Contact: NOVEC Public Relations, 1-888-335-0500, customerservice@novec.com
NORTHERN VIRGINA — The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative is collecting non-perishable food for Operation Turkey from Nov. 5 to Nov.15, to help provide Thanksgiving meals for unemployed and low-income people in Prince William County.
NOVEC’s non-profit volunteers group, Hands Engaged in Local Public Service, HELPS, will accept non-perishable food donations at the Co-op offices in Manassas, Gainesville and Woodbridge. The SERVE campus of Northern Virginia Family Service, along with Action in Community Through Service, will distribute the food to people who need assistance. Anyone requiring a receipt must drop donated items at either the SERVE or ACTS location.
Lori Spence, NOVEC HELPS president, says, “The Pilgrims and Native Americans in Massachusetts shared their bounty in 1621 -- just a year after many family members had died of starvation. We continue thanking and sharing today; it’s just what Americans do. Food that NOVEC customers donate to Operation Turkey will help make Thanksgiving a joyful day for many low-income people in our community.”
Suggested Food Items
Breads, biscuit and muffin mixes; stuffing; instant mashed potatoes; rice; gravy; pasta; cranberry sauce and other canned fruit; canned vegetables; boxed desserts; sugar; flour; evaporated milk; pastry pie crusts; and pie filling.
Drop-off Locations
NOVEC Offices
10323 Lomond Drive
Manassas, VA 20109
5399 Wellington Branch Road
Gainesville, VA 20155
14500 Minnieville Road
Woodbridge, VA 22193
Hours: 8:15 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday
SERVE Campus of NVFS
10056 Dean Drive
Manassas, VA 20110
Phone to donate food: 571-748-2626
Hours: 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
9 a.m. –7:30 p.m. Wednesday
ACTS
3900 Acts Lane
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: 703-221-3186 ext. 240
E-mail: Karen Cobb at kcobb@actspwc.org
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
Noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday
NOVEC HELPS is a 501 (c) (3) organization. For more information, visit www.novechelps.org.
