Area Boy Scouts will be sweeping neighborhoods for food donations during their largest annual food drive. Bags will be distributed in the Shenandoah Valley, the Charlottesville area and Winchester on November 5. Be on the look out for your Scouting for Food bag. Leave your bag of donated food on your doorstep the following weekend […]
Ladies competing in MERC do more than lift weights, they uplift an entire community! Every pound lifted means more funds donated to five deserving local charities: Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, MaDee Project, Staunton/Augusta/Waynesboro Boys and Girls Club, and WARM (Waynesboro Area Refuge Ministry).
GivingTuesday has kicked off the charitable giving season since 2012. The national campaign follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This year, the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is asking friends and supporters to make their GivingTuesday a Giving FoodDay! We aim to raise enough funds to provide 1 million meals to people in our community [...]
 Help celebrate the season with a scenic 5k or 10k around the vineyards. Walkers, strollers and leashed pets are welcome to attend this event. 25% of the proceeds will benefit Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. Race organized by Bishop's Events. Directions to Parking The race starts and ends at Afton Mountain Vineyards (234 Vineyard Ln, Afton, [...]
You don't want to miss out on this fun night of rock celebrating the holiday season! For each ticket sold, the Food Bank will receive $1- enough to help provide 4 meals. Visit the website to learn more: www.johnpauljonesarena.com/events/2022/trans-siberian-orchestra
Savor the sounds of the holiday season. Twelfth Night is back in-person! Choirs from the Staunton Church of the Brethren and the Olivet Presbyterian Church will combine to perform in their annual post-holiday concert with chamber orchestra accompaniment under the direction of David MacMillan. Prelude begins at 6:30pm and the concert begins at 7pm, with [...]
Albemarle High School students, Emily Warren and Lily Stendig, and Tandem Friends student, Sofia Smith, are leading a group of their peers in organizing the annual School Food Drive, which begins March 6 - March 22. In the past, dozens of schools have participated in this annual drive—even competing to collect the most pounds of [...]
Presented by Devil's Backbone Brewing Company. A portion of food and beer sales to support Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. Date: May 13th Pub hours: 11AM - 9PM [normal hours] Programming: 12-7:30PM Live music: from 1-7:30pm Come support the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and local food pantries at this celebration of Virginia's favorite craft [...]
Presented by Castle Hill Cider. In addition to the sponsorship funds raised, a portion of the proceeds from 231 Fest ticket sales will directly benefit the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. 12-6pm | Premium Pass Holder access starts at 11am Spend a beautiful day on the grounds of Castle Hill Cider in Keswick, Virginia enjoying [...]
Across the Blue Ridge area, people are struggling to put food on the table. We’re working hard to make sure everyone has enough to eat, but we need your help. Good food brings so much to families facing hunger: Hope, health, happiness. Thriving communities begin with nourishing food for all. We invite you to join [...]
Five celebrities from Charlottesville will race to fill their grocery carts to help feed hungry families. On October 10, each celebrity contestant will have 60 seconds to fill their grocery cart with as much food as possible to benefit the Food Bank. The celebrity who generates the most valuable cart in a 1-minute spree, plus [...]
Save the Date! This year, The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is asking friends and supporters to make their Giving Tuesday a Giving Food-Day! On Giving FoodDay, after you have shopped in stores and online, please take the time to help those who don't always have enough to eat. One dollar can provide four meals [...]