Welcome back to school and let's get busy helping people!

Melanie loading supplies for the backpack program.

Hey everyone!

Hope you all had a great summer!  We have been busy at L2F preparing for the fall and back to school this past month and I just want to let you know a few things going on!

We did 2 fundraising events this past month! We collected about $2500 worth of food to start the backpack program next week in our local schools again.  Last year hungry children in Ashburn ate over 2400 times because they had food out of a weekend backpack from L2F.  We are going to try and get this program into more schools in Ashburn this year!  We want to feed as many kids as we can!

Avi helping with the backpack program.

We also did a fundraiser at Walgreens in Broadlands and collected about 25 backpacks and school supplies to fill them for children who do not have supplies.  Kolleen set this fundraiser up for us so many thanks to her and Walgreens!  Thanks also to the L2F members Chelsie, Lisa, Abe and Laura who came out to run the table that day!

Gee gee,Liz,Elisa,Misty,Jen and Melanie sorting food for L2F.

We are collecting furniture and household items for a family who recently lost their apartment in a fire.  We have collected a bed, couch, dining set, pots, pans, kitchen items, dressers, a bike and many other items to deliver to them to start their new apartment over.  This delivery is in process and many of you are donating and working on it!  Thank you so much for watching the emails and your patience on this delivery as we sort out the details of the delivery!

You are all making a difference in people's lives right here in our community and I thank you so much for that!  They thank you!  Welcome back and let's get busy! :)
Jill