Bagging Groceries at the
Arlington Food Assistance Center
Since 1994, volunteers representing NDTA's Washington DC Chapter have assisted with bagging groceries at the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) in Virginia. AFAC is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing supplemental food items to Arlington residents who cannot afford to purchase sufficient food to meet their basic needs. On the 4th Wednesday of each month, about a half dozen volunteers representing the DC Chapter meet at the AFAC warehouse near Shirlington, and prepare several hundred bags of donated groceries to be redistributed to clients who have been referred by private or public agencies or by religious organizations. Over the last year, the DC Chapter volunteers have prepared 3,000 bags which were distributed by AFAC. 
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Volunteers at the November 2004 bagging event.
Former DC Chapter President Norbert Grabowski presented the 2004 NDTA Distinguished Service Award to Betty Yanowsky Slanta at the conclusion of the November 2004 bagging.
Special thanks to Sean Caulfied for providing these photos.
Date: Fourth Wednesday of the Month
Time: 6:15pm
Location: Arlington Food Assistance Center (http://www.afacinfo.org/afac_home.html)
2708 S. Nelson Street, Arlington
DC Chapter Point of Contact: Tom Lydon
tom.lydon@comcast.net
202-812-4335
Driving Directions:
From 66/North Arlington
1. South on GLEBE ROAD
2. Right onto WALTER REED
3. Left onto S FOUR MILE RUN DR
4. Right onto S NELSON ST
From 395
1. North on SHIRLINGTON RD
2. Left onto S FOUR MILE RUN DR
3. Go 1 block
4. Left onto S NELSON ST
