The Central Virginia Foodbank accepts contributions of food and household and personal care products from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

In addition, we have numerous other collection sites for non-perishable food:

- Central Virginia Foodbank - 24-hour Drop Box, located in front of our building at 1415 Rhoadmiller St.

 

-  Ukrop's - 24-hour Drop Boxes at the following locations :

• Ashland/Hanover - 253 N. Washington Hwy.
• Bermuda Square - 12601 Jeff Davis Hwy.
• Brook Run - 5700 Brook Rd.
• Carytown - 3522 W. Cary St.
• Chesterfield Meadows - 6401 Centralia Rd.
• Chesterfield Towne Center - 11361 Midlothian Turnpike
• Chippenham Crossing - 5201 Chippenham Crossing Center
• Colonial Square - 3107-15 Boulevard
• Crossridge - 10250 Staples Mill Rd.
• Gayton Crossing - 9782 Gayton Rd.
• Harbour Pointe - 13700 Hull St. Rd.
• John Rolfe at Ridgefield - 2250 John Rolfe Parkway
• Mechanicsville - 7324 Bell Creek Rd. South
• Oxbridge Square - 10001 Hull St. Rd.
• Petersburg - 3330 S. Crater Rd.
• Short Pump - 3460 Pump Rd.
• Staples Mill - 7129 Staples Mill Rd.
• Stony Point - 3000 Stony Point Rd.
• Stratford Hills - 7045 Forest Hills Ave.
• Sycamore Square - 1220 Sycamore Square
• The Village - 7035 Three Chopt Rd.
• Virginia Center Marketplace - 10150 Brook Rd.
• Westpark - 9645 W. Broad St.
• White Oak Village - 4591 S. Laburnum Avenue

- BB&T at the following locations:

• Short Pump Branch, 11704 W. Broad St., 553-2940
•  Koger Center Branch, 1500 Koger Center Blvd., 379-2602
• Petersburg Branch, 3340 South Crater Rd., 732-1336
• Mechanicsville Branch, 8074 Mechanicsville Tpk., 746-3085
• Southpark Branch, 810 Southpark Blvd., 504-7700
• Harbor Point Branch, 6512 Harbour View Ct., 739-6095

- Midas of Richmond at the following locations:

• 5301 W. Broad St. (288-4055)
• 7909 W. Broad St. (346-8500)
• 11463 W. Broad St. (360-2211)
• 5527 Mechanicsville Tpke. (559-9112)
• 10160 Hull St. Rd. (276-9600)
• 1400 Boulevard in Colonial Heights (520-2206)

- Emeritus at Deep Run, 1800 Gaskins Rd. Daily 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Phone: 741-8880

- Greenfield Reflections of Petersburg Assisted Living, 550 Flank Rd., Petersburg. Daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m. - 861-4358

 

- Sunrise at Bon Air, 2105 Cranbeck Road,  Daily 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. - Phone: 560-7707

- Thrifty Quaker Store, 13567 Midlothian Turnpike.  Mon.-Fri. from 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. - 794-7158.

- Ducks In A Row, 13118 Midlothian Turnpike 804-897-8482

There are various ways that you can help collect food for the hungry in Central Virginia:  

• Organize a food drive. Arrange for the collection of non-perishable foods at your company or organization. The food is then delivered to the CVFB warehouse at 1415 Rhoadmiller Street for distribution to our partner agencies. For more information or help in organizing a food drive, call Brenda Miller at 804-521-3272. She will work with you to ensure the success of your food drive. Our Food Drive Tools can assist you in promoting your drive.
• Donate your company product. If you are in the foodservice business you can donate prepared and perishable food or household products. Call Rick Holzbach at 804-521-3276 to find out which products our community needs. Rick can also explain the Good Samaritan Law and how it protects you with this type of donation
• "Plant a Row for the Hungry."
  When planting your summer vegetable garden, plant an extra row of vegetables for the hungry and donate the harvest to CVFB. For information, call Rick Holzbach at 521-3276. 

The Good Samaritan Law

On October 1, 1996, President Clinton signed the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to encourage the donation of food and grocery products to nonprofit organizations for distribution to needy individuals. This new law makes it easier to donate. Here's how:

• It protects donors from liability when donating to a nonprofit organization.
• It protects donors from civil and criminal liability should the product donated in good faith later cause harm to the needy recipient.
• It standardizes donor liability exposure. Donors and their legal counsel no longer have to investigate liability laws in 50 states.
• It sets a liability floor of "gross negligence" or intentional misconduct for persons who donate grocery products. According to the new law, gross negligence is defined as "voluntary and conscious conduct by a person with knowledge (at the time of conduct) that the conduct is likely to be harmful to the health or well being of another person."
• Congress recognized that the provision of food close to recommended date of sale is, in and of itself, not grounds for finding gross negligence. For example, cereal can be donated if it is marked close-to-code date for retail sale.

Donating is easier now than ever before. America's Second Harvest continues to meet or exceed the same federal food-handling and safety regulations that govern the food and grocery industry.

For complete text of the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act, visit the Second Harvest Web site at www.secondharvest.org or fax your request to 312-263-4357.