Annual Food City Food Drive in Bristol & Abingdon

Help Fight Hunger

Details: The Junior League of Bristol TN-VA is proud to collaborate with Food City, Second Harvest Food Bank, Feeding Southwest Virginia, the Junior Leagues of Kingsport and Johnson City for a regional food drive supporting families in need.

Date: April 18, 2026

Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

📍 Junior League of Bristol locations:

• Food City on Euclid Ave. (1320 Little Crk Xing, Bristol, VA 24201)

• Food City on Volunteer Parkway (1430 Volunteer Pkwy #32, Bristol, TN 37620)

• Food City in Abingdon (151 Cook St, Abingdon, VA 24210)

(The Junior Leagues of Kingsport and Johnson City will also be collecting donations at additional Food City locations in their communities.)

Ways to donate:

• Food City has prepared pre-packed donation bags that you can easily grab while shopping, purchase at checkout and drop in the donation barrels at the store exit.

• Purchase non-perishable items to donate at the exit

• Give Food City gift cards or cash to Junior League members to shop for you

ONline Donations

If you cannot attend in person but would still like to support the cause, you can donate online to Second Harvest Food Bank here by clicking the button below

DONATE TO SECOND HARVEST

The Junior Leagues of the Tri-Cities Annual Food Drive

The most recent (2011) U.S. Census data reveals that there are 98,292 people (1 out of every 5 residents) living in poverty in Northeast Tennessee (out of a general population of 507,691). Childhood poverty is even more prevalent: more than 1 in 4 children under age 18 (29,474 children) live in poverty in the region.

Each Spring, the Junior Leagues of the Tri-Cities (Bristol TN/VA, Johnson City, and Kingsport) partner with Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee and Food City locations throughout the region to collect food for these families in need. With the help of Junior League Members, Volunteers, and Citizens in our area, millions of pounds of food over the years have been collected and distributed to needy families in our area.

If you would like to donate, please contact our Food Drive Chair Maria Weldon at mweldon1315@gmail.com or visit our partners' websites:

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee

Feeding America

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered their time and efforts to support the food drive.

Because of you, many lives will be forever changed.