I got a card in the mail today from Virginia's Hunters for the Hungry. Here's what it said:
We are very grateful for the donations of deer you have made to the Hunters for the Hungry program in the past. Through the generosity of Virginia's hunters, we have been able to provide over 18 million quarter pound servings of lean meat to the hungry of our Commonwealth.
Donations of deer are down by 25% this season which translates roughly into a shortfall of 2,000 deer. With just a few days left to the season, we ask you to consider giving one more deer to the program for this season.
With the cold winter months ahead food donations are critical to the feeding programs in your communities. They are finding it very difficult to keep up with the need.
If you donate one more deer, we would certainly appreciate it. As always, the larger the deer the further our processing dollars can go. Please call your local processor to make sure of the hours and available space. We thank you so much for all you have done in the past and for your consideration of this request. Best wishes for a wonderful new year filled with many blessings.
Virginia's statewide deer season ends Saturday, so if your freezer is already full, please consider shooting one more and donating it so that others may have enough to eat this winter. And if you're local here in Northern Virginia and are not sure how to make the donation, just call MG Meats at (540)454-4470. All you have to do is field dress the deer, check it with the DGIF and drop it off with a confirmation number. Mark does the rest.
Good luck in this final week of the season. Be safe and have fun!
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