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Getting Fancy with It
The Capital Area Food Bank recently had the unique opportunity to collect 135,000 pounds of food leftover from the 58th Summer Fancy Food Show, the largest specialty food trade show in North America....
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Filling Empty Bowls in Our Community
Where in Washington, DC can you get an all-you-can-eat lunch of amazing soups from a broad sweep of restaurants, a handcrafted keepsake bowl made by a local artist, and support the work Capital Area...
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Mark Your Calendars: Hunger Summit This Friday!
As a reminder, the Capital Area Food Bank will be hosting its annual Northern Virginia Hunger Summit this Friday, September 28, 2012 at the First Baptist Church of Alexandria from 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM....
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Neighbors in Need Reach 680,000
Numbers and figures have never really been my forte. When I was in college, I begrudgingly took the requisite amount of math credits to satisfy the core curriculum of my alma mater. It never crossed my...
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Virginia is for [Fresh Produce] Lovers
For years, the Capital Area Food Bank’s Healthy Eating team has worked tirelessly to promote fresh produce across its network of partner agencies. One of the most successful and creative ways that this...
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Thank You, TD Bank!
On behalf of the Capital Area Food Bank, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to the TD Charitable Foundation for its very generous donation of $25,000. This donation will help the CAFB provide around...
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Thank You, Giant Food!
The Capital Area Food Bank thanks Giant Food for its very generous donation of 500 turkeys that arrived on Friday, December 21, just in time for the holidays. These turkeys will be distributed to those...
View ArticleThank You, PricewaterhouseCoopers!
On Friday, March 8, a group of graduate school students from PricewaterhouseCoopers’ internship program volunteered in our food distribution center to pack weekend food bags for around 2,000 children...
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Thank You Darden Foundation!
The Capital Area Food Bank received a generous $23,000 gift from the Darden Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Darden Restaurants, Inc. The foundation empowers Darden Restaurant affiliates to make...
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Every Mile Matters
How would you like to help raise money for the Capital Area Food Bank just by walking, running or bicycling? It’s free and easy. There is a smartphone app called Charity Miles that uses the GPS...
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The CAFB Takes to the Streets with Pride!
On Saturday, June 8, the Capital Area Food Bank took part in the 38th annual Capital Pride parade, D.C.’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) awareness event. The food bank’s...
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Great Soup, GREAT Britain
The head chef at the British Embassy in Washington, DC is preparing a meal for one of the biggest crowds in his career. Chef Craig serves up fabulous dishes for Ambassador Sir Peter Westmacott and his...
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Another Empty Bowls Success
Empty Bowls 2013 was, perhaps, the most successful event in this fundraiser’s six-year history, according to Capital Area Food Bank staffers, many of whom have worked on the event that entire time....
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Come Stuff-A-Truck With Us!
The Capital Area Food Bank’s 12th Annual Stuff-A-Truck is just one month away! And we’re excited for another great event. Stuff-A-Truck is one of the food bank’s largest food drives and will take place...
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Another Stuff-A-Truck Success!
The cold temperatures outside did not put a damper on the success of the Capital Area Food Bank’s 12th Annual Stuff-A-Truck food drive, which was held on Friday, December 13. The holiday spirit was in...
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Not Your Ordinary Fundraiser
Set aside your suits and ball gowns and get ready for one of the region’s top fundraisers— the Capital Area Food Bank’s 11th Annual Blue Jeans Ball. With all the galas happening throughout the...
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Old Friends and New Friends
Each year, the Capital Area Food Bank’s Blue Jeans Ball brings together chefs from near and far who share their culinary creations with attendees. They serve up their best offerings at this...
View ArticleOn Air with Nancy and Doris
Recently, our President and CEO Nancy E. Roman had a conversation about the work of the Capital Area Food Bank with Doris Newcomb, President and General Manager of the Christian radio station WFAX 1220...
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An Apple a Day Keeps the Hunger Away
We have all heard the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but did you know that apples have plenty of other health benefits? Believe it or not, just one medium apple provides 20 percent of...
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Filling the Empty Bowls in our Community
Over the past few months, ceramic artists from around greater Washington have been spinning hundreds of handmade bowls to donate to the Capital Area Food Bank. At the same time, chefs from the region’s...
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