Thanksgiving and Feeding Our Neighbors

In the Tysons region, there are excellent non-profit groups serving the needs of the population.  Many of our faith communities partner with these non-profits in their work.  A list of some of these great groups can be found at the bottom of the Tysons Interfaith website Resources page.

As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, our thoughts turn particularly to people in our community who are experiencing food insecurity.  FACETS, one of the non-profits listed on our Resources page, is sponsoring a Thanksgiving Food Drive with the goal of ensuring that 450 of our neighbors have food on their tables this Thanksgiving.  They are collecting food and gift cards through Tuesday, November 16.  To learn more, please visit:  http://facetscares.org/thanksgiving1/.

Other local organizations who distribute food for families and individuals who are experiencing hunger are SHARE of McLean and Food for Others.

As we continue to emerge from the Covid Pandemic and disruptions to supply chains, it is critically important that we deliver food to our neighbors. What better time to do this than November, the month when we pause to give thanks for our many blessings? On my list of things to be grateful for are the Tysons area non-profits doing such dedicated and important work, and deserving our support.

This blog post is the expressed opinion of its writer and does not necessarily reflect the views of Tysons Interfaith or its members.