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Lord Fairfax Area Food Bank Collection

Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
archives@handleyregional.org
www.handleyregional.org

1495 THL

Scope and Content: This collection consists of newspaper articles related to the Lord Fairfax Area Food Bank in Winchester, VA, from 1988 to the present.
(1 box) Last updated 11/06.

Biographical/Historical: Lord Fairfax Area Food Bank, which began in 1988, is the Winchester, VA branch of the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, Inc. network, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Lord Fairfax Area Branch is located at 1802 Robert Street, Winchester, VA. Blue Ridge started on November 23, 1981, with 35 member agencies. Since then, they have distributed over 25,000,000 pounds of food locally to member agencies for free distribution to those in need. Winchester, VA. Branches are located in Verona, Winchester, Charlottesville, and Lynchburg. The Bank’s service area includes 25 counties and 9 major cities in Northwestern Virginia.

Cite As: Lord Fairfax Area Food Bank Collection, 1495 THL, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

Organization:

Box 1

Newsletter—The Provider—Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network Report, vol. 2, #2, 1991, 1 item, printed, 8 pages

News articles of organization, 1998-present, unnumbered items, printed