Annandale Stuff the Bus event nets more than a ton of food donations

Generous shoppers at the Annandale Giant on Feb. 9 donated 2,047 pounds of food to the food pantry operated by Annandale Christian Community for Action during the Stuff the Bus event on Feb. 9.

Stuff the Bus, a collaboration of the Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood and Community Services, grocery stores, and nonprofit groups, is aimed at encouraging local residents to donate food and cash to restock food pantries.

ACCA volunteers at the Annandale Giant (from the left): Nan Curan, Jean Rackowski, Mary Lee Di Spirito, and Will Bennett.

Unlike most pantries, the one sponsored by ACCA doesn’t invite lower-income families to drop by and collect donated food. Instead, ACCA maintains a list of those in need, and volunteers deliver food to them. That’s because many needy households in our area don’t have cars, says ACCA volunteer Mary Lee Di Spirito.

The ACCA food pantry can always use more volunteers, and food captains, who keep track of clients, drivers. For more information, contact Jean Rackowski, [email protected].