Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore

This week, California Pizza Kitchen (200 Central Park Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23462) will donate 20% of all food and beverage purchases from dine-in, takeout, catering, and online orders to the Foodbank. Be sure to mention it to you CPK staff member or use promo code BACK20% at checkout.

Here are the Mobile Pantries for this week: Cradock The Mount NC Parks and Recreation Exmore Town Park St. John's UMC Bayview Heritage Luter's Sports Complex

Visit https://ow.ly/eCQ950TgvXc to learn more about the root causes of food insecurity.

Join us TOMORROW, September 7th, and our friends at Smithfield Foods for a Hunger Relief Night at Harbor Park as we cheer on the Norfolk Tides against the Charlotte Knights. Wear orange to show your support for hunger relief! Gates open at 5:00pm and the game starts at 6:35pm. Stay afterward to enjoy a spectacular fireworks display.

Hops for Hunger is back! 🍻 For the entire month of September, participating breweries in our service area are helping us fight hunger. When you order the brewery’s ‘Hops for Hunger’-specific beer, they’ll donate a dollar to the Foodbank. Remember, every dollar provides 2 meals! Participating breweries and their selected beers include: Commonwealth Brewing : Lovestrong IPA Reaver Beach : Hazy Tides IPA Armed Forces Brewing Company : RED Ale Big Ugly Brewing : Sunbeam Blonde Post Secondary Brewery: Creme Brulee Stout Studly Brewing Company : Play Ball! Blueberry Wheat Back Bay Beach House : 757 Lager

Members of Team Foodbank were lucky enough to visit STIHL's US headquarters this week! STIHL has been an avid support of the Foodbank for 22 years and their commitment to fighting hunger is beyond admirable. Over those 22 years, STIHL's giving and volunteerism has equaled 642,682 meals! During the tour of their incredible campus, STIHL provided the Foodbank with insight into their operations, transportation, and warehousing. On top of this, STIHL even donated $20,000 to the Foodbank recently! Thank you for the tour and for your continued, unwavering support, STIHL! 🧡

Since $1 donated provides 2 nutritious meals, with a little work and a lot of fun, your fundraiser will make a big difference in the lives of our neighbors facing hunger. Visit https://ow.ly/gP7a50Tgupm for instructions on setting up your page. For more information, contact our Community Engagement Manager, Maddie Cottrell, at mcottrell@foodbankonline.org or (757) 644-4434.

The 12th annual 757 Battle of the Beers is happening THIS Saturday, September 7th, and the Foodbank is honored to have been chosen as New Realm Brewing's non-profit organization. Event proceeds will benefit the winning breweries' charities as well as St. Mary's Home and Hope House Foundation. So join us this weekend and sample some beer, enjoy live music, play games, and more, while supporting your local breweries and charitable organizations! Thank you again to New Realm for choosing us and to Beach Ambassadors, Veer Magazine and Virginia Craft Beer Magazine for hosting this amazing event.

The first BackPack production shift of the new school year! Our generous volunteers from the US Navy SCSTC (Surface Combat Systems Training Command) started the year off strong with 565 bags packed for our neighbors in need💪 Thank you, volunteers!

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