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U Feed Others (UFO) weekend food bags – UFO’s are distributed to children at Bull Run and Centre Ridge Elementary Schools who do not have enough to eat on the weekends. Gallon size zip-lock plastic bags are filled with non-perishable, nutritious food items kids will enjoy. The bags are distributed by the school counselors each week. UFO good bags are collected on the first Sunday of each month.
- 2 breakfasts (granola bars, oatmeal, small cereal box, etc)
- 2 lunches (cheese/crackers, cup of soup, peanut butter crackers, etc)
- 2 dinners (easy mac-n-cheese, individual beef ravioli, tuna, etc)
- 2-3snacks (applesauce, pudding, fruit cup, fruit snacks, etc)
- 1 juice box
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FACETS Hot Meals – On the third Tuesday of each month CUMC provides a hot dinner meal for over 100 homeless men, women and children living in local motels and on the street. Hot Meals is a program of FACETS.
The cooking team prepares and packages the meal between 3:00 – 5:00 PM. The delivery team leaves CUMC at 5:30 PM to deliver the meal to motels and parking lots along Route 29 in Fairfax where homeless families can come to receive a healthy and warm dinner.
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Food for All - Food For All baskets are located around the church where non-perishable food donations are received each Sunday. The donated foods are delivered by volunteers to the Western Fairfax Christian Ministries food pantry each week. Everyone is invited to bring one non-perishable food item each week to help keep the food pantry shelves full throughout the year.
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Society of St. Andrew - The mission of the Society of St. Andrew is to introduce people to God's grace in Jesus Christ through meeting their hungers: Food for the body, God's word for the spirit, Community of love for the heart, and Opportunity for those who desire action.
Potato Drop – In May 2013 a large tractor trailer with 40 tons of sweet potatoes arrived at CUMC. Volunteers unloaded the truck and bagged the potatoes in 10 – 15 pound bags. The bagged potatoes were then distributed to different agencies helping to feed the hungry in Fairfax, Prince William and Loudoun Counties.
Gleaning – CUMC groups help to glean fields or orchards in the fall through Society of St. Andrew.
Related Website – www.endhunger.org
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Stop Hunger Now - Stop Hunger Now is an international hunger relief organization that coordinates the distribution of food and other life-saving aid around the world. Stop Hunger Now’s meal packaging program provides volunteers the opportunity to package dehydrated, high protein, and highly nutritious meals that are used in crisis situations and in school feeding programs for schools and orphanages in developing countries around the world.
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