Again, this year, Albemarle County is hosting Albemarle Against Hunger, a food drive for the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. Each year, school participation is a vital factor in the success of our food drive! If you would like your school to participate, please communicate with your principal. Your school administrator needs only to contact Jennifer Butler (jabutler@k12albemarle.org) in the Office of Strategic Communications to get started. The event kicks off Monday, October 17!

What happens next? Jennifer will coordinate with Diane Mullins in the County Executive’s Office to arrange the delivery of collection bins, along with food drive posters and fact sheets, to your school. Then, let the donations commence! Albemarle County police officers have volunteered to pick up the collection bins post-event.