Food for Others Tysons 5k
Our mission is to distribute food to our neighbors in need by mobilizing our giving community and volunteers
Feeding families and nourishing lives since 1995
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH 8AM AT PenFed Plaza at TYSONS CORNER CENTER
For the past 29 years, Food for Others has established itself as an essential part of Northern Virginia’s safety net. In our first year of operation, we served about 105 families per month. All these years later, we’re serving roughly 3,000 families per week and 3,500 students each week via our Power Pack Program.
100% of net proceeds from the race will support the Food for Others mission
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What makes the Food for Others Tysons 5K so special? Right after you finish your race, you'll be able to write inspirational postcards to kids and families that will be included within our Power Packs. Our clients had told us that they love these surprise messages and it gives them a small bright light in times of struggle.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Power Pack Program
Food for Others Power Pack Program provides weekend meal packs for students experiencing food insecurity. The program currently serve 46 schools and roughly 3,900 students each week.
Warehouse Food Distribution
We operate two programs out of our warehouse, Emergency Referral and USDA. Emergency Food operations at our warehouse provide 3-5 days’ worth of non-perishables as well as milk, eggs, and other fresh items to people referred by various social service providers.
As of January 2023, we have opened our new and improved My Market. Now, families who visit our warehouse can select their own items in a client choice pantry and access wrap around services to help them work towards greater food security.
Additional Distribution Locations
Neighborhood Sites:
Food for Others operates 11 neighborhood sites. Families can receive supplementary food from them.
Mobile Sites:
Food for Others operates 9 mobile sites. At a mobile site, families can pick up 3-5 days worth of food with an emergency referral from a social worker.
Community Partners
Food for Others currently works with 22 community partners. These partners distribute food to more localized communities, and by distributing food to them, we expand the number of families experiencing food insecurity who we reach. Some of them run smaller food pantries or distribute food through their own sites or programming.
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We are excited to be offering custom cotton poly blended Men's, Women's and Youth shirts this year from Leslie Jordan. Please check out our sizing charts below to ensure you reserve the correct size.
Men's & Women's T-shirt Size Chart
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If you are not familiar with the Tysons Corner Center, the 5K & Fun Run start line will be on the PenFed Plaza at the Tysons Corner Center this year. The PenFed Plaza can be reached by parking in Garage E, which connects to the Hyatt Regency Tysons Corner Center! Park on levels 3, 5 or 6 and take the elevator to level 4 to walk directly onto the plaza. Please note, level 4 parking is reserved for Hyatt Regency guests and is paid parking.
The Plaza is also accessible via the Metro. The Tysons Corner stop on the Silver Line is connected to the Plaza via a walkway.
The event will take place at the Tysons Corner Mall, with the start and finish line located on PenFed Plaza at Tysons Corner Center (right near Shake Shack or Eddie V's).
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Water will be available at the start/finish line.
YES! We will be posting them on our site under the results section shortly after the race. Ensure your number is facing front and visible as you finish.
Yes! This a family event, and we encourage anyone to include their young children in their race and packing event.
Event will go on, rain or shine!
Unfortunately, we are not able to accommodate shirt switches at this time.
Unfortunately, we are not able to accommodate switches of race entries.