HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2018-10-02 Employee Food Drive
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
October 2, 2018
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Public Information Assistant
lkosin@leesburgva.gov 571-528-5241
Town Employees Hosting Food Drive October 1 to 5, 2018
Leesburg, VA (October 2, 2018) – In honor of National Customer Service Week, which is
celebrated annually during the first full week in October, Town of Leesburg employees will be
collecting non-perishable food items through Friday, October 5.
Donations can be made in the lobby at Town Hall, 25 W Market Street, or at Ida Lee Recreation
Center, 60 Ida Lee Drive, NW. Requested food items include dry beans, whole grain pasta, rice,
cereal, mac and cheese, canned meats, peanut butter, hearty soups, and oils.
All donations will be delivered to Loudoun Hunger Relief, which serves 8,000 Loudoun County
residents a year. Almost half of that number belongs to Leesburg residents while 40 percent are
children and 13 percent are senior citizens.
For more information, regarding this week’s collection, call 703-777-2420.
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