Over 97,000 eggs delivered to Richmond families in need for Easter, Passover

Apr 3, 2026 - 19:25

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Over 97,000 eggs delivered to Richmond families in need for Easter, Passover

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- With Easter and Passover just days away, a Richmond food bank delivered tens of thousands of eggs to support families in need.

From 2 to 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, the Feed More Food Bank on Villa Park Drive in Richmond delivered 97,200 eggs to help "meet demand for high-protein food" before Easter Sunday and Passover.

Aaron McClung, chief development officer at Feed More Food Bank, said this is the largest donation of eggs they have ever received in the bank's history.

"If you go to the grocery store, these [eggs] might not be accessible to everybody, so this is going to be fantastic in terms of a donation in the community," McClung said.

Feed More Food Bank in Richmond delivers over 97,000 eggs on April 2 (Photo: Paul Nevadomski, 8News)

Ten million eggs were donated across the U.S., with over 1,800 Richmond families to receive donations, organizers said.

While food banks say protein is one of the hardest items to keep stocked, organizers said distributes these eggs through its partners around Central Virginia -- from Halifax to Emporia to Richmond.

McClung also emphasized how families will benefit from the egg donations this holiday season.

"A lot of families don't have resources, so getting together around an Easter egg hunt or around the table to celebrate a nice breakfast -- that's something a lot of take for granted," McClung said. "But here at the egg board, this donation from farmers around Virginia, is going to make a huge difference for families in need."

Eggs were unloaded at the food bank and placed in refrigerators until they can be distributed at a later date through the food bank`s network.

"The number of families impacted could be over 1800 families in our area getting a dozen eggs," McClung said. "That's huge. That's a wonderful gift that just celebrates the wonderful product."