Blog
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March 25, 2013Passover: Matzah and Reflection
The story of Passover is a reminder that it is our responsibility to advocate for those who are oppressed and to write their story of liberation.
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March 22, 2013A Top Chef Takes Our Challenge
Chef Spike Mendelsohn, former Top Chef contestant and Blue Jeans Ball Special Guest, is the first competitor in the food bank’s $10 Challenge.
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March 21, 2013Generosity Multiplied
Bernard's “no food left behind” credo and the hard work of all the Orr Elementary School Food Pantry volunteers has made it a stand out among food resource centers in the Washington metro area.
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March 20, 2013Get Ready to Garden!
As the spring sun peeks through winter’s gray, the Capital Area Food Bank is gearing up to dig its Urban Demonstration Garden.
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March 19, 2013Tastes From Near and Far
Every year, the Blue Jeans Ball brings together chefs from all over the D.C. area to share their flair and their fare to help eradicate hunger.
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March 18, 2013Fruitful Summer Program
Often times, families with children are unable to partake in fun summer treats, because they’re too busy making sure they have food in the first place.
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March 18, 2013Thank You, PricewaterhouseCoopers!
Volunteers are critically needed to feed kids involved in our Weekend Bag Program. Graduate school students from PricewaterhouseCoopers’ internship program stepped up to ensure they were all fed.
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March 16, 2013AmeriCorps CAN!
Through the AmeriCorps CAN food drive, volunteers, current AmeriCorps members and alumni raised over 1,000 pounds of food for the Capital Area Food Bank throughout the month of February.
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March 15, 2013Going Once, Going Twice…
Some people come for the food, others come for big-ticket bargains.
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March 14, 2013Other Shoe Drops on Shoestring Budget
The expiration of the payroll tax holiday will undoubtedly be a final straw for many barely getting by.