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FCPS Families in Need Receive Holiday Care Packages

  • By Office of Communication and Community Relations
  • Spotlight
  • December 20, 2021

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Walmart’s Reston based Information Security team and local stores in Chantilly, Manassas, and Dulles in partnership with the A Little Bit of Hope foundation collaborated with Dogwood Elementary School to provide “Hope for the Holidays” care packages to 50 families in the school community which included homeless and immigrant families. These care packages included a host of items including toys, games, coloring books, crayons, tooth brushes, toothpaste, chocolates and winter hats as well as gift cards. Team members from Walmart prepared the packages in their Reston office and Dogwood’s Family Liaisons and clinical team connected with families to ensure a festive and joyous holiday season for the school community. 

You can learn more about A Little Bit of Hope on their website. 

Care packages given to families in need.

Care packages given to families in need.

The Dogwood Elementary staff helped distribute the packages.

The Dogwood Elementary staff helped distribute the packages.

Team members from Walmart prepared the packages in their Reston office.

Team members from Walmart prepared the packages in their Reston office.

Care packages given to families in need.

Care packages given to families in need.

The packages included toys, games, coloring books, crayons, tooth brushes, toothpaste, chocolates and winter hats as well as gift cards.

The packages included toys, games, coloring books, crayons, tooth brushes, toothpaste, chocolates and winter hats as well as gift cards.

Team members from Walmart prepared the packages in their Reston office.

Team members from Walmart prepared the packages in their Reston office.

Team members from Walmart prepared the packages in their Reston office.

Team members from Walmart prepared the packages in their Reston office.

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