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[ Vol. 1, No. 46 ]
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[ Sept. 22 – 28, 2016 ]
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Investigation into Lansdowne baby’s death continues
Renss Greene/Loudoun Now
Loudoun Interfaith Relief volunteers unload truckloads of donated food from the Purcellville Food Lion. The donation helped several charities in Loudoun and Fairfax counties.
Nonprofits Headed for Grant Funding Reset BY RENSS GREENE County leaders want to put Loudoun nonprofits on a level playing field. The Board of Supervisors’ finance committee has recommended that the county reset grant funding levels for nonprofit organizations, clearing the way for upstart nonprofits to qualify for a lot more money from the county government and opening up older nonprofits to the possibility of much less funding. FUNDING RESET >> 42
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Food Lion’s Closure Means Stocked Shelves for Charities BY DANIELLE NADLER
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t could not have happened at a better time. That’s what Jennifer Montgomery, executive director of Loudoun Interfaith Relief, said when she got the call this week that Food Lion had oneand-a-half tractor-trailers full of food ready to be donated. The food was delivered to Loudoun Interfaith, the county’s largest food pantry, by the Purcellville Food Lion as it transitions to become a Shop ‘n Save outlet. What Montgomery thought would be a few pallets
of food ended up filling Loudoun Interfaith’s shelves and the pantries of several other charities in the area. She called in the Loudoun County High School Raiders football team, and a slew of other volunteers, to help unload the refrigerated trucks Sunday. The crew worked until 10 p.m. sorting food. Montgomery also got busy contacting other food pantries to come and restock their shelves. Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter, Reston Bible Church and other nonprofit organizations in the Blue Ridge Area Food FOOD BANK >> 18
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