{"id":108589,"date":"2026-01-08T10:31:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T15:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=108589"},"modified":"2026-01-08T10:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T15:31:20","slug":"fredericksburg-food-bank-umw-partner-to-offer-ac-units-in-eagle-air-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/08\/fredericksburg-food-bank-umw-partner-to-offer-ac-units-in-eagle-air-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Fredericksburg Food Bank, UMW Partner to Offer AC Units in \u2018Eagle Air Support\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_108590\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108590\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"108590\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/08\/fredericksburg-food-bank-umw-partner-to-offer-ac-units-in-eagle-air-support\/eagleairsupport\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/EagleAirSupport-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 13 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1765550401&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0196078431373&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;From left: UMW Director of Maintenance Services Alan Hunter, Assistant Vice President for Facilities and Capital Outlay Brian Gorham,  Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank President and CEO Dan Maher, and Fredericksburg resident and author Jim Hall, who convened the project. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/EagleAirSupport-300x225.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/EagleAirSupport-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-108590 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/EagleAirSupport-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"From left: UMW Director of Maintenance Services Alan Hunter, Assistant Vice President for Facilities and Capital Outlay Brian Gorham, Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank President and CEO Dan Maher, and Fredericksburg resident and author Jim Hall, who convened the project. \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/EagleAirSupport-300x225.jpeg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/EagleAirSupport-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/EagleAirSupport-768x576.jpeg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/EagleAirSupport-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/EagleAirSupport-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: UMW Director of Maintenance Services Alan Hunter, Assistant Vice President for Facilities and Capital Outlay Brian Gorham, Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank President and CEO Dan Maher, and Fredericksburg resident and author Jim Hall, who convened the project.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A new program aimed at placing air conditioning units in the homes of Fredericksburg area residents this summer has taken flight.<\/p>\n<p>Dubbed \u201cEagle Air Support\u201d by organizers, the joint effort of the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank and the University of Mary Washington will reuse surplus window air conditioners from UMW\u2019s Fredericksburg campus.<\/p>\n<p>The program will make use of air conditioning units that were once in student rooms in Russell and Marshall Halls. The two campus residence halls will be demolished this school year to make way for a new theatre as the academic home for Mary Washington\u2019s Department of Theatre and Dance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we take down two storied buildings on campus, we\u2019ve looked for ways to salvage usable materials, including the air conditioning units, as well as items and bricks that preserve memories for alumni,\u201d said UMW Assistant Vice President for Facilities and Capital Outlay Brian Gorham. \u201cUMW Facilities Operations staff started with the process of removing and refurbishing these AC units to benefit the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank has obtained 50 of the units from the University through the Virginia State Surplus Donation Program. The units will be made available at no cost to the food bank\u2019s member pantries for distribution to their clients in the spring and summer months.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108592\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108592\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"108592\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/08\/fredericksburg-food-bank-umw-partner-to-offer-ac-units-in-eagle-air-support\/russell-hall-with-construction-fence\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Russell-Hall-with-construction-fence-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1760600315&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00826446280992&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Eagle Air Support program will match air conditioning units that were once in student rooms in UMW&amp;#8217;s Russell and Marshall Halls with area residents in need. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Russell-Hall-with-construction-fence-300x225.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Russell-Hall-with-construction-fence-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-108592 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Russell-Hall-with-construction-fence-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"The Eagle Air Support program will match air conditioning units that were once in student rooms in UMW's Russell and Marshall Halls with area residents in need.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Russell-Hall-with-construction-fence-300x225.jpeg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Russell-Hall-with-construction-fence-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Russell-Hall-with-construction-fence-768x576.jpeg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Russell-Hall-with-construction-fence-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Russell-Hall-with-construction-fence-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Eagle Air Support program will match air conditioning units that were once in student rooms in UMW&#8217;s Russell and Marshall Halls with area residents in need.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMany times, a barrier to adequate food access for those we serve is economic stress or health concerns in another dimension of their lives,\u201d said Dan Maher, president and CEO of the food bank. \u201cSupporting some of those who need air conditioning should improve their overall health and well-being.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maher said other nonprofit agencies in the region also will be able to obtain units from the food bank. The general public is asked to work through a participating nonprofit to obtain a unit.<\/p>\n<p>The units are Frigidaire brand, about five years old and are now being stored at the food bank\u2019s headquarters on Lee Hill Drive in Spotsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are uniquely positioned as a service organization because we have warehouse space to temporarily store the units until they can be paired with someone in need,\u201d Maher said.<\/p>\n<p><em>For more information, contact Dan Maher, president and CEO, Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank, at 540\/371-7666 or <\/em><a href=\"mailto:dmaher@fredfood.org\"><em>dmaher@fredfood.org<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new program aimed at placing air conditioning units in the homes of Fredericksburg area residents this summer has taken flight. 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