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Team Captains Point-of-Contact: Maria Jose Cantoni, Development Assistant ()

Home page for Complete the Circle event: www.CompletetheCircleFx.org

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Be Part of the “Big Picture” to Fight Local Hunger - Complete the Circle Event Sun. Nov. 6 from 1pm-2:30pm! Here in Fairfax County, 63,000 people do not know where their next meal is coming from. On Sunday Nov.6, [ORGANIZATION OR GROUP NAME] is participating in an exciting, unique service project and Food Drive with local nonprofits Britepaths (formerly Our Daily Bread) and Lorton Community Action Center to raise awareness and fight hunger in our community. We will join together with hundreds of other groups and community members of all ages on a field at South County Middle School in Lorton to create a “living painting” of an inspirational image that will be photographed from the sky. Participants are asked to donate $5/ to help pay for the T-shirt to wear in the photo and to bring either a food gift card, a few items of non-perishable food items, toiletries, or household necessities. Items collected will “complete the circle” of giving by framing the sky photo image and feeding our neighbors in need. A family-friendly celebration with refreshments and live music are a part of the festivities as well. For more info or to sign up, contact Team Captain [CONTACT NAME] at EMAIL and PHONE NO LATER THAN DATE (September 30 to guarantee your t-shirt size). For information and FAQs about Complete the Circle, visit www.CompletetheCircleFx.org.

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Be Part of the “Big Picture” to Fight Local Hunger:

Complete the Circle Event

Register by September 30th (to guarantee t-shirt size) for Sunday, Nov. 6 afternoon event!

Even in one of the most prosperous counties in the U.S., hunger is a persistent and growing reality for many. Here in Fairfax County, 63,000 people do not know where their next meal is coming from. You can help feed hungry families in our area by participating in “Complete the Circle,” an upcoming community event and Food Drive sponsored by local non-profits Britepaths (formerly Our Daily Bread) and Lorton Community Action Center. Participants of all ages, sponsors, and volunteers are needed to make this an impactful event that will benefit our neighbors in need.

Set for Sunday, November 6 from 1pm-2:30pm at South County Middle School in Lorton, Complete the Circle is a creative, meaningful service project for groups and families, based on Art for the Sky. On that afternoon, hundreds of community members will join together to create a “living painting” of an inspirational image that will be photographed from the sky by artist Daniel Dancer. Participants are asked to donate $5 in advance to pay for a portion of a color-coded T-shirt to wear to “color” the design image and to bring either a food gift card, a few items of non-perishable food items, toiletries, or household necessities. Items collected will “complete the circle” of giving by framing the sky photo image and feeding our neighbors in need. A celebration with refreshments and live music are a part of the festivities as well. Resource materials on local hunger and food insecurity are also available for service project and/or classroom use.

Complete the Circle provides many positive opportunities for our group/ company/ organization/ congregation: from expressing our values through action, to intergenerational fun and team-building, to collaborating on a service project that meets a basic need in our community. For more info or to sign up before the October 9 deadline for guaranteeing t-shirt sizes, contact our Team Captain for [YOUR ORG. NAME]: [CONTACT NAME] at EMAIL and PHONE NO LATER THAN DATE (September 30 to guarantee your t-shirt size).

Full information and FAQs about Complete the Circle are at: www.CompletetheCircleFX.org. Event Underwriters and community partners for the event, including in-kind donations are welcome. All proceeds benefit Lorton Community Action Center and Britepaths’ (formerly Our Daily Bread) efforts to help struggling families in the Fairfax County area achieve self-sufficiency.

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Complete the Circle, a creative service project and celebration for groups and families to raise awareness and fight hunger in the Fairfax County area, Sunday November 6, 1:00-2:30 p.m. A $5 donation to cover a portion of the cost of the T-shirt and a few items of non-perishable food items, toiletries, or household necessities are requested. A celebration with refreshments and live music are a part of the festivities as well. Deadline to register a team and guarantee that the team name will be listed on the t-shirt and to guarantee t-shirt sizes is September 30. Contact [NAME CONTACT] at EMAIL and PHONE.

Be sure to check the Complete the Circle event website for ongoing information and updates!