Contact: Priscilla Knight, 703-392-1580, pknight@novec.com
NORTHERN VIRGINIA — The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative employee volunteer organization, NOVEC HELPS, is asking area residents to donate non-perishable food to its Operation Turkey food drive to help feed low-income people in Prince William County this Thanksgiving.
NOVEC will accept food donations through Nov. 15 at its Lomond Business Center office in Manassas and its Minnieville office. SERVE, a program of Northern Virginia Family Service, and Action in Community through Service will distribute the food to people who need assistance. Anyone requiring a receipt must drop donated items at the SERVE or ACTS locations.
Donna Snellings, NOVEC public relations liaison, says, “Food donated to Operation Turkey will help make Thanksgiving more joyful for families and individuals who are struggling to make ends meet in our current economy. Helping one another is the cooperative way.”
Suggested Food Items
Breads and muffin mixes, Bisquick, instant mashed potatoes, pasta, rice, boxed desserts, sugar, evaporated milk, pie crusts, peanut butter and jelly, and canned or jarred meats, vegetables, fruits, pie filling, and gravy
Drop-off Locations
NOVEC Offices
10323 Lomond Drive
Manassas, VA 20109
14500 Minnieville Road
Woodbridge, VA 22193
Hours: 8:15 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday-Friday
NVFS - SERVE
10056 Dean Drive
Manassas, VA 20110
To Donate Food: 703-367-6735
www.nvfs.org
ACTS
3900 Acts Lane
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: 703-221-3186
www.actspwc.org
NOVEC HELPS co-sponsors local charitable events financially or with the volunteer resources of employees, family, and friends. Health, education, youth, community, and arts organizations requesting help from NOVEC HELPS must be tax-exempt under IRS section 501(c) (3).
