As part of the company’s 14th annual Community Service Day, the employees at the Chantilly, Va., headquarters building of Long & Foster on Thursday packed more than 1,500 take-home food kits for local children who may not have enough food to eat at home when school is not in session.
The headquarters event, which took place in front of the Long & Foster building, included nearly 350 employees packing “backpack kits” for local elementary-aged children.
The backpack kits were donated to , a Centreville, Va.-based organization created by Margaret Welker, an elementary school teacher who aimed to ensure students who receive free breakfast and lunch at school had enough to eat at home as well.
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Supporting the headquarters event were Red, Hot & Blue of Fairfax, which provided lunch for the participating employees, and L & A Tent Rental of Stafford, Va. All photography during the event was taken by Clarice Russeil ofSalutation Station Business Portraits.
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