RCC Thanksgiving Drive 2026
The RCC Thanksgiving Drive 2026 is a community collection effort led by Reston Community Center in partnership with the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce and Cornerstones. The drive supports local families by gathering winter essentials, hygiene supplies, baby products, hot drink and snack ingredients, and food and pantry staples. Donations will be assembled into kits during RCC’s traditional Thanksgiving morning volunteer event.
The drive has an expanded focus this year, recognizing that community needs continue throughout the winter, when donations are often lower. Suggested donations are prioritized according to the community’s most urgent needs.
When: November 1–25, 2026
Venue: RCC Hunters Woods, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston, Virginia 20191
Tickets: Free
Event category: Family-friendly and holiday event
Donation priorities: Feminine hygiene kits; personal hygiene kits; baby items; hot drink and snack kits; and food and pantry items.
Feminine hygiene items: Tampons, pads, panty liners, and feminine wipes in assorted sizes and types.
Hygiene items: Travel-size shampoo, body wash, conditioner, lotion, and toothpaste; toothbrushes; body wipes; and shaving products.
Baby items: Diaper cream, diapers in size 1 and up, and baby wipes.
Hot drink and snack items: Hot chocolate packets, instant coffee, tea bags, sugar packets, nondairy creamer packets, instant oatmeal packets, and single-serve Teddy Grahams snack packs.
Food and pantry items: Cooking oil, rice, beans, rolled oats, peanut butter, canned tuna, Spam and chicken, shelf-stable milk and juice, pasta, pasta sauce, cereal, granola bars, canned vegetables, canned soups, instant noodles, and cooking spices or seasoning packets.
Drop-off locations: A list of suggested donations and drop-off locations was scheduled to become available on the event page beginning November 1.
Volunteer activity: Collected items will be organized into kits during the traditional Thanksgiving morning volunteer event at RCC Hunters Woods.
Community participation: Local organizations and businesses can support the drive by becoming drop-off locations, creating accessible collection points and helping generate community awareness.
Event contact: Asjah Heiligh, RCC’s Community Events Director, at 703-390-6159 or RCCoffsite@fairfaxcounty.gov.
Organizer: Reston Community Center.
Accessibility and logistics: The page provides directions to RCC locations and identifies the collection and volunteer site as RCC Hunters Woods.