Congressmen Scott & Cantor Participate In #ServiceRVA Event At FeedMore's Central Virginia Food Bank

RICHMOND, VA – Congressmen Bobby Scott (VA-3) and Eric Cantor (VA-7) today joined students from St. Christopher’s School to volunteer at FeedMore’s Central Virginia Food Bank. The Congressmen helped prepare weekend backpacks for children who do not have reliable access to nutritional meals other than those provided at school. This is part of an ongoing #ServiceRVA effort to encourage more people to give back to the community.

Congressman Scott said, "I am pleased to join Congressman Cantor in giving back to our community this Thanksgiving. FeedMore's Central Virginia Food Bank is a vital resource for those in our community facing food insecurity. FeedMore's work is possible because of the generous donations of time, money, and food from the people right here in the greater Richmond community who understand that caring for one another is essential to the betterment of our community."

Congressman Cantor added, "Helping those in need is the best way to strengthen our community. During the holiday season, many groups need even more helping hands. I was pleased to join Congressman Scott and the FeedMore’s Central Virginia Food Bank to ensure that no child in the Richmond area will go without a warm meal over the Thanksgiving holiday. I am always impressed by the generosity of Virginians and encourage everyone to embrace the spirit of #ServiceRVA and give back to the community in their own way.”

Gayle Haglund, Chief Philanthropy Officer at FeedMore, added, “With hunger in our region continuing to pose such a challenge, we at FeedMore truly welcome the time, volunteerism, and conversation we had today with Congressmen Cantor and Scott. There are deep solutions needed – by working together in true collaboration, we will make progress. We thank the congressmen sincerely for their return to FeedMore today!”

About Weekend Backpack Program:

Around the region, you’ll find many teachers who can tell you about a student who came to school on Monday, not reluctant to start the school week but eager to get back to school after going through Friday evening, all day Saturday, and all day Sunday without a square meal—or knowledge of a source for their next meal. Those children are the reason we started the BackPack Program. The BackPack Program is one of FeedMore’s major initiatives to ensure that children in need have balanced, nutritious food they need to learn and grow. The concept is simple: children at risk of weekend hunger receive a bag of food that is child-friendly, nutritious, nonperishable, and easy to prepare/eat. Each BackPack offers enough food that children can easily assemble into six healthy meals over the weekend when schools are unable to provide breakfasts or lunches. By partnering with Communities in Schools, school staff, and local school systems, the BackPacks are distributed to children in need through the school system—discreetly—each Friday afternoon or before a long holiday weekend. Courtesy of FeedMore Central VA Food Bank

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