Lorton Rallies For 'Have A Heart Project'

Artists John Gascot and Mary Gallagher Stout of the  are happy - they just finished a two-month-long project collecting hundreds of pounds of food for charity to fill their "empty kitchen". 

On Friday afternoon, donations from the "" in Building 4 were picked up by Food For Others, the largest distributor of food in Northern Virginia. The project began in mid-January, and included an art show with food-themed paintings.  

"It was definitely successful and rewarding," said Gascot. "We were working so hard to get donations that it was exciting when people donated on their own."

Stout said that more than 500 pounds of food was collected. "I feel the community came through," she said.