Press Releases

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Press releases and media alerts from Feeding America Southwest Virginia.

2017

10/11 — MEDIA ADVISORY: Feeding America Southwest Virginia Hosts seventh annual Elected Officials Volunteer Day in Abingdon

9/28 — MEDIA ADVISORY: Feeding America Southwest Virginia receives a third food donation from the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

9/28 — MEDIA ADVISORY: Feeding America Southwest Virginia Hosts Food Truck Fest in Vinton

9/27 — MEDIA ADVISORY: Local Food Lion associates to remodel God’s Provision food pantry in Rocky Mount as part of Food Lion Feeds’ “Great Pantry Makeover” service project

9/20 — Feeding America Southwest Virginia Hosts Seventh Annual Elected Officials Volunteer Day

9/14 — MEDIA ADVISORY: Feeding America Southwest Virginia Annual Partner Program Conference to feature VA First Lady as keynote speaker

9/5 — Feeding America Southwest Virginia and Mountain States Health Alliance announce new partnership to support health and well-being of local residents

9/1 — Feeding America Southwest Virginia Asks Southwest Virginians to Take Action to End Hunger

8/14 — Feeding America Southwest Virginia receives additional funding from BB&T Lighthouse Project

8/7 — Morgan Stanley Provides $10,000 Grant to Feeding America Southwest Virginia To Expand Fresh Produce Program

7/14 — Feeding America Southwest Virginia receives $40,000 grant from Walmart

6/27 — Feeding America Southwest Virginia Breaks Ground on Community Solutions Center

6/23– Community partners spread peanut butter campaign for the hungry

6/22 — MEDIA ADVISORY: Feeding America Southwest Virginia to hold groundbreaking ceremony for new Community Solutions Center, make special announcement

6/2 — Feeding America Southwest Virginia Announces Summer Food Service Program Open Sites (Abingdon)

6/2 — Feeding America Southwest Virginia Announces Summer Food Service Program Open Sites (Salem)

5/30 — Life Gets Harder for Southwest Virginia’s Hungry

5/22 — Feeding America Southwest Virginia’s New Café to Grow “Foodie Truck” to Serve Summer Meals to Youth Across Roanoke

5/16 — MEDIA ADVISORY: Feeding America Southwest Virginia announces purchase of Melrose avenue property, receipt of grant funding for Community Solutions Center

5/10 — Letter carriers’ 25th annual food drive set for Sat., May 13 

5/3 — Feeding America Southwest Virginia to benefit from Walmart’s “Fight Hunger. Spark Change” campaign

1/6 — Kroger Donates Funds and Food to Feeding America Southwest Virginia 

2016

11/23 — Feeding America Southwest Virginia’s Harvest Home Community Kitchen prepares Thanksgiving Lunches

10/15 — MEDIA ADVISORY: P. Buckley Moss unveils prints to benefit Feeding America Southwest Virginia & American Farmland Trust at Sinkland Farms

10/12 — MEDIA ADVISORY: Feeding America Southwest Virginia Dedicates New Vehicle to Service

9/29 — Feeding America Southwest Virginia Receives a Second Trailer Truck Full of Food From The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

9/8 — Feeding America Southwest Virginia Asks Region’s Residents to Take Action to End Hunger

9/7 — Feeding America Southwest Virginia receives $6,000 grant from the UPS Foundation