Eat This

We’re lucky to have great partners around the Commonwealth of Virginia.  We also have wonderful support from such national businesses as Waste Management, Walmart, and Lowe’s.

Last week we had a wonderful little fundraiser called “Helping Hams.”  Some of the best BBQ available near our home office in Richmond can be found at Buz and Ned’s Real Barbecue, where they’ve been smoking and glazing for almost 20 years.  They chose a night and invited us in, we enjoyed some ribs and delicious baked beans, and a portion of the evening’s proceeds helped us to fulfill our mission.

This weekend we’ll enter into a similar partnership with Richmond market Ellwood Thompson’s.  They’re a locally and independently owned grocer with a pretty deep commitment to clean and sustainable food.  Their mission is “To feed the heart and soul of our community through a strong commitment to local and organic foods.”  What started out as a small corner grocer is now over 20,000 square feet, with over 120 employees, a great meat and seafood department, a really cool cafe, and a big community room that they use for classes and seminars on how you can eat better or become a better steward of the environment through your food choices.

Anyway, on November 16th they’re doing the same sort of “Helping Hams” deal for us.  If you come by Ellwood Thompson’s and buy some delicious and nutritious foods, 5% of each sale will go towards helping Keep Virginia Beautiful in our mission.  All we have to do is bag some groceries…

By the way, we’re seeking some volunteers to help us to bag some groceries.

We hope that we’ll see you on Sunday at Ellwood Thompson’s!