During last year’s drive, SeaQuest gathered more than 1,600 pounds of non-perishable food items.